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Kitchener, On, Ca

Kitchener, Ontario, Ca

• Project lead on new HRMS implementation, including sourcing of an appropriate system, coordination of system build with program developers and internal users, and training of all staff members once the system was launched.• Provides consultation in areas of talent acquisition, talent management, policies/procedures, employee relations, and employee engagement and retention initiatives.• Designs and implements organizational tools and programs to support employee engagement, change management and team effectiveness.• Manages the employee engagement survey process, assesses trends, gaps, and outcomes and partners with cross-functional teams to create action plans.• Contributes to a safe and healthy work environment (hosts quarterly cross-departmental Safety Council meetings, performs occupational health and safety audits, collaborative curator of organization's DEI initiatives, design of onboarding processes and orientation facilitation)

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

Responsible for;• Full cycle recruitment initiatives: job description composition and posting, gathering applications, screening resumes, conducting prescreening phone interviews, participating in interviewing activities (schedule coordination, question design, interview debrief), preparing and presenting employee offers, performing employee orientation and onboarding activities, establishing and maintaining electronic personnel files on the BambooHR platform.• Administration of company payroll and benefits plan.• Point of contact for general HR inquiries related, but not limited to: health & safety, income tax, leadership tactics, communication strategies.

Brookfield, Wi, Us

Bringing People Together - Building Stronger Communities• Project Management / Team Coordination / Recruiting: Team Lead for production of 3 individual monthly magazines including: sales to keep them in print, editorial brainstorming, finding of front cover families, gathering and approval of ads from sponsoring businesses, gathering of resident content submissions. Each magazine had a different team that consisted of a Content Coordinator, a Graphic Designer, and a Photographer, plus all of the resident readers and business owners who contributed content each month.• Brand Ambassador / Networking: Consistent outreach to and interaction with community-oriented initiatives including local BIA's, charity/fundraising events, neighbourhood social groups, and business networking groups.• Peer Leadership: Mentor, Trainer, and general motivational sounding boarding for fellow Publishers. Included active collaboration in setting attainable business/personal goals and building effective plans to meet them.• Business Development / Sponsorship /Sales: Prospect (cold calls, networking, drop-ins) to set appointments and schedule face-to-face (and online remote) presentations with fellow professionals to determine if our publications could be a beneficial communications tool for their businesses.• Advocate for Diversity & Inclusion: I had the privilege in this position of working with an incredibly wide array of personalities. Between business owners who sponsored our pages locally, the team that helped me put the pages together each month, families we interviewed for the front cover, residents who submitted content, the home office team that kept us on track, fellow business professionals in networking groups, and fellow Publishers across North America…every single person had their own story and unique set of circumstances. I never knew who I would get to meet and interact with on any given day, and met some pretty incredible people over the years!

Toronto, On, Ca

• Relationship / Change Management & Collaboration: Including agency interaction, internal collaboration across properties and with Head Office, and significant community engagement. Active member of the property's Health & Safety Committee. • Brand Ambassador: Promoted and supported over 200 national retail brands within two shopping centres• Budget Creation and Management: Accountable for meeting the shopping centre’s business objectives within an expense budget of $700,000 to $1,000,000.• Market Research Analysis: Extensive review of Shopper Intercept, Brand Equity and Shopper Experience research provided CF’s in-house National Strategic Insights team.• Social Media: Participated in a transition from zero social media platforms, to hands on in-property channel management, to collaboration with centralized National Social Media Specialists.

As an Arts Administrator representing various arts organizations and individuals, I worked with founders, individual artists, and Boards of Directors to create long-term strategic Marketing plans as well as one-off promotional and advertising strategies for specific show dates. This included the introduction of social media platforms along with traditional print media marketing and direct mail campaigns to increase overall organizational revenues.Organizations include: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Interim Marketing Director), Guelph Arts Council (Marketing & Communications Consultant), Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (Marketing Manager), The Canadian Stage Company (Promotions Coordinator), River Run Centre Guelph (Box Office Seller)

Certificate In Human Resources Management, School Of Continuing Studies

Bachelor’S Degree, Commerce, Marketing Management

Certified Marketing Director, Marketing

Ontario Graduate Certificate, Arts Administration And Cultural Management (Honours)