Global Benefits Specialist

Gettyimages

United States

Posted March 27, 2026

Full-time 80000 - 119000 USD per-year-salary

Job Overview

The Human Resources team ensures that every aspect of the employee experience from recruiting to on-boarding, performance and leadership development, culture and inclusion is supported in line with our Leadership Principles by our team and workforce systems and operations.

Who You Are:

Getty Images is looking for a Benefits Specialist for its global benefits team. This role supports and drives our goal to make Getty Images one of the best places to work globally by providing competitive and innovative benefits that are communicated clearly and are easily accessible for our employees.

You will help to deliver outstanding employee engagement through administering benefits and retirement programs, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, retirement and pension schemes. You are detailed oriented and love to organize and drive process efficiencies. You communicate clearly with employees and our vendors to ensure our benefit plans are administered correctly, with strict compliance and that service levels are met.

You are committed to Getty Images’ mission and Leadership Principles and always strive to set a high standard of quality for yourself and the team. You prioritize and respond quickly, deliver efficiently to meet tight expectations, manage your time optimally, maintaining a high degree of confidentiality of our most important asset – our people.

Who You Are:

Your Next Challenge:

Understand the business and employee benefit needs (across various regions) to help drive benefit plan delivery improvements and employee engagement.
Own and constantly look for opportunities to streamline benefits administration processes.
Partner with third-party vendors to optimize service delivery and resolve operational issues.
Monitor plan usage, trends, and employee/vendor issues, recommending improvements as needed.
Own and manage employee inquiries related to claims, eligibility, life events, etc. through full resolution and gather feedback to inform/recommend ongoing improvements.
Collaborate with team members to maintain accurate benefits communications and support open enrollment material development and delivery.
Partner with Human Resources teams to ensure accurate benefit deductions and reporting, including disability pay and country specific leave processes with attention to continuous process and policy improvement.
Execute, or support, multiple administrative compliance activities including internal and external audits, open enrollments and benefit plan renewal activities including determining participant eligibility.
Help to ensure on an ongoing basis all HR Systems benefits configurations are up to date to meet enrollment specifications and vendor data requirements, including all aspects of open enrollment.
Produce reports for, and process invoices to ensure budget and contractual requirements are met.
Assist in other various projects across the whole Human Resources function.

What You'll Need:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent required. Four (4) years of additional work experience in lieu of degree may be considered. Minimum three (3) years of experience in corporate Human Resources or Human Resources consulting, including some benefit administration experience required.
Knowledge of HR systems, benefits, and reporting modules strongly preferred
Excellent organization, written and verbal skills
Good judgment and ability to work autonomously and collaborate with global partners
Ability to prioritize multiple projects and adjust quickly to shifting priorities
Ability to solve problems and introduce process improvements
High awareness and respect for critical and confidential Human Resources data
Ability to build collaborative relationships across HR, vendors, and the broader organization

Nice to Have:

Experience supporting multiple benefits programs (e.g., medical, dental, retirement, leave programs)
Exposure to benefits analysis, cost reviews, or vendor evaluations
Familiarity with the varied global landscape of statutory and supplemental benefits
Experience with Workday
Proficient in Excel

There’s a story in every picture, a narrative in every frame.

We believe in the power of visuals. As a leading visual content creator, our three brands–Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash–offer a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer, whatever their size, location, or budget. Whether the goal is commercial or philanthropic, revenue-generating or society-changing, market-disrupting or headline-driving, our visuals help any brand, business, or organization communicate more effectively with their target audience and urge them to action. In other words, we know how powerful an image or video can be—and that it can move the world.

Working at Getty Images

Our goal is to be one of the best places to work globally, which means we’re dedicated to providing experiences and resources that allow you to do your best work. Foundational to our culture are our Leadership Principles, which are the shared values that guide how we come together to do our work. We raise the bar and collectively bring solutions while exercising trust, transparency, and care. We actively reject biased behavior and are inclusive of different voices, perspectives, and experiences. We focus on our customers and deliver on our commitments and commercial goals.

We foster a collaborative and supportive environment that prioritizes delivering results efficiently and using time wisely, so that all employees can achieve balance between commitments to the company and health and well-being in our lives. We value the importance of rest and recovery ranging from company-paid holidays to time away from work. Our flexible time off policy is above industry standard. We offer premier benefits with options including above-market competitive medical, dental, vision, health plan savings accounts, life and disability plans, global employee assistance programs, legal, pet, home, and auto coverage at preferential group rates and discounts, as well as retirement and financial education and tools. Full-time employees working at least 25 hours per week are eligible for these programs and health benefits on the 1st of the month following their date of hire.

Getty Images Holdings, Inc is a publicly traded company, and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "GETY". You may be eligible to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which allows employees to purchase company stock at a 15% discount to market.

Our employees’ growth, development, belonging, and engagement are important investments. We offer learning experiences ranging from leadership development, diversity and inclusion training, mentoring programs, a high potential program, and professional and skills development. We prioritize staying connected in our hybrid-working world and encourage participation in global morale events and local gatherings, as well as finding community in one or more of our Employee Resource Groups. Learning about our business is paramount, and our open and transparent culture means you’ll have direct access to experts and senior leaders via open forums, all hands, and content hours.

Getty Images believes that diversity is critical to our success in moving the world and is committed to creating an inclusive, mutually respectful environment that celebrates diversity. We seek to hire based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. Getty Images is an equal-opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

Global Benefits Specialist

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