Amanda Preston Email & Phone Number

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

New York, Ny, Us

The Kaplan Student Brand Ambassador program is an elite and competitive program with teams on campuses across the US and Canada. Our Student Brand Ambassadors are responsible for managing Kaplan's brand image and positive word of mouth at the collegiate level with an emphasis on leadership, presentation skills, networking, and social media advocacy.As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, I source and recruit talented and well networked students on campuses. I am focused on the Candidate's experience and cross collaborate with hiring managers, hiring support and colleagues to hire the best candidates and continuously strategize innovative ways to acquire talent.

New York, Ny, Us

• Responsible for sourcing, identifying and recruiting top talent candidates to teach for Kaplan through social and professional networking, utilizing CareerBuilder, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, and any additional resume/candidate profile database searches to identify and source candidates.• Advertised and maintained open positions on job boards, blogs, forums, social media sites, etc. to generate awareness and candidate flow. • Utilized Workday to review resumes, manage and track candidates and requisitions • Strategized and developed creative sources of reaching passive candidate pools including collaborating with regional, local, and national partners to increase brand visibility via sourcing, email, and social media. • Territory included Metro Chicago and Suburbs, New Jersey, and Alabama. Maintained personalized communication with healthy candidate pipeline. • Created and led Professional Development sessions for Faculty Recruitment Team, to drive focus on Candidate Experience and networking.

New York, Ny, Us

•Identified and built relationships with key stakeholders across my territory to increase brand awareness, business opportunities and revenue YOY while estimating and exceeding client's needs and asks. • Grew business and revenue YOY, generating revenue of 2 million in my territory across 7 products. • Analyzed risks and potentials to make strategic decisions regarding high volume events, new growth opportunities and securing institutional partnerships. • Hired, trained and managed a team of Campus Representatives who assisted in event execution and lead generation. • Created, Managed and Hosted "Knowledge College" -a monthly series on all in training across our business to 70+ field employees. • Nominated for a Kaplan Way Award in 2015, 2016, and 2017.

New York, Ny, Us

• Responsible for all marketing, sales, event, and relationship development/management at over 20 public and private campuses in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.• Grew 2013 business by 6% vs. previous year, generating a revenue of over 1 million in my territory. In 2014, outperformed region and company sales targets by 115% in Q1 and 105% in Q3, as well as lead generation goals by 115% in Q1, 127% in Q2, and 103% in Q4.• Planned, managed, and executed high volume promotional events to promote brand awareness, strategically identify new growth opportunities, and to cultivate and nurture high level networking relationships.• Prospected and established key relationships of influential departments, advisors, and organizations to promote Kaplan and secure partnerships dealing with exclusivity and high volume profit. • Awarded MVP of Midwest Business Developers in 2013 and 2014.

Washington, Dc, Us

Responsible for recruitment, enrollment, and outreach networking in 22 counties in Kentucky, recruiting for 7 residential Job Corps Campuses.Recognized nationally and regionally as a top performer achieving 131.4% of female student goal and 111.3% of total student enrollment goal.While in the role, I increased program awareness by effective marketing through development and management of business relationships, resulting in 176 new referral sources. I also conceptualized and implemented a program awareness campaign to benefit the state of Kentucky recruitment efforts through media, including televised appearances, written media interviews, and public speaking opportunities.