• Institutes proactive measures to strengthen the recruitment process and retain valuable employees for openings • Executes in-depth kick-off meetings with hiring managers identifying strengths, skills and characteristics required to design a strategy for recruiting well matched candidates • Proactively creates and maintains a pipeline by sourcing both passive and active candidates, performs internet sourcing and follows up on associate referrals• Travels nationally to source, interview and oversee account management and special projects• Keeps hiring managers informed of progress during the course of a search by conducting briefings, also assists with decision making by participating in candidate evaluation meetings • Utilizes knowledge of ATS software to effectively mine candidates whose skills and experience specifically match job description requirements• Coordinates and participates in offsite job fairs, travels to various corporate sponsored career events• Engages and educates candidates on the benefits of job opportunities and company culture• Adds insights and expertise to projects enhancing the on-boarding and retention strategies• Moves candidates forward in the hiring process after partnering with investigative services agency to obtain results of drug testing and background checks

• Partnered collaboratively with hiring managers gaining a thorough understanding of hiring requirements• Kept candidates engaged and informed throughout the selection/hiring process• Traveled both coasts performing high-volume recruitment while building a pipeline for continued company growth• Oversaw, audited and approved payroll for 1500+ employees

• Managed and mentored a staff of 10, performed extensive recruiting at peak seasons, on-boarded and trained new employees, created weekly schedules for all store personnel• Implemented HR guidelines, managed employee relations

• Performed full-cycle recruitment including advertising, sourcing, screening, interviewing through offer and close Gained a solid understanding of the art world to successfully recruit talented creative