People & Culture Partner – Part Time

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. Own the full employee lifecycle from first candidate touchpoint through offboarding for the New York and Detroit studios and Investor Communications business .

Posted 9/17/2026part-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $72,000 - $90,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, compliance, and employee relations, while ensuring adherence to New York and Michigan employment laws. Proficient in utilizing HR systems and frameworks to enhance candidate experience and organizational development.

Highest-signal resume keywords

End-To-End Recruitment ManagementEmployee Relations ManagementNew York State Employment Law KnowledgeHR Compliance Framework FamiliarityLearning & Development Platform Ownership

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Hard Skills

Human Resources ManagementRecruitment ProcessesOnboarding DesignBackground ScreeningCompliance ReportingData Protection PrinciplesHR Systems ExperiencePerformance FrameworksInterview DesignEmployee Feedback Management

Soft Skills

Stakeholder ManagementJudgmentDiscretionCoachingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

ATSZywaveBackground Screening ToolsL&D PlatformsCompliance Training Platforms

Industry Keywords

People & CultureProgressive HR ExperienceMulti-State HR ExperienceCreative Environment ExperienceAgency Environment Experience

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the full employee lifecycle from first candidate touchpoint through offboarding for the New York and Detroit studios and Investor Communications business
Own end-to-end recruitment and ATS processes
Coordinate interviews, design structured interviews, and enable hiring managers
Manage candidate communications, employer branding, and candidate experience
Conduct background screening and reference checking
Own offer letter, job ad, and interview scorecard templates
Design and execute onboarding across New York and Detroit studios and Investor Communications
Lead new joiner induction sessions and full leaver/offboarding cycles
Manage new-hire compliance onboarding
Manage employee relations cases, investigations, and manager coaching
Handle HR correspondence including contract changes, confirmations, and salary review letters
Own the Americas compliance training platform (Zywave), including assignment, reporting, content, and automation
Maintain Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) and review supplier contracts
Manage onboarding and compliance reporting
Ensure New York and Michigan employment law compliance
Own and update People & Culture policies
Administer and route employee feedback and whistleblowing processes
Design and deliver management training
Own the L&D platform, development actions, reporting, and trend analysis
Create new-hire learning content
Consolidate HR reporting and analyze trends across recruitment, compliance, employee relations, and development data
Provide insights and recommendations to the Executive Director and leadership team

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of progressive Human Resources / People & Culture experience, including HR Business Partner or senior generalist experience
Proven experience owning HR end-to-end in a standalone or lean-team environment — comfortable being the only HR presence in the room
Working knowledge of New York State/NYC and Michigan employment law; multi-state HR experience preferred
Experience managing employee relations cases and workplace investigations independently
Familiarity with GDPR, data protection principles, and HR compliance frameworks
Experience with HR systems such as an ATS, background screening tools, compliance training platforms, and L&D/performance frameworks
Experience in a creative, marketing, experiential, or agency environment strongly preferred
Excellent judgment, discretion, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner directly with senior leadership

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work with a state-of-the-art product and deliver it to exciting and innovative brands.
Learning and development opportunities that contribute to professional growth.
A fun, engaging work culture
Be part of a mission-driven team that values agility, integrity, and excellence.
Opportunity to contribute to large-scale, high-impact projects from day one.
Dedicated personal growth & development through our GrowForward programme.
Comprehensive paid time off benefits
Hybrid work model, where our team comes into the office a minimum of 3 days per week
Generous parental leave
Up to 4% safe harbor company 401k match
Comprehensive, low-cost health benefits