Provided HR leadership to 4 divisions under the THA banner, as well as for The MRKT Co LLC, reporting to the CEO and partners, and an additional business owned by the CEO.

Responsible for the tactical operations of the Human Resources Department serving 130 lives in the parent company and 32 lives in a smaller company outside of Terry Hines, Inc. where the owner is the major shareholder/investor. Report to the Human Resources Manager with a dotted line to the CFO. Liaison to all staff and upper management. Oversee the employee experience through full-cycle recruiting, onboarding, retention and exit. Answer employee questions, directing to the appropriate resources. Assist division heads with job postings, applicant tracking and screening, draft offer letters, collect and organize new employee documentation for contract and full-time, regular staff positions with heavy turnover. Manage employee data in TriNet and Gusto HRIS, creating digital files as well as maintaining general filing for the department and shared file maintenance. Create Personnel Action Notices regarding changes in employee status to Accounting/Payroll. Create Human Resources reports and analytics. Create exit packages with compliant notices and acknowledgments. Schedule exit interviews. Provide Notary Public services as requested by the owner.

Responsible for the tactical operations of the Human Resources Department serving 130 lives in the parent company and 32 lives in a smaller company outside of Terry Hines, Inc. where the owner is the major shareholder/investor. Report to the Human Resources Manager with a dotted line to the CFO. Liaison to all staff and upper management. Oversee the employee experience through full-cycle recruiting, onboarding, retention and exit. Answer employee questions, directing to the appropriate resources. Assist division heads with job postings, applicant tracking and screening, draft offer letters, collect and organize new employee documentation for contract and full-time, regular staff positions with heavy turnover. Manage employee data in TriNet and Gusto HRIS, creating digital files as well as maintaining general filing for the department and shared file maintenance. Create Personnel Action Notices regarding changes in employee status to Accounting/Payroll. Create Human Resources reports and analytics. Create exit packages with compliant notices and acknowledgments. Schedule exit interviews. Provide Notary Public services as requested by the owner.

Provided administrative support to the Vice President and General Counsel of Business Affairs and support Legal Affairs attorney, Royalty Services department and Licensing department. Coordinated and maintained executive calendars for conference calls and meetings across multiple time zones. Coordinated extensive international and domestic travel for executives and created detailed trip and meeting itineraries and agendas. Prepared and submitted travel and non-travel expense reports. Liaised between all departments (legal, executive, licensing, royalty services, IT) to schedule interdepartmental meetings and joint conference calls with vendors and clients. Covered multiple desks when required, including the President and CEO.

Provided administrative support to the Executive Vice President in charge of TV Animation Business Affairs and support Legal Affairs attorneys (Vice President and Senior Counsel). Drafted nondisclosure agreements, pitch agreements, cover correspondence, managed calendars for meetings and conference calls. Took extensive meeting notes and created meeting minutes for weekly interdepartmental meeting. Provided and tracked talent start paperwork, tracked signature of agreements, arranged for approval of invoices and expense reports, distributed check payments and fully executed agreements internally and externally. Liaised with multiple departments to coordinate meetings and conference calls.

Managed calendaring of meetings and conference calls, handled incoming and outgoing correspondence, tracked signature of agreements, distributed signed agreements and check payments, arranged for approval of invoices and expense reports.

Executive Assistant to an EVP and an SVP in Business and Legal Affairs, Acquisitions and Co-Productions. Calendaring meetings, circulating contracts for signature, tracking and distributing signed agreements,

Assist two partners and five paralegals in maintaining files and documents for PVP and LPS conservatorships. Organized and filed conservatorship documents, as well as estate and trust documents. Assisted in preparing court billing and fee orders, oversaw extensive document tracking and filing. Organized and calendared all alternative dispute resolutions (arbitrations, mediations).

Direct all administrative and support efforts for two partners and one associate in a busy entertainment law firm. Calendared meetings, conference calls, lunches, ordered supplies, handled all incoming and most outgoing phone calls, opened and distributed mail, distributed faxes, did all firm filing and document management.

Provided legal administrative support to two in-house counsel (Sr. Vice President & Associate General Counsel level, Vice President level) during development, production and post-production phases of theatrical motion picture projects, and for marketing and bank and bond procurement prior to production. Directed all administrative and support efforts for in-house counsel during negotiation of international finance and distribution agreements for independent films and for production agreements. Liaise with production company, bonding company and outside counsel in securing needed documentation to complete the process of funding and insuring independent film productions.

Provided high-level legal administrative support to in-house counsel (VP level) during development, production and post-production of theatrical motion picture projects. Performed a variety of key functions, arranged and administered conference calls between in-house and outside counsel and theatrical agents during contractual negotiations. Drafted basic first-draft agreements for writers, directors and actors from deal memos for attorney review. Coordinated and disbursed payments during development and option phases of contracts. Liaised between legal, production and post-production during active film production, and coordinated with contract administration on contractual payments and acquiring payment documentation.

Provided legal administrative support to in-house counsel (Sr. Counsel level) during development, production and post-production phases of theatrical motion picture projects.Directed all administrative and support efforts for in-house counsel during negotiation of international finance and distribution agreements on foreign films and for production finance agreements. Drafted basic agreements for writers and actors, and distributed fully signed agreements to appropriate departments. Liaised with production executives and contract administration regarding execution of documents and contractual payments.