James Bean 🏳️‍🌈 Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, Us

To learn more about career opportunities at Nutrafol, visit: https://boards.greenhouse.io/nutrafol• Designed, developed, and implemented successful recruitment processes, scaling the company from 115 to 300 employees in 2.5 years• Manage 3 recruitment team members, including training, mentoring and professional development• Create and lead interview training for employees to ensure best practices during the hiring process• Developed comprehensive processes for new hires and optimized onboarding effectiveness, lowering employee turnover by 15%• Assisted with the implementation of Greenhouse ATS, reducing time-to-fill, while improving the on-boarding experience for new hires and managers• Partnered with our team to develop and launch BuiltIn employer profile, spotlight articles and interviews, resulting in a 15% increase in applications and improving overall engagement and employer branding initiatives

New York, Ny, Us

•Managed recruiting across the agency for Creative, Software Engineering, CRM, Account and Project Management•Oversaw Lever ATS, managed updates and enhancements and overall rollout of functionality•Created a LinkedIn Life page, including the assets to showcase the Barrel culture, core values and DE&I mission•Built a job description library and updated job descriptions to reflect consistency in roles •Created and led interview training for team members

New York, Ny, Us

Freelance Sr. Recruiter @ Initiative - provided recruiting support for NYC and LA offices, hiring for T-Mobile and Amazon accounts

Wilmington, De, Us

Florida Field Organizer on the Biden/Harris campaign

Nashville, Tn, Us

*Layoff due to COVID-19•Led recruitment across the agency for Creative, Interactive Development (React, C#, WordPress, QA, Systems Engineering), Strategy, Account Management and Media - Traditional/Digital/PR & Social•Managed the interview process, candidate travel, offers and relocations, and on-boarding of new hires•Oversaw the maintenance of the company careers page in WordPress and our ATS - BambooHR•Managed social presence on Glassdoor and Indeed; partnered with our PR/Social Media team to create creative assets for social channels, raising employer brand awareness by 12% over the course of 6 months

Knoxville, Tn, Us

•Recruited as the first Talent/HR hire for the agency, managing full-cycle recruiting across Creative, Account, Media (Programmatic, Traditional, Paid Social, Integrated Search), Digital Development, Technology, Project Management, Analytics, Social Media, Strategy and Finance across four offices - Knoxville, TN; Charlotte, NC, Nashville, TN and Washington, DC•Grew agency headcount from 230 to 310 employees over the course of a year •Built out the recruiting function, including the implementation of an ATS/HRIS system - BambooHR which streamlined the hiring and on-boarding process, resulting in a 20% faster time-to-hire rate and reduced turnover by 10% in the first year•Oversaw creative resourcing and managed creative freelancers•Designed a new hire orientation program for new employees to welcome them to the agency•Selected swag items for new hires and developed a "Welcome Bag" for visiting candidates •Built an internal job description library, crafting new and existing job descriptions •Managed and oversaw quarterly internship program•Partnered with portfolio schools (VCU Brandcenter, Creative Circus,SCAD, Miami Ad School, Chicago Portfolio School), 4A's, MAIP and General Assembly, reducing to-to-fill by 30 days and increasing diversity hiring initiatives by 10%•Coordinated interviews, managed travel for candidates and offers/relocations for new hires•Created a relocation/housing guide for employees relocating to Knoxville, TN•Resident "party planner" for the agency, planned and executed holiday and new business win parties•Managed and oversaw annual recruiting budget of $500,000•Implemented new sourcing strategies and leveraged industry relationships to attract top talent, which decreased external recruiting fees by $300,000 in the first year

Calabasas, Ca, Us

•Led full cycle recruiting across Software Engineering, Creative, Marketing, eCommerce, Product and Finance•Rolled out new hiring, on-boarding and internal application processes, which improved candidate experience and drove new hire acceptance rate to 90%•Created awareness around employer brand by developing unique content and executed social media recruiting strategies across LinkedIn and Instagram, increasing follower engagement by 20%•Partnered with The Muse to create external company careers page, scheduled and oversaw video and photography shoots with The Muse and employees, managed creative assets, and managed website maintenance•Managed external vendor relationships with Jobvite, LinkedIn, The Muse, Aurico, and recruiting agencies

Clients: FCB-Chicago and Benefitfocus•Managed full-cycle recruiting for Software Engineering, Product, Marketing, Creative, Customer Service, Technology, Talent and Finance departments

