Temporary Talent Acquisition Specialist, Technology

About this role

OVERVIEW

A thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization, NPR produces award-winning news, information, and music programming in partnership with hundreds of independent public radio stations across the nation. The NPR audience values information, creativity, curiosity, and social responsibility – and our employees do too. We are innovators and leaders in diverse fields, from journalism and digital media to IT and development. Every day, our employees and member stations touch the lives of millions worldwide.

Across our organization, we’re building a workplace where collaboration is essential, diverse voices are heard, and inclusion is the key to our success. We are committed to doing the right thing in our journalism and in every role at NPR . This means that integrity, adherence to our ethical standards, and compliance with legal obligations are fundamental responsibilities for every employee at NPR.

Intro to Position

NPR’s Digital Media and Technology divisions are expanding the digital platforms that deliver public radio storytelling to over 46 million weekly listeners. To drive this growth, we are seeking a collaborative, candidate-centric, and technology-fluent Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage full-cycle recruitment across our Digital Media, Engineering, and Information Technology divisions. In this key role, you will partner directly with technology leaders to recruit specialized talent—ranging from software and cloud engineers to product managers and digital designers—who build the platforms delivering public media to millions daily. Combining proactive technical sourcing, structured assessment methods, and recruitment analytics, you will champion an inclusive candidate journey. The ideal candidate demonstrates an understanding of digital technology stacks, excels in collaborative environments, and leverages recruiting systems to optimize the hiring lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Technical Recruitment & Sourcing

• Full-Cycle Technical Recruiting: Manage end-to-end recruitment for a dynamic portfolio of active technical requisitions, specializing in software engineering, cloud systems, product management, digital design, and corporate IT roles.

• Technology Pipeline Building: Devise and execute targeted sourcing campaigns using specialized developer networks, platform-specific communities, and technical databases to build engineering talent pipelines.

• Hiring Manager Partnership: Lead alignment kickoffs with engineering and product managers to clarify technical requirements, map essential skill architectures, design technical evaluation matrices, and define interview loops.

• Candidate Experience Management: Ensure a clear, responsive, and welcoming experience for technical candidates, guiding them transparently through assessment steps and final offer calculations.

Operations, Screening & Compliance

• Technical Assessment Integration: Partner with engineering teams to integrate structured technical screening tools (e.g., code evaluation software, portfolio reviews, or system architecture exercises) within the Greenhouse Recruiting workflow.

• Systems Administration: Use Greenhouse Recruiting to manage requisition progress, document candidate evaluations, track conversion ratios, and generate operational recruitment metrics.

• EEO & Regulatory Compliance: Maintain strict compliance with EEOC, OFCCP, internal organizational processes, and collective bargaining parameters across all stages of the technical hiring lifecycle.

Stakeholder Engagement & Program Support

• Stakeholder Advisory: Train and coach technical hiring managers and interview panel members on structured interviewing, minimizing bias in evaluation, and providing constructive candidate feedback.

• Collaborative Onboarding & Projects: Cooperate with HR Business Partners on digital division onboarding transitions and contribute to employer branding efforts targeted at tech-for-good professional pipelines.

The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of required responsibilities, duties and skills. Other duties may be assigned, and this job description can be modified at any time.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional full-cycle talent acquisition experience, with at least 2 years dedicated specifically to recruiting technical roles (e.g., software developers, cloud architects, system administrators, product managers, or UI/UX designers).

• Ability to confidently screen and vet candidates for modern tech stacks (e.g., AWS, Python, JavaScript, React, mobile dev).

• Demonstrated experience executing equitable sourcing and selection strategies, including mitigating bias in technical assessments and proactively building diverse talent pipelines.

• Demonstrated experience utilizing applicant tracking systems (such as Greenhouse Recruiting or enterprise equivalents) to run structured interviews and manage candidate tracking.

• Proven ability to manage a portfolio of active concurrent recruitments with varying hiring managers and engineering units.

• Excellent consultative and interpersonal communication skills, with a track record of building trust and guiding technical hiring managers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep expertise in alternative tech-sourcing methodologies, leveraging specialized platforms and open-source communities (e.g., GitHub, StackOverflow, tech registries) to proactively identify, engage, and build pipelines of qualified technical talent.

• Experience recruiting within dynamic digital media, content streaming, or consumer-facing product technology environments.

• Knowledge of inclusive sourcing and recruiting strategies aimed at widening representation within technical fields.

Required Skills/Competencies

• Technical Fluency & Curiosity: Ability to conceptually understand technical requisitions, effectively screen skills, and communicate technical opportunities persuasively.

• Consultative Stakeholder Partnering: Collaborative approach

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