University of Northern Colorado

Consultant: Social Media Marketing and Business Development

As a freelance social media manager with over three years of experience as a social media influencer, I specialize in crafting tailored online presences that captivate audiences and drive engagement for businesses across diverse industries. With a keen eye for trends and a passion for storytelling, I offer comprehensive social media management services designed to elevate brands and foster meaningful connections with their target audiences.

Primary Industries:

• Small local retail businesses and online brands
• Food and beverage brands, restaurants, food trucks, etc.

Types of Services Offered:

• Strategic Social Media Planning: Developing customized social media strategies aligned with clients' goals and objectives, ensuring maximum impact and ROI.

• Content Creation and Curation: Crafting compelling and visually stunning content tailored to each platform, including photos, videos, and written copy, to spark conversation and enhance brand visibility.

• Community Engagement: Fostering genuine connections with followers through active engagement, responding to comments and messages promptly, and cultivating a loyal online community.

• Analytics and Performance Tracking: Utilizing data-driven insights to measure campaign effectiveness, identify areas for improvement, and optimize social media efforts for continuous growth.

• Influencer Collaboration: Establishing partnerships with relevant influencers and brand ambassadors to amplify reach and enhance brand credibility.

• Social Media Advertising: Developing and executing targeted advertising campaigns across various platforms to expand reach, drive traffic, and generate leads.

• Ongoing Consultation, Training and Support: Providing ongoing guidance, training and support to clients, staying abreast of industry trends and platform updates to ensure their social media presence remains fresh, relevant, and impactful.

Freelance

Social Media Manager

*Job eliminated due to layoffs

Recruiting Senior & Principal Cloud Sales, Delivery and Solutions Architects for AWS Professional Services.

Key Responsibilities:
• Managed full recruitment cycle and pipeline for Senior & Principal level Cloud Consultants, Delivery and Solutions Architects, Delivery Managers and Engagement Managers, for AWS Professional Services. (Target Industries: Global financial services, high tech, AI/ML, global strategics. Target Candidates: C-suite, President/VP and Director levels.)

• Collaborated with hiring managers and stakeholders to define project objectives, establish KPIs, and track project progress using data analytics, resulting in a 25% increase in overall recruitment project success rates.

• Created and executed a comprehensive recruitment strategy that incorporated data analytics to identify key talent acquisition trends, resulting in a 30% increase in qualified candidate applications and a 15% increase in offers.

• Developed, managed, and presented weekly, monthly and quarterly recruitment updates and reports to internal stakeholders and the executive leadership team.

• Using AWS’s historical recruiting and employment data to uncover gaps, challenges and successes related to diversity hiring practices, implemented new diversity sourcing and hiring methods to ensure equitable hiring across AWS ProServe Leadership Teams.
    
 Key Accomplishments:
• Created and facilitated new Interviewer Calibration Trainings for all of AWS Hiring Managers and Interview Teams resulting in a 70% adoption rate within the first 3 months.

• Created internal resources (wikis) to support both sourcing and hiring teams across the business for highly specialized roles.

• Wrote and presented documents to leadership recruiting teams recommending new and innovative processes and tools to improve
interviewing and hiring processes as well as candidate experience.

• Lead trainings on new workflow processes within ProServe for sourcers and recruiters.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Sr. Recruiter, Leadership- Professional Services

• Develop and deploy recruiting plans, programs, policies, and procedures, ensuring human resources support activities are aligned with the overall business strategy and culture.

• Recruit, train and manage contract team members. 

• Partner with hiring managers to determine staffing needs and ensure that requisitions are tied to vacant position and aligned with budget.

• Create initial job requisitions ensuring the requisition is approved and posted to applicant tracking system. 

• Serve as an expert for recruiting and sourcing candidates.

• Develop advertising programs (internal and external) to ensure high visibility with potential candidates.

• Manage internal transfer process, including screening, coordination of interviews with hiring manager, transfer offer letters, etc.

