Human Resources Administrator

Who We Need & What You’ll Do

The Human Resources Administrator will play an integral part of the HR team at AccuWeather by providing high-level administrative support. The HR Administrator will assist with scheduling company/department meetings and training sessions, along with being responsible for updating records of current and new staff members and other departmental administrator duties. The HR Administrator will also have the opportunity to assist with other exciting initiatives within the Human Resources team, including the talent team with some recruiting and onboarding responsibilities.

This entry-level position will join the AccuWeather team in State College, Pennsylvania.

Who We Are

AccuWeather, recognized and documented as the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, has saved tens of thousands of lives, prevented hundreds of thousands of injuries and tens of billions of dollars in property damage. With global headquarters in State College, Pennsylvania; a severe weather center in Wichita, Kansas; and offices in New York City and elsewhere around the world, AccuWeather serves more than 1.5 billion people daily to help them plan their activities and get more out of their day through innovative digital media properties, such as AccuWeather.com and mobile, as well as AccuWeather For Business (AFB), radio, television, newspapers, digital out of home, the 24/7 AccuWeather Network channel and AccuWeather NOW streaming service. Additionally, AccuWeather produces and distributes news, weather content, and video for more than 180,000 third-party websites.

Job Responsibilities

• Provides high-level administrative support and assistance to the Director of Human Resources and other HR team members
• Assist the AccuWeather talent team by posting job openings, sending offer letters and onboarding paperwork to new hires, along with other recruiting tasks
• Work to enhance the overall onboarding experience for new AccuWeather team members
• Maintain and update key HR documents
• Performs clerical and administrative tasks, including drafting letters, company communications, memos, invoices, reports and other documents
• Schedule meetings, interviews, HR/company events and maintain agendas
• Assist with the planning on company-wide events and meetings
• Maintain both hard and digital copies of team members’ records
• Assist with payroll and ad-hoc HR projects
• Performs office tasks, including ordering departmental supplies and performing basic bookkeeping
• Other duties as assigned 

Job Qualifications

• High school diploma required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to function well in a fast-paced environment
• Extensive knowledge of office administration, clerical procedures and recordkeeping systems
• Demonstrated ability to type a minimum of 50 words per minute
• Extremely proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software with the ability to learn new or updated software
  
  

More About AccuWeather

AccuWeather's innovation-first promise has led to the development of many award-winning and propriety features that are available free to the public, including AccuWeather MinuteCast® Minute by Minute™ forecasts with Superior Accuracy ™, the exclusive AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature, and AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Hurricanes, among many other revolutionary products for the greater safety, convenience and comfort of our users. Further, AccuWeather serves more than half of the Fortune 500 and thousands of other businesses in the U.S. and globally.

Dr. Joel N. Myers, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, established AccuWeather in 1962 and is considered the “father of modern commercial meteorology.” Dr. Myers, a leading creative thinker and visionary, has been named “the most accurate man in weather” by The New York Times and one of the top entrepreneurs in American history by Entrepreneur’s Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

AccuWeather is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEO is the Law poster here and its supplement here. The pay transparency policy is available here. 

AccuWeather is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to human.resources@accuweather.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.