Rachel (Moritz) Valentine Email & Phone Number

Santa Monica, Ca

• Partner closely with senior management on a strategic and tactical level on a variety of HR and business-related initiatives to support effective organizational and operational goals. Provide HR guidance on decisions and execute accordingly. • Collaborate with Legal on employee relations matters including risk mitigation and compliance issues, contract negotiations, and all employment related agreements including severance, release and consultant agreements.• Partner with Compensation to support senior management on salary and bonus strategy, equity allotment, headcount approvals, and the implementation of pay grades, bonus targets, and structured salary bands. • Provide executive coaching to department leaders, offering feedback and advice on employee and organizational issues and effective employee communication, along with providing interpretation of employee survey data. • Work with managers to build career paths for employees, identify opportunities for training, new skill acquisition, and career advancement. Pivotal in training and on-boarding new HR business partners to ensure they are properly integrated into their respective business units. • Advise and influence all levels of the organization on performance management, succession planning, employee retention and engagement, and other aspects of the employee lifecycle.• Act as HR liaison between employee and other HR functions as needed; providing interpretation of HR policies, benefits, practices, and procedures to employees.

Santa Monica, Ca

Santa Monica, Ca

Santa Monica, Ca

Los Angeles, Ca

• Key contributor in growing and restructuring the HR department. Conducted primary in-person interviews for department positions and assisted in the on-boarding process and training of new staff. • Assisted in the interview process by sourcing resumes, presenting potential candidates for positions, conducting primary phone screens, handling heavy scheduling for all Recruitment Managers, and conducting reference and social media checks. • Ran recruitment and employment history statistic reports, updated tracking systems, managed and tracked incoming referrals, kept candidate profiles current, and handled relations with all inquiring candidates. • First point of contact for employee inquiries regarding salary, online timecards, direct deposit, overtime approval process, paid time off, and benefits.

Seattle, Wa / Santa Monica, Ca

- Provide continuous, high quality support to CEO in all aspects of his professional and personal life.- Liaise with executive team as to key meetings; manage schedule, conference attendance, and speaking appearances. Organize high-level conference calls, as well as attendance at board and management meetings and special events.- Assisted in the execution of the company’s bi-coastal launch. Coordinated travel arrangements, rehearsal schedule and meals for company employees and VIP guests. Liaised with head of PR in preparing VIP invitation list, development of invitations, assembling of press kits and marketing materials, attendee gift bags and more.- Track monthly expenses and prepare itemized reports.- Planned two major office relocations: Oversaw site selection, interior design, and equipment and furniture setup without interruption in office operations. Provided guidance and completion on tasks regarding building and budgeting restrictions, and insurance regulations.- Coordinate all domestic and international travel arrangements including flights, hotel stays and ground transportation. Managed airline and hotel mileage programs and negotiated corporate rates for the company. - Responsible for managing commercial rental properties, and correspondence with business partners, accountants and real estate agents.

Seattle, Wa

- Provided administrative support including, managing telephone systems, greeting guests, scheduling meetings, managing data base, and filing and maintaining office records.- Completed weekly research, reporting, and information management for business-development efforts. On site client interaction. - Served as a communication liaison between local and corporate office. Provided advice, assistance, and follow-up on company policies, procedures, and documentation to company executives at the corporate office. - Prepared weekly payroll and expense reports, oversaw office budget, and credit card reconciliations.- Administered and explained benefits to employees, managed tax forms and Paid Time Off scheduling, and provided on-the-job training to new employees.- Coordinated and oversaw monthly networking events. Controlled inventory of marketing materials.- Supervised and edited company job postings. Conducted primary phone screens and managed applicant lifecycle process.

Salem, Or

- Conducted personal interviews with students visiting Willamette University. - Acted as student spokesperson for “You University TV” – an online college recruitment tool. Led student and parent panel discussions, and spoke at professional conferences.- Served as a liaison to area high schools. Facilitated small group presentations for students and parents about the college admission process. - Served as primary contact person for prospective students. Communication was maintained through letters, emails, and phone calls.- Promoted from intern to paid staff member.