Associate HR Generalist

About the role

As an Associate HR Generalist, you'll perform entry level HR generalist functions, including recruiting, managing the onboarding/offboarding process, facilitating, supporting HR Business Partners (HRBPs), and participating in various annual projects.

Responsibilities

• Recruit. Full-cycle recruitment, candidate assessment, offer negotiation, and on-boarding coordination.
• Manage contractor process end to end.
• Facilitate. Manage and facilitate entire onboarding process for all employees at Corporate.
• Partner with hiring managers to ensure best in class experience for all new employees.
• Administer all onboarding and off-boarding activities for contractors through vendor agencies.
• Update and maintain records. Ensure that HR files and records are maintained in accordance with legal requirements and company policies and procedures.
• Maintain physical and electronic employee records by recording hiring, transfer, change in job classification, change in salary, termination, etc.
• Maintain and ensure the data integrity of ADP and other applicable databases.
• Create and submit all promotion letters, status change forms.
• Support annual projects including employee engagement survey and performance review process.
• Prepare and manage offboarding paperwork for exiting employees.

Requirements

• Passion. Self-directed, with a high sense of urgency and ability to prioritize multiple conflicting tasks or projects while managing work time efficiently.
• Technical skills. Working level proficiency with full Microsoft Office suite.
• Attention to detail and demonstrated administration skills.
• Highest degree of integrity, professionalism, diplomacy, and discretion.
• Great communication skills. Outstanding customer service skills with demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong internal relationships.
• Process mindset. Ability to establish or follow processes and maintain order in a fast-paced, compliance-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience to a 4-year degree in HR or related field.
• Preferred. Experience with ADP workforce and working towards a SHRM-CP certification.

Skills

• Passion for HR and a commitment to excellence.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

• We offer competitive healthcare (health, dental, vision, coverage).
• We provide voluntary benefits including home and car insurance, pet insurance, flexible spending account, amongst many more.
• We invest in your future with a 401K plan that has immediate vesting.
• We offer a hybrid schedule with on-site work 3 days a week.
• We believe in flexibility and encourage taking time off without guilt.
• We offer accrued paid time off and company paid holidays.
• We support tuition reimbursement after 6 months of service.
• We believe in pay transparency with a salary range of $50,000 to $62,000.

Pay

The salary range is $50,000 to $62,000.

Schedule

We offer a hybrid schedule with on-site work 3 days a week.

About Jostens

Jostens leads the student commemoration market and has been serving local communities for over 125 years. We work with thousands of K-12 schools, colleges and universities each year, and have the honor of partnering with beloved sports teams and esteemed organizations across the country. Our iconic products — like yearbooks, letter jackets, class jewelry and championship rings — keep meaningful traditions alive and inspire millions of people to celebrate their unique stories, milestone moments and biggest accomplishments every year. We have 13 first-class facilities across the globe, from North America to the Caribbean.

Application Deadline

July 31, 2026

About Us

Jostens is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.

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