DESCRIPTION

WROC is Rochester's leading source for local news, weather, information, and community storytelling across every screen and platform. From television and streaming to digital, social, and marketing solutions, our team is driven by innovation, collaboration, and a passion for serving the communities we call home. As we continue to grow and evolve, we're looking for talented people who want to make an impact and help us define what's next.

Rochester combines big-city opportunity with small-city accessibility, offering affordability, great neighborhoods, excellent schools, and endless opportunities to explore the Finger Lakes region.

HR Coordinator – The HR Coordinator is responsible for attracting, onboarding, engaging, and retaining talent while administering key HR programs and processes. This role serves as a strategic partner to employees and managers, helping foster an exceptional employee experience and a strong workplace culture.

JOB EXPERIENCE

Key Responsibilities:

Lead Talent Acquisition through LinkedIn, job boards, college recruiting, internships, career fairs, and community outreach programs.
Build and Promote Employer Brand by showcasing employee achievements, workplace culture, community involvement, and career opportunities across social media platforms.
Drive Employee Engagement & Recognition through events, milestone celebrations, employee programs, and culture-building initiatives.
Manage Onboarding & Orientation to ensure new employees are welcomed, integrated, and set up for success from day one.
Administer Core HR Processes including employee records, benefits administration, leave management, payroll coordination, and compliance reporting.
Support Employee Development & Retention by partnering with managers on training, performance management, and employee retention strategies.
Serve as an HR Resource for employees and managers, providing guidance on policies, benefits, and employee programs.
Maintain HR Compliance through accurate recordkeeping, EEO reporting, regulatory requirements, and company policy administration.
Partner with Leadership & Corporate HR to support staffing, organizational initiatives, employee relations, and business objectives.

REQUIREMENTS

Requirements & Skills:

Bachelor’s degree preferred, plus 3-5 years
Interpersonal savvy – relates well with all people
Builds rapport and effective relations and uses diplomacy and tact. Confidentiality is crucial
Approachability – is easy to approach and talk to; is a good listener
Action Oriented – enjoys working hard, and is action oriented
Problem solving & decision making – uses logic and methods to solve difficult problems, finds sources for input, makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement
Planning/organizing – prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans
Developing self & others – confident and assertive when providing coaching, guidance or direction

Compensation $21.15 – $23.08 / hour commensurate with applicant’s experience and skill level.

WROC/RochesterFirst, Nexstar Media Inc. offers excellent benefits including paid vacations, holidays, sick leave, and personal days, health insurance plans, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, 401K Retirement Plan, paid parental leave, dental, vision, Teladoc, behavioral health services, prescription drug coverage, life insurance plans, paid short term disability, and many more benefit options. Compensation package will be based on experience.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

ADDITIONAL INFO

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online at: https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/nexstar

https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/nexstar/job/NY-Rochester/HR-Coordinator_REQ-42846