Senior Talent Relations Specialist

Job Description

At Entertainment Partners and Central Casting, we are committed to creating an environment where every employee is seen, where ideas, thoughts and perspectives are shared openly, and where fearless innovation is encouraged. Weaving diversity, equity, and inclusion into who we are will drive our competitiveness by encouraging creativity and enhanced decision making.

We help to power Oscar-winning films, Emmy-winning shows, and Clio-winning commercials. Feel the satisfaction of doing work that directly impacts the most exciting industry in the world. EP is poised to redefine and evolve the back-office processes of the entertainment community with security at the core of what we do.

Are you looking for the next opportunity to revolutionize an industry? If so....

We are looking for an experienced Senior Talent Relations Specialist that will be responsible for independently conducting and documenting investigations that surround incidents that occurred with background actors. This is a demanding and fast-moving position that requires someone who can exercise good judgment and handle confidential matters with discretion and professionalism. This role is client and background actor interfacing.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Be familiar with and enforce the Company’s anti-harassment, anti-discrimination, and anti-retaliation policies.

· Demonstrate operative knowledge of Human Resources policies, practices, and procedures.

· Have operative knowledge and understanding of state and federal laws governing employment issues, including Equal Employment Opportunity laws.

• Assess complaints that may come in and determine which require investigation.
• Conduct and document investigations into complaints of harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation.
• Prepare written summaries of interviews as well as investigation summaries and, in conjunction with Human Resources, resolve complaints whether through disciplinary action or other measures.
• Manage the background actor counseling/disciplinary action process, including assessing and determining the appropriate level of counseling/disciplinary action for each situation that arises.
• Respond to background actor’s concerns and complaints in a way that is timely, appropriate, and respectful.
• Partner closely with HR Business Partners, Casting Directors, Legal, and Risk Management to proactively address needs as they arise.
• Manage and maintain background actors’ employment files, which may include reported occurrences regarding attendance, client service issues, as well as violations of company policies and procedures.
• Acquire and maintain a working knowledge of Central Casting’s registration and casting processes.
• Be responsible for background actor file maintenance in adherence with the company's document retention process.

· Present comprehensive oral and/or written updates regarding findings and investigation status to HR Business Partners, Legal, and other business partners.

· Conduct anti-harassment training for Central Casting’s background actors.

JOB REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED:

· 5+ year’s Employee Relations experience, preferably in an entertainment, hospitality, retail or other service environment, that includes hands-on EEO Investigations experience.

· 5-7 years in a Human Resources Role.

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience conducting workplace investigations of potentially unlawful behavior, including harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.
• Experience delivering high-quality oral and written work product, including investigation summaries and recommendations, witness interviews, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with superior attention to detail, and the ability to organize and express ideas clearly.
• Film/television industry experience is not required; although, it is a plus.
• Highly flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to work with highly confidential and sensitive information in a discrete manner.
• Excellent client service/people skills, as well as the ability to work with many different personalities in a proactive way.
• Self-starter with a positive attitude.
• Supporter of company procedures and values.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment where time is of the essence.
• Ability to stay current on and informed about state and federal EEO laws.
• Ability to stay current on and informed about current Human Resource practices and laws.
• Ability to work productively on multiple projects simultaneously, sometimes in a high stress and bustling office environment.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dy3380-18-119-107-96-42 in your application.