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Recruiter

Macmillan


Job Location:

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 80000 - 83000
Posted: 11 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 8 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Recruiter with full-cycle recruiting experience to join our team. This role will primarily focus on managing entry- to mid-level recruitment across various departments across Macmillan Trade and Shared Services including but not limited to Editorial Marketing Sales Publicity and Operations.

This role will be responsible for sourcing a diverse slate of talent building a positive candidate experience innovating existing processes and cultivating deep relationships with hiring managers. The incumbent will partner closely with hiring teams as a recruitment consultant while ensuring every applicant receives an empathetic world-class candidate experience.

What Youll Do:

  • Own end-to-end full cycle recruiting - Recruit and perform talent acquisition activities such as resume & phone screens candidate interviews recommend final selection of applicants and close qualified candidates.
  • Consult with leaders hiring managers and human resources team on position descriptions requisition creation compensation and sourcing strategies. Deeply understand the role requirements team dynamics success profiles and establish realistic timelines.
  • Guide and train hiring teams on recruitment best practices objective evaluation techniques and structured interviewing to mitigate bias.
  • Deliver an outstanding candidate and hiring manager experience at every stage serving as a knowledgeable and thoughtful point of contact throughout the process.
  • Proactively build and maintain a diverse pipeline of high-quality talent through creative sourcing strategies networking industry events and university partnerships.
  • Act as a company brand ambassador when interviewing applicants and when representing the company at recruiting events. Place and update all job postings in various media including internet/intranet sites colleges social networks community boards and staffing partners.
  • Use data and recruiting metrics (time-to-fill offer acceptance rate pipeline conversion) to optimize process and advise stakeholders. Maintain accurate records in the ATS and contribute to continuous improvement of recruiting tools templates and workflows.

What Youll Bring:

  • Strong sourcing skills across LinkedIn Recruiter Boolean search specialized job boards and passive candidate outreach.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to influence guide and build trust with candidates and hiring managers at all levels.
  • Strongly motivated to create a diverse candidate slate in every search building equitable processes and sourcing strategies.
  • At least 5 years of full cycle recruiting experience within a corporate or agency environment.
  • Proven ability to manage a requisition load while maintaining quality speed and communication across diverse role types.
  • Demonstrated track record of identifying inefficiencies in the recruitment lifecycle and successfully implementing process improvements and innovations through automation.
  • Experience in improving or implementing a new Applicant Tracking System (ATS) preferred.

The salary range for this role is $80000 - $83000.

This position is classified as remote but is tied to our New York NY office located at 120 is subject to New York State tax withholding under applicable regulations.

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Groups publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books Farrar Straus and Giroux Flatiron Books Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Audio Macmillan Childrens Publishing Group The St. Martins Publishing Group and Tor Publishing the UK Australia India and South Africa companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage includes among its imprints S. Fischer Kiepenheuer & Witsch Rowohlt and Droemer Knaur.

Macmillan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race color religion age ethnicity national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability status physical ability neurodiversity genetic information protected veteran status family and economic status and background or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.