Filcro Media Staffing reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources (VPHR)

Client

CBS is a leading global diversified media and entertainment conglomerate producing and disseminating across multiple media platforms. Known as one of America’s finest employers devoted to comprehensive employee development CBS is respected for a tradition of corporate excellence and philanthropically supporting the many communities it serves.

CBS Corporation (CBS Corp.) is a mass media company with operations in Television, Radio, Outdoor and Publishing segments. The Television segment consists of CBS Television, which includes CBS Television Network, CBS Paramount Network Television and CBS Television Distribution, Showtime Networks and CSTV College Sports Television. The Radio segment owns and operates 140 radio  stations in 30 United States markets through CBS Radio. The Outdoor segment  displays advertising on media, including billboards, transit shelters, buses, rail systems (in-car, station platforms and terminals), mall kiosks and stadium  signage through CBS Outdoor, and in retail stores through CBS Outernet. The  Publishing segment consists of Simon & Schuster, which publishes and  distributes consumer books under imprints, such as Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books, Scribner and Free Press. In June 2008, the Company completed the  acquisition of CNET Networks, Inc.

Search

To identify a Director of Human Resources to be based in New York City, NY - USA.

Client Situation

The Vice President of Human Resources was seeking an addition to staff based on a distinct need to service a growing and diverse media population across multiple verticals and business units.

CBS is known for having outstanding human resource policies and  leadership devoted to the needs of a diverse and sophisticated media and entertainment population. It was important during this search to identify a Director of Human Resources who could be sensitive to diverse cultures in the company’s business, technical and creative groups.

Industry and Sector inclusion for Universe Compilation

• Broadcast Television
• Cable Television Networks
• Digital Media Networks
• Motion Picture Studios
• Advertising Agencies
• Technology and Media Conglomerates
• Selected Fortune 500 - 1000

Solution

FMS proceeded to Identify Human Resources professionals with specific broadcasting experience in organizations that mirrored The Networks’ structure, business units, populations and cultures.

Directly recruiting from the identified targets was the only modality that proved effective. Conventional awareness through print and internet sources was not effective. The candidates we were seeking were currently employed and happy in their current positions. Aggressively targeting a well researched universe ultimately brought this search to fruition.

Having a long standing relationship with CBS, Filcro Media Staffing utilized a professional relationship with a former CBS employee to ultimately identify the ideal Director of Human Resources.

Successful candidate identified

A former manager of human resources who was currently in a large multinational consumer products company was identified and hired by the Vice President of Human Resources.

Summary

The Human Resource executive was successfully attracted in New York and did not require relocation.

She has proven to be a valuable addition to staff and made a smooth transition to service a diverse population of clients across all business units.

Filcro Media Staffing’s knowledge of the broadcasting industry and years of exposure to broadcast Human Resource professionals ultimately led to the successful completion of this search assignment.

It was a privilege to fill this position as the HR executive we identified and VP of HR we reported to are both people we respect personally and professionally.

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