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

•Led recruitment for LA, Chicago, NYC, Washington, DC and Atlanta offices; recruited for Account, Production, PR, Strategy, Analytics, Media, Project Management, Broadcast and Technology teams•Successfully hired 80 associates in 12 months, and drove diversity hiring initiatives by 10% in one year•Developed recruitment strategies that integrated social media to engage candidates, including creation and maintenance of a LinkedIn Life page and Twitter account, increasing followers and applicants by 10% in six months•Coordinated and executed industry recruitment events, including SXSW, 4A's, ThinkLA and university recruitment

Milan, Italy, It

•Provided freelance recruiting support for the NY corporate office

Greenwich, Ct, Us

•Performed full-cycle recruiting across creative, tech and non-tech roles for clients in the retail space

New York, Us

•Responsible for managing 10-15 openings in Creative; including sourcing, screening, portfolio review, interviewing and placing top candidates in Design (apparel and graphics), Art Direction, Merchandising, eCommerce, Marketing, Planning, Allocation, Real Estate and PR•Managed the scheduling and logistics of all interviews and candidate travel between candidates and hiring managers •Recruited 20 interns for the Spring 2013 Internship program and managed the on-boarding process for each intern

•Responsible for managing 20 openings, including sourcing, screening, interviewing and placing top-quality candidates in Creative, Design (apparel/footwear), Production, Product Development, Wholesale Sales, District/Regional Managers and Administrative roles •Creatively sourced candidates through social media, job boards, schools and networking •Managed the scheduling and logistics of all interviews between candidates and hiring managers•Prepared new employees for the on-boarding process, including background checks, drug screens, offer letters and new-hire orientation

Metzingen, Baden-Württemberg, De

•Creatively sourced candidates in the NYC and Savannah office for Creative, Marketing, Human Resources, Technology, Buying, Production, and Wholesale Sales departments•Conducted initial phone screens and coordinated interviews•Managed job postings on various job boards•Implemented Smart Recruiters as an applicant tracking system•Maintained weekly recruitment updates to monitor candidate flow and sourcing strategies•Set up a twitter account to promote jobs via social media

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

•Recruiting Consultant supporting Patch.com’s in-house recruiting team - developed candidate pipelines for key geographic and metropolitan areas throughout the US•Recruited Editors and Account Manager candidates for regional and local positions•Conducted phone interviews and submitted candidate assessments

•Assisted the Account Executive with showing Marc Ecko Collection and English Laundry during LA Market/Magic which resulted in $3.5 million in sales •Provided customer service support, issued return authorizations, credit memos and wrote new sales orders for West Coast accounts•Entered future and at-once orders •Organized and tracked samples and created line sheets•Opened and closed the showroom, while maintaining the appearance

Dallas, Tx, Us

*Layoff due to the 2008 recession•Recruited architecture and interior design candidates for client accounts, including JP Morgan Chase, American Express, Morgan Stanley, Chevron and Ford Motor Company•Managed 20 - 40 positions across all US Markets and decreased time to fill by 30 days•Sourced resumes, conducted phone interviews, coordinated interviews with hiring managers and candidates and managed the offer process with new hires•Assisted with the training of a new Recruiter and Recruiting Coordinator

Dublin 2, Ie

•Sourced and recruited candidates for the AIMS Project Management group (skill sets: Java, C++, SAP, Oracle), conducting phone screens and scheduling in-person interviews•Arranged flight and hotel accommodations for candidates

Chicago, Il, Us

•Fielded phone calls regarding benefits, internal transfers and the employment application process•Pre-screened candidates, scheduled candidate interviews and coordinated travel and hotel accommodations•Generated offer letters, processed I-9’s, W-4’s, background checks and direct deposit forms•Attended job fairs to promote career and internship opportunities within the hospital•Coordinated the student nurse externship program with department managers including screening applicants, scheduling interviews, on-boarding nursing students•Hired and trained an HR Reception Coordinator and HR Service Specialist

Tampa, Fl, Us

•Coordinated and supervised four school-based mentoring programs including two pilot programs •Conducted behavioral based interviews and matched 40 students and mentors •Processed volunteer applications, references and background checks

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•AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer at the New Orleans American Red Cross - responded to local disasters, including fires, floods and hurricanes•Provided disaster assessments, case management and relief assistance in the Greater New Orleans area•Supported disaster response during Tropical Storm Isidore and Hurricane Lili, including managing the operation of two storm shelters, while leading volunteer recruitment after both storms