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Moscow, Russia

CGF is the leading visual effects and animation studio in Russia, with a team of over 300 professionals. We specialize in creating visual effects, character development, animation, color correction, and high-tech IT solutions.In my role as Head of the Project Enhancement Department, I focus on recruiting and building high-performing teams that accelerate project timelines and boost productivity. By strategically organizing new teams, we not only enhance the speed of task completion but also increase our capacity to take on additional projects, thereby driving profitability without overburdening our core staff. This approach supports business growth, optimizes processes, and provides flexibility in resource management, enabling the company to achieve a balance between exceptional quality and revenue expansion.Key Achievements: 1. Restructured teams to leverage their strengths and enhance internal collaboration, resulting in increased productivity and a significant reduction in employee turnover. This strengthened the company's resilience and flexibility.2. Conducted a thorough market analysis and successfully justified a rate increase, enabling the recruitment of high-caliber professionals and improving the quality and speed of key task execution.3. Collaborated with technical leaders to develop and implement a project management strategy that boosted overall productivity and reduced overtime costs by 20%. The strategy included a flexible freelance system, allowing for immediate adaptation to peak workloads without delays.4. Led the development and implementation of a performance evaluation system based on key metrics aligned with the organization’s strategic goals. This ensured transparency in results and supported decision-making at all levels.5. As a result of team reorganization and the implementation of these initiatives, the company's profitability has already increased by 2%, demonstrating the effectiveness of the measures taken.

As the founder of a recruitment agency specializing in IT, VFX, animation, and the gaming industry, I actively drove business development by exploring new growth opportunities, forging strategic partnerships, and expanding our client base. My primary focus was on building long-term, robust relationships with clients, deeply understanding their unique needs, and delivering tailored solutions. I fostered a culture of collaboration, innovation, and professional growth, while providing mentorship and support to my team. I managed budgeting, financial planning, and performance monitoring to ensure sustainable and effective operations. Additionally, I personally handled the recruitment and attraction of top-tier talent for our clients, ensuring the highest standards in talent acquisition.Main achievements:1. Revenue Growth: Achieved a 30% increase in annual revenue at 2021 through targeted business development initiatives and client expansion strategies2. Talent Acquisition Excellence: Established a reputation for excellence in talent acquisition, resulting in a 25% increase in client satisfaction and retention rates3. Head-hunting: Successfully headhunted and placed a highly sought-after executives and senior specialists for many IT, CG, Animation, GameDev companies within very short timeframesTop clients: Sber, Huawei, Social Links, Sperasoft, Mundfish, Soyuzmultfilm etc.P.S.: Unfortunately, the current political situation has impacted the agency’s operations, leading to its suspension for an indefinite period.

CGF is the leading visual effects and animation studio in Russia, with a team of over 300 professionals. We specialize in creating visual effects, character development, animation, color correction, and high-tech IT solutions.I was responsible for CGF Studio's recruitment function, including HR brand tasks. Worked with the CEO, Joint Heads of Production, Head of Production Operations. In 2019 I quit in-house position and became a Recruitment Advisor.Main achievements:1. Spearheaded the optimization of recruitment processes resulting in a significant reduction in time-to-hire. Through streamlining sourcing strategies, enhancing candidate screening methods, and implementing efficient interview scheduling, we successfully expedited the recruitment cycle while maintaining the quality of hires.2. Delivered studio growth from 150 to 200+ CG, IT and back-office specialists.

I started my career path in this company, that provides Career Consulting and Executive Search services, as a Senior Recruiting Specialist and continued it as a Head of Executive Search Department. I was responsible for executing C- and B-level recruitment across international territories for Facebook, Booking.com, AliExpress, Airbnb, SAP, Rakuten, Mail.ru Group, N26, Microsoft, Game Insight, Rambler, Sberbank, SkyEng etc.Main achievements:1. CEO, Social Links2. Head of Design, Pure3. Head of Finance and Cinematic Director, Mundfish4. CTO, Igoods5. CPO, Hearst Shkulev6. CMO and DWH Architect, Skyeng

Moscow

PAROVOZ Animation Studio produces animated series and feature films. PAROVOZ is famous for such series as “Be-be-bears”, “Paper Tales”, “Magic Lantern”, “Leo and Tig”, “Fantasy Patrol”, “Heroes of Envell”, “Woodventures”.I managed the hiring, on-boarding and ongoing development of the studio crew at all levels including performance reviews, contract extensions and salary reviews.

RATPACK Production Company was founded in 2012. The team has more than 10 years of experience. During 2014-2017 we have produced five prime-time tv shows as well as several pilots and commercials. Company’s preferred line of activity is a development and production of the television content.My main responsibilities were:- Scheduling- Scope monitoring- Resources planning- Coordinators supervision & training- Risk assessment & problem solving- Assistance to Executive ProducerI worked on these TV-series:- CHERNOBYL. EXCLUSION ZONE [season 2] (2017)- STONE JUNGLE LAW [season 2] (2017)