We are seeking a Temporary HR Coordinator to support our seasonal staff onboarding and manage the HRIS during our busiest time of year. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring a seamless onboarding experience for new hires, including coordinating orientation sessions, verifying documentation, and maintaining compliance with company policies and procedures. Additionally, you will manage updates and ensure data accuracy in the HRIS, troubleshooting issues as they arise and serving as a point of contact for seasonal staff inquiries. This position is ideal for a detail-oriented, organized professional with strong communication skills and the ability to adapt quickly in a dynamic environment.

We are a full-time team of two so you will be involved in every aspect of the HR role and given the opportunity to take on additional projects as they come up - which they do every day!

About You

Our ideal candidate will be smart, self-driven, a creative thinker and collaborative. They must understand the nuance of balancing a sense of urgency and deadlines while remaining calm. They will proactively anticipate internal needs and obstacles and work to solve the problem. Most importantly, they will have a positive and diplomatic demeanor and a palpable energy and enthusiasm for the work and team. Be fun! We like it here and want you to like it here too!

If you are innately curious, have a get-stuff-done attitude and don’t mind working on everything from routine administrative tasks to learning our systems, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

You will be reporting to the Director, Human Resources, and responsible for the following:

Onboarding + Offboarding Seasonal Staff
- Assist in the hiring, onboarding, and paying all 400+ Seasonal employees with HR Team
- Assist in weekly employee orientations throughout Festival Season
- Tracking onboarding paperwork & compliance requirements (including I-9 verification, harassment prevention training certificates, etc)
- Serve as a contact for seasonal staff during onboarding process, follow up directly with staff who are missing necessary paperwork
- Collaborate with HR team to offboard seasonal team post festival

HRIS Management
- Manage personnel database and ensure personnel data is synced between HRIS system, time-tracking, and payroll
- Coordinate expense reimbursement process with HR Manager & Finance
- Support HR Manager in time tracking process from enrollment to approval to payment
- Coordinate 1099 freelancer invoice payment with various department managers and Finance
- Communicate with employees on payroll updates, W2 forms, etc.

SKILLS + REQUIREMENTS

2-3+ years experience in Human Resources or related field; experience in Payroll and Onboarding a plus
Experience verifying I-9 documentation
Professional demeanor and employee-service driven goals while having sensitivity to the confidential and critical nature of HR information and activities
High attention to detail in order to identify potential issues and work to create solutions
Experience with BambooHR a plus

SALARY: $900/$1000, weekly

This position is seasonal, running from February through June, and is hybrid -- in the NYC office 2-3x days a week

About Us

The Tribeca Festival brings artists and audiences together to celebrate storytelling in all its forms – from film and TV to music and audio storytelling to games and immersive content. With strong roots in independent cinema, Tribeca is synonymous with creative expression and entertainment. Tribeca champions diverse voices, discovers award-winning talent, curates innovative experiences, and introduces new ideas via exclusive premieres, exhibitions, conversations, and performances.

Tribeca is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

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