Talent Acquisition Partner in Twickenham

Location - Twickenham, London
Hybrid Working - 3 days a week in the office

ABOUT THE JOB

Working within The People Team, we are looking for a proactive, candidate-focused Talent Acquisition Partner to join our People Team on an initial 6-month FTC. In this role, you will be the driving force behind how we attract, engage, and hire top talent across Haymarket Media Group. Working closely with Hiring Managers and People Partners, you will help streamline our recruitment processes, solve hiring challenges, and ensure every candidate experiences what makes Haymarket a brilliant place to work. This is a fast-paced, highly collaborative role where no two days are the same. You will manage a diverse portfolio of requisitions across Editorial, Design, Marketing, Commercial, and Central Support functions.

Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Partnership: Build strong, trusted relationships with Hiring Managers and People Partners to understand departmental hiring needs, advise on recruitment strategies, and deliver high-quality talent.
• End-to-End Recruitment: Manage the full recruitment lifecycle across multiple open roles in Editorial, Design, Marketing, Commercial, and Corporate functions simultaneously.
• Candidate Experience: Serve as an ambassador for Haymarket. Effortlessly build rapport with candidates, ensuring a positive, transparent, and engaging candidate journey from application to offer.
• Process Optimisation: Identify opportunities to streamline recruitment processes, reduce time-to-hire, and enhance candidate selection techniques.
• Employer Branding: Help showcase Haymarket’s culture, values, and employee value proposition (EVP) throughout the recruitment pipeline to attract diverse and high-calibre talent.
• Direct Sourcing & Pipeline Building: Use initiative and creative sourcing channels (LinkedIn Recruiter, talent pools, networks) to target active and passive candidates.
• Problem Solving & Adaptability: Navigate complex hiring challenges with a solution-oriented mindset and manage competing priorities across different business units effectively.

Key Relationships

Your key relationships internally include Hiring Managers across all divisions, the People and Comms Team, and the finance team. Externally it will be candidates, job board vendors, and university/apprenticeship networks.

Skills / Experience / Knowledge / Minimum Criteria

About You

• Experienced Recruiter: Proven track record in an in-house or agency recruitment role, ideally with exposure to creative, commercial, or corporate hiring environments.
• Exceptional Communicator: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and build instant rapport with candidates.
• Proactive & Results-Driven: High level of initiative, self-motivation, and a 'can-do' attitude when tackling tough-to-fill roles or tight deadlines.
• Multitasker & Problem Solver: Thrives under pressure, loves a challenge, and easily manages multiple open requisitions simultaneously without losing attention to detail.
• Collaborative Partner: Team player who works seamlessly alongside People Partners and the wider People team to deliver an integrated recruitment service.

What Success Looks Like

How will success in this role typically be measured?

• Seamless Stakeholder Alignment: You have established strong, consultative partnerships with Hiring Managers and People Partners, becoming their trusted point of contact for resourcing.
• Streamlined Recruitment Processes: You have reviewed existing recruitment workflows, identified bottlenecks, and introduced efficiencies that improve time-to-hire and candidate quality.
• Exceptional Candidate Journey: Candidates consistently report a warm, engaging, and professional experience throughout their application process, actively reinforcing Haymarket as a great place to work.
• High-Quality Hires Delivered: You have successfully sourced, managed, and closed key requisitions across our departments within agreed timeframes.
• Proactive Talent Pools: You have built active talent pipelines through referrals, direct sourcing, and creative attraction strategies.

Additional Information

Why work with us at Haymarket? Haymarket Media Group values its people and strives to shape a better future with remarkable content. Our benefits include:

• 25 days holiday per year excluding bank holidays (increasing 1 day per year of service up to 30 days)
• Work from anywhere in the world for up to 3 weeks of the year with our ‘Work from Anywhere’ days
• Flexible working hours (core hours from 10-3) allowing you the flexibility to adapt your work schedule to your personal commitments
• Generous contributory pension scheme
• Health Cash Plans: Access to a range of healthcare benefits, including coverage for medical expenses, dental care, optical services, and more

We are a Disability Confident employer and offer guaranteed interviews to all disabled applicants who meet the above minimum criteria. To be considered as part of this initiative, please ensure you indicate if you have a disability when applying for the post. If you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us.

More about Haymarket: Working here means being part of a commitment to shaping a better future. As a proudly Certified B Corp™, we are part of a global movement of businesses acting as a force for good. Our commitment to balancing profit with purpose is deeply embedded in our culture, reflected in our values of Integrity, Respect, Creativity, Innovation, and Expertise. We invest heavily in our people. From professional development and internal training to mentorship and coaching. Our certified Disability Confident status has fostered an environment where all employees feel supported, valued, and can ask for workplace adjustments without fear of judgment. Our valuable partnerships for good globally mean colleagues are always up for taking on a new charitable challenge, utilise their volunteering day and go out of their way to support their local communities. We know how important a healthy work-life balance is too. Our flexible hours and hybrid working model means employees are expected to be in the office at least three days a week and can work remotely for the remaining two. This means we thrive together when we collaborate in person, fostering stronger connections and creativity, but still allowing for flexibility outside of those times. As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to ensuring all candidates have the same opportunity to succeed, regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, or disability. In line with our dedication to fairness and transparency, we are also proud to be a We Show the Salary employer, pledging to always include pay details on our job adverts. Join us and be part of award-winning teams and a culture that is truly unique - a place to grow, feel inspired, build a brilliant career and make a difference.