Welcome!
Thanks for visiting my little slice of the internet! I’ve been cultivating a people-first agency experience in advertising, marketing and design for over ten years. What I enjoy most about my profession is the opportunity to build teams, grow companies, and improve the day-to-day work experience of my colleagues. I’ve been lucky enough to partner with industry leaders in New England-based agencies so we can build the kind of creative community that leads with empathy and humanity.
Objective
Collaborative people person who develops culture through communication, creativity, and transparency. Trusted colleague to employees at all levels within organizations. Experienced in strategic thinking for a diverse, inclusive, and empathetic workplace.
Experience
829 Studios, HR Manager
July 2020 - Present
People strategist and talent acquisition lead for integrated, full-service, Digital Marketing Agency. Managing all people needs and recruiting operations during high-growth phase. Doubled the size of the company from 65 to 160 full-time employees and led Covid-19 hybrid work communication and planning. Implemented and owned remote onboarding process. Strategic partner to co-founders, department directors, and stakeholders defining key hiring needs based on company growth. Recruiