AddressHuman Resources Business Partner
Full time, 12-month fixed term contract
Location – Reading/London, UK (Hybrid)
Data-Driven Research and Insights
MarketCast combines the power of research, technology, and data science to help marketers and researchers maximize their advertising impact and unlock brand Fandom.
Our data and insights guide critical marketing decisions, helping brands determine which fandom audiences to prioritize and product benefits to communicate, in addition to developing, launching, and measuring brand and advertising campaigns across media platforms. Today our clients represent the biggest names in entertainment, tech, consumer brands, and sports and video games, and our impact touches the lives of billions of people around the globe.
MarketCast is looking for a Human Resources Business Partner who will report directly to our SVP HR based in Los Angeles. The HR Business Partner will partner with our Global Research teams in addition to supporting the UK-based employee population. They will be responsible for aligning business objectives to our Core Values as well as drive employee growth and development.
#FandomIsOurJam
We’re looking for:
- Act as primary HR Business Partner to UK-based employees across various functions
- In addition, provide HR Business Partner support to global research teams in partnership with the SVP HR (US based)
- Partner with the senior team on driving employee engagement and retention, in addition to any organisational design needs as required
- Work closely with Talent Acquisition (Globally) on any and all hiring and onboarding needs as well as offer agreements
- Day-to-day management of all UK HR processes and workflows, iterating these according to business requirements
- Manage UK HR calendar and inbox - including upcoming renewals, probationary periods, training dates, submission deadlines etc.
- Build reports and review people analytics to help drive decision-making
- Partner with global benefits and payroll providers
- Liaise with external employment lawyers where required
- Lead and/or partner on various global HR initiatives as needed
- Maintain systems, records, and databases with accurate information and in line with the appropriate data protection laws
- Ensure legal compliance throughout human resource management
- Prepare and administer employee documentation and ensure correct digital filing of such
- Ownership of health and safety - including first aid and liaising with building management
- Managing the start-to-end process of work permit applications, partnering with our external visa specialists
- Responsible for tracking and ordering lunches and office supplies for the UK offices on a weekly basis
- Ability to work successfully in a transformative environment
Key Skills and Experiences:
- CIPD Level 5 Qualified
- Minimum of 6 years HR experience
- Must have solid understanding of UK employment law and best practice
- Must have strong experience and understanding of employee relations
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Organised, efficient and detail-oriented, acts with empathy and integrity
- Solid IT skills - Excel, Word, ability to pick up new systems, comfortable presenting
It would be good to have:
- Outsourced payroll experience
- Experience processing pension contributions
- Experience using UKG
- A good understanding of sponsored UK visa application process
Benefits and Perks:
- 29 days annual leave, PLUS Bank Holidays
- Flexi-time with core hours between 10am and 3pm
- Flexible location - With two new UK office hubs, (Reading and London, Farringdon) employees are welcome to visit their preferred office
- 2 days’ work from home, per week
- 4% match pension scheme
- Regular social events in both of our UK locations
- Professional growth and career development
Our Purpose:
Fandom connects people with shared passions and builds communities around them. It offers them space to express their joy and love, whether that’s for superheroes, sports teams, or even small batch whiskeys. At MarketCast, we believe in the power of fandom. It’s as important for brands as it is for action heroes and we do fandom research, data science and analytics better than anyone on the planet. This obsessive focus on fans helps the world’s top creators, media platforms, and sports leagues transform followers into fanatics and investments into impact.
Our Core Values:
Curiosity Makes Us Tick
Our love of learning manifests in everything we do - from the surveys we field and the datasets we analyze to the technology we develop. Where others pause, we push forward, uncovering hidden meaning and answers. Always learning, always looking for more.
We Celebrate Wins
Whether its wowing clients with research or solving everyday challenges, we pause to honor great work and everyone who plays a role in it. We acknowledge and recognize great work and hustle that helps deliver the very best outcomes.
Trust is Always Trending
Trust means everything to us. It’s lending a hand when deadlines loom, always delivering on the promises we make, and calling out behavior that harms our culture. And our client’s trust is what makes all this possible, something we never take for granted.
We Roll with Change
We embrace change as an opportunity to learn, grow, and further develop. We do this by challenging our biases and rethinking how things have always been done in the past. This fresh, open-minded approach keeps us agile, innovating, and adapting in the face of uncertainty.
Diversity is Our Superpower
Our differences make us stronger. As researchers and data scientists, we have a responsibility to reflect the diverse audiences and communities all around us. Understanding people, opinions and life experiences fuels our insights and deepens our perspectives.
At MarketCast, we don't just accept difference - we embrace it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our global culture and success. MarketCast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. Check us out: www.marketcast.com
