Human Resources Generalist

About the role

Sinclair is seeking a Human Resources Generalist to provide support and guidance across various HR functions for multiple Pennsylvania-based TV stations.

Responsibilities

• Provide responsive, professional HR support to employees and managers.
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of our people, work, and culture.
• Support talent acquisition activities, including job postings, interview coordination, candidate communications, offer letter preparation, ATS updates, pre-employment steps, and FCC/EEO recruitment recordkeeping.
• Ensure compliance with employment regulations, including FLSA, ADAA, EEO, and applicable state and local employment laws.
• Interpret and apply company policies and procedures.
• Cook up onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring all required tasks are completed in the appropriate systems.
• Maintain working knowledge of HR systems, including Oracle Cloud HRIS.
• Partner with managers to address employee relations matters, including performance, employee concerns, investigations, and policy interpretation.
• Support benefits administration, including employee education and communication, Open Enrollment, and audits as needed.
• Administer and track leaves of absence, including FMLA, and applicable state and local sick leave requirements; coordinate the reasonable accommodation process.
• Respond to unemployment claims, workers’ compensation claims, and employment verifications.
• Maintain confidential electronic HR records and accurate employee data.
• Support HR compliance, reporting, and audit activities, including required documentation and recordkeeping.
• Affix to planning and coordinating team trainings, morale events, and activities.
• Perform other related duties and HR initiatives as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field.
• 3+ years of HR Generalist experience, including experience in recruitment workflows, ATS, and leave administration.
• Broadcast or related media experience is preferred.
• Ability to collaborate with a team while independently managing time, priorities, and projects.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, TEAMS and Word.
• Previous HRIS experience required, Oracle HRIS or other cloud-based platform experience is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and proactively with employees at all levels in person, by phone, on camera, and in writing.
• Ability to exhibit a high degree of confidentiality and proper judgement under pressure and in sensitive situations.
• Positive attitude and strong commitment to executing job responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Must have a positive attitude and strong commitment to executing job responsibilities.
• Must have a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field.
• Must have 3+ years of HR Generalist experience, including experience in recruitment workflows, ATS, and leave administration.
• Preferred to have broadcast or related media experience.
• Must have proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, TEAMS, and Word.
• Must have previous HRIS experience, preferably Oracle HRIS or another cloud-based platform.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively and proactively with employees at all levels.
• Must have the ability to exhibit a high degree of confidentiality and proper judgement under pressure and in sensitive situations.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Effective communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Knowledge of HR systems and compliance regulations.
• Experience with HRIS platforms.

Benefits

While no day will be exactly the same, you’ll be involved in a variety of HR functions, including but not limited to:

• Providing responsive, professional HR support to employees and managers.
• Supporting talent acquisition activities, including job postings, interview coordination, candidate communications, offer letter preparation, ATS updates, pre-employment steps, and FCC/EEO recruitment recordkeeping.
• Ensuring compliance with employment regulations, including FLSA, ADAA, EEO, and applicable state and local employment laws.
• Interpreting and applying company policies and procedures.
• Coordinating onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring all required tasks are completed in the appropriate systems.
• Maintaining working knowledge of HR systems, including Oracle Cloud HRIS.
• Partnering with managers to address employee relations matters, including performance, employee concerns, investigations, and policy interpretation.
• Supporting benefits administration, including employee education and communication, Open Enrollment, and audits as needed.
• Administering and tracking leaves of absence, including FMLA, and applicable state and local sick leave requirements; coordinating the reasonable accommodation process.
• Responding to unemployment claims, workers’ compensation claims, and employment verifications.
• Maintaining confidential electronic HR records and accurate employee data.
• Supporting HR compliance, reporting, and audit activities, including required documentation and recordkeeping.
• Affixing to planning and coordinating team trainings, morale events, and activities.
• Performing other related duties and HR initiatives as assigned.

Pay

$60,000 - $80,000 annually

Schedule

Full-time, five-day, in-office position