Human Resources Manager

Job description

Senior People Manager - Media - 14 Month Fixed Term Contract

3 days in London - Hybrid Working

£65,000 - £75,000 + benefits

Start date: July 1st 2026

We’re partnering with a well-known media organisation to appoint a Senior People Manager to join their established People team on a 14 month maternity cover contract.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, commercially driven environment and enjoys being truly hands-on across employee relations and manager coaching.

Supporting a large Editorial client group of circa 960 employees, you’ll work closely with stakeholders up to Managing Editor level, partnering with leaders on a broad range of complex and high-volume ER matters including:

• Coaching and upskilling managers
• Managing challenging stakeholder conversations
• Performance and conduct cases
• Sickness and absence management
• Flexible working requests
• Day-to-day people advisory support

This role is heavily ER focused and relationship-led, with a real focus on BAU people support rather than project work.

We’re looking for someone with:

✔ Strong experience managing complex, high-volume ER cases

✔ Confidence influencing and coaching senior stakeholders

✔ Previous exposure within Media environments

✔ A calm, pragmatic and solutions-focused approach

Experience supporting fast paced creative populations and/or working within unionised environments would be highly advantageous, although flexibility can be shown here.

Must be happy to travel into the central London office 3 days.

We’re particularly interested in speaking with individuals who may be:

• Coming to the end of a contract in June and able to start in July
• Those happy to move into a FTC to work within an exciting well known Media brand

For a confidential discussion, please get in touch directly.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

23-05-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English