Human Resources Generalist

Simantel is a strategic marketing agency with over four decades of experience in building meaningful relationships between brands and their audiences. With a team of 150+ professionals spread across 23 states, Simantel delivers creative and effective solutions for business challenges. Our collaboration-driven approach, both online and offline, ensures customer success on a national and global scale. Committed to excellence, we strive to meet clients’ needs while consistently exceeding their expectations.

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Salary Range: $60,000 - $90,000 annually

Apply by: February 25, 2026

Location: Hybrid/local position. Must work in Peoria, IL office Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday with the option to work from home Monday and Friday.

The Human Resources Generalist (HRG) is a role responsible for supporting the agency’s people operations with a primary focus on HR Generalist responsibilities, while also owning and executing full cycle recruiting and workforce coordination efforts.

This role serves as a key partner to the Head of HR and works closely with the HR and Operations Team to ensure HR processes are accurate, compliant, well-coordinated, and scalable. The Human Resources Generalist acts as a trusted resource for employees, managers, and candidates, delivering a consistent, detail-driven, and people-first experience across the employee lifecycle.

• Manage the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, employee changes, and offboarding.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for employee relations and HR-related inquiries.
• Own and maintain employee data, records, and documentation within the HRIS.
• Support and administer employee benefits in partnership with payroll and vendors.
• Manage HR policy development, updates, and ongoing compliance efforts.
• Manage the performance review and employee development processes.
• Partner with leadership on employee engagement, retention, and culture initiatives.
• Stay current on HR laws, regulations, and best practices across all states of employment.
• Assist with training and development as needed.
• Provide operational, administrative, and project support to the Head of HR.
• Own and execute full cycle recruiting for assigned roles, from intake through offer.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements, priorities, and timelines.
• Coordinate job postings, sourcing, screening, interviews, and candidate communications.
• Maintain accurate and compliant recruiting records in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Build and maintain proactive candidate pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Lead the Simantel Internship Program, offered year-round.
• Manage college and university relations, including job postings, career fairs, and ongoing outreach.
• Collaborate with the HR Operations Team to ensure smooth onboarding transitions.
• Track hiring activity and provide regular updates and insights to HR leadership.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve recruiting efficiency and candidate experience.

• 3+ years of work experience performing professional-level human resources duties.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills.
• Highly motivated, self‑starter mindset with strong ownership of work.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive HR matters with discretion.
• Clear, professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Solutions-oriented approach with the ability to anticipate needs.
• Comfort balancing hands‑on execution with thoughtful process improvement.
• Ability to learn, adopt, and consistently use HR systems and tools.
• Professional presence and positive approach when working with employees, leaders, and candidates.
• Availability to support occasional before or after core-hour events (less than 10%).
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management (preferred).
• Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (e.g., ).
• Experience with HRIS (e.g., Paycom).
• Experience with employee benefits/insurance (the more the better).
• Experience with Linked In recruiting.
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