• Work with hiring managers to ensure compliance with all federal/state laws and regulations, including affirmative action plan compliance.

• Manage the building and implementation of new applicant tracking system (ATS.)

• Maintain memberships and affiliations with trade/professional organizations related to industry.

• Develop, manage and present Recruiting reports and updates to stakeholders and leadership team.

Aurora Mental Health Center

Recruiting Lead

For over 40 years, Communications Service for the Deaf has been working hard to create opportunities that foster Deaf success in the workplace. 

As the Business Engagement Manager, I am responsible for the development and cultivation of employer partner relationships for CSD Neighborhood. I am also responsible for leading the design and implementation of employer focused service lines and workplace solutions for CSD Works' Career Center. 

My primary focus is on consulting and providing strategic support to employers.
My number one objective is to be a resource for the employers I work with. I help prepare, support and connect great companies with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing job seeker community!  

Let's connect!
If you are an employer looking for support in cultivating your deaf inclusion initiatives or have questions about building a deaf workforce, send me a message!

Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD)

Business Engagement Manager (Recruiting & Employment)

Full cycle recruitment for IT Services and Engineering teams at Indeed.com. 

Typical Skills Sets:
IT Services - IT Helpdesk, entry-level techs to global managers
Data Engineers & Architects
Security Analysts and Engineers - Network Security, Application Security
Database Engineers
Search Quality  
Network Engineers and Architects
Systems Engineers

Indeed.com

Technical Recruiter, Talent Attraction

Full cycle recruitment for all sales roles at Indeed. (Entry, Mid-level, Director and Global Director level)

Typical Skills Sets:
Inside Sales (Indeed.com, Indeed Prime)
National Sales (outside & enterprise sales for Indeed Prime) 
Sales Enablement
Sales Effectiveness
Sales Training 
Sales Analysts
And more...

Sr. Sales Recruiter, Talent Attraction

Supporting and preparing employers to meet their talent acquisition goals and initiatives using effective, creative and cost-saving solutions. 

Customized Talent Acquisition Consulting Services include (but are not limited to):

• TA strategy, high volume recruiting and recruitment process scaling, company culture, diversity and inclusion, etc.

• People Operations Accessibility Auditing (Application process, employee training and development resources/tools, new hire/onboarding processes and materials)

• Disability employment strategy and best practices (recruiting process, providing accessibility and accommodations, employee advocacy programs, HR policy/compliance- ADA, EOE, etc..)

• Implementing recruiting tools and programs. Evaluating and recommending applicant tracking systems and TA resources (support with migration, adoption, testing and launching). Building and restructuring policies and procedures.

• Employer Readiness Training
   
Sample Topics: 
      "Identifying Unconscious Bias"
      "Inclusion Innovation and Thought Diversity"          
      "Interview Effectiveness"
      "Talent Attraction Process Improvement"
      "Tapping Into Unique Talent Pools"
      "Hiring Manager Calibration"
      "Starting Employee Resource Groups"
      "Navigating Change Management"

Talent Acquisition Strategy - Consulting

Freelance Recruitment Consultant

Created, owned and improved all aspects of the sales recruiting process, tools and strategy to drive higher candidate conversion rates, lower churn and execute a superior candidate experience in a fast paced startup environment.

● Responsible for growing the inside sales team by 43% in less than 6 months.
● Developed and implemented day-­to­-day recruiting operations and related programs including creative sourcing plans to attract top sales talent in a highly competitive talent pool.
● Identified local and national employment branding opportunities and partnered with Marketing on improving career/company culture content for OBE website, Glassdoor & LinkedIn profiles.
● Developed new social media recruiting strategy, employment brand initiatives & boosted employee referral program by integrating with two new sources/tools, Jobvite and LinkedIn.
● Implemented back and front end systems/tools including integrating company’s first applicant tracking system.
● Managed and planned annual recruiting budget.
● Responsible for all recruiting related vendor management, including shopping new sources, executing new contracts and annual contract renewal negotiations.
● Defined, developed and reported monthly/quarterly recruiting metrics to analyze and strategize around recruiting spend.
● Provided interview training and initial HR compliance training to all hiring managers and senior leadership prior to hiring and internal HR Manager.
● Sourced, screened and assisted in hiring the first internal HR Manager in order to bring all HR functions in-­house. (HR Manager was awarded 2014 “Employee of the Year” by VP of Finance)
● Created the first Culture Committee. Engaged employees to develop community outreach, define company core values and evangelize importance of great company culture.
● Created and implemented the first company wide monthly employee recognition program “United
Engineation” aka “The Branndy’s”.

OutboundEngine

Recruiting Manager

Hired as part of a small specialized team (ERCD) created alongside an initiative to improve the Google Employee Referral process and candidate experience by maximizing the exposure of exceptional employee referred talent to various internal business channels. 
(Primary partnership: Marketing)

●Responsible for managing relationships with employee referred candidates across multiple departments to help connect them to the appropriate roles, recruiters and hiring managers 

●Understand cross-functional hiring needs and role specifications for over 40 rotating  Marketing roles at Google

●Review all inbound ER applications (over 300-400 per week) for skill level and qualifications

●Maintain an active pipeline of over 200 employee referred candidates to fill roles cross-functionally through Google’s various business channels 

●Proactively source employee referred candidates within the Google ATS (GHIRE) for high priority requisitions

●Conduct initial in depth phone interview to assess skills and relevancy for the role candidate was referred to as well as assess potential fit for alternate opportunities/roles within various Google business channels 

●Actively share and present ER candidates to teams outside of the ERCD partnerships to help sell highly qualified ER candidates cross-departmentally 

●Partner closely with recruiters, hiring mangers and department heads to understand functional  hiring needs, role specifications and search requirements

Google

Employee Referral Candidate Development

Build market position and acquire new business by locating, developing, servicing, supporting and 
generating new accounts and maintaining existing accounts. Client-facing sales professional 
tasked to create and maintain a business plan utilizing CRM to target new accounts within 
a mapped territory and calendar. 

●Consistently increased revenue through the generation of new business

●Produced viable requisitions from new and inactive accounts while tracking and moving 
opportunities through the sales funnel

● High volume cold calling, both in ­person and via telephone to set up new business meetings

● Met with new and existing clients regularly to build lasting relationships and explore new opportunities

● Held 5-10 new client meetings per week

● Conducted 10­-15 meetings or business development lunches per week

● Scheduled 25 out of office events with clients per month

● Regularly attended professional networking events

● Effectively utilized electronic media such as social networking tools and promotional sales 
techniques to develop new opportunities

● Produced reports and presentations to communicate weekly, monthly and quarterly goals

Volt Workforce Solutions

Business Development Manager

Responsible for full cycle recruiting for sales, client service, marketing, HR and quality assurance openings throughout the organization. Partner with managers to respond to hiring needs. Identify candidates through established and newly identified channels. Deliver excellent customer service and responsive communication with internal business groups and hiring managers.

● Responsible for fully staffing the newest Yodle Department of Sales Development professionals; Grew Team from 5 to 50 in 5 months

● Placement of 15­25 candidates every four weeks.

● Placed over 150 candidates in Sales/MKT/CS in a 6 month period.

● Responsible for identifying and pre-screening of candidates to fill open requisitions in a call center
environment for Client Services, Account Managers, Marketing Analysts, Inside Sales Reps, Quality
Assurance and more

● Responsible for all correspondence between the company and the candidate from identifying talent to initial offer

● Conduct all 1st round interviews for inside sales.

● Created all new employee handbooks and new hire paperwork as well as creating and updating all new hire HR files

● Implementing and assisting in training team on Jobvite ATS to manage candidate volume

● Administer and analyze behavioral profiles on candidates using OMS

● Created job postings for multiple boards including writing all HTML coded ads

● Responsible for creating staffing/candidate prep materials such as job descriptions, scripts and technical and aptitude test selection and purchasing

Kylie B.