Human Resource Specialist (Marketing agency)

A Marketing agency is hiring for the profile of Human Resources Specialist.
Location: Noida
Experience: 3+ years of progressive HR experience, specifically within an advertising, digital
marketing, PR, or creative agency environment.
Position Summary
The HR Specialist will lead end-to-end people operations within our fast-paced, deadline-driven
agency environment. In this role, you will act as a strategic partner to creative, account, and technical teams, executing core HR functions with high velocity. The ideal candidate has deep experience navigating the unique dynamics of agency life-balancing rapid talent acquisition, payroll accuracy, compliance, and burnout mitigation to keep our billable teams motivated and high-performing.
Key Responsibilities
1. High-Velocity Talent Acquisition & Onboarding
● Full-Cycle Recruitment: Lead full-cycle hiring for creative, strategy, account management, and
technical roles, ensuring a pipeline of top-tier industry talent.
● Talent Branding: Partner with marketing and hiring managers to enhance candidate pipelines
and optimize the time-to-hire metric.
● Onboarding Integration: Execute an efficient integration framework that accelerates
time-to-productivity for all new hires.
2. Compensation & Payroll Operations
● Payroll Lifecycle: Manage and audit monthly payroll inputs (attendance, leaves, overtime,
and performance-based bonuses) to ensure 100% accuracy.
● Benefits Oversight: Manage health, wellness, and statutory benefit programs customized to
support.
3. Performance & Retention Management
● Agile Performance Reviews: Facilitate continuous feedback loops and structured appraisal
frameworks aligned with project velocity and KPIs.
● Retention & Burnout Mitigation: Proactively identify signs of burnout and implement
targeted wellness initiatives to maintain high morale and reduce turnover.
● Career Mapping: Map clear growth trajectories for creative and account teams to foster
long-term internal growth.
4. Compliance & Employee Relations
● Labor Law Compliance: Ensure strict adherence to local labor laws and corporate
governance.
● Conflict Resolution: Serve as an objective mediator for workplace grievances, managing
employee relations fairly and confidentially.
● Policy Governance: Update and enforce agency-specific guidelines (e.g., client confidentiality,
intellectual property, remote work rules).
5. HRIS & People Analytics
● Data Integrity: Maintain accurate real-time records in the HRIS, ensuring data security and
confidentiality.
● Metrics & Reporting: Generate weekly/monthly metrics on headcount utilization,
recruitment velocity, and attrition trends to help leadership make data-driven decisions.
Core Competencies & Qualifications
1. Experience: 3+ years of progressive HR experience, specifically within an advertising, digital
marketing, PR, or creative agency environment.
2. Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of agency structures, client-servicing dynamics,
and billable vs. non-billable time metrics.
3. Technical Proficiency: Strong hands-on knowledge of HRIS and ATS (Applicant Tracking
Systems) platforms.
4. Traits: Exceptionally organized, emotionally intelligent, resilient under pressure, and highly
skilled at communicating with diverse, creative personalities.

Work arrangement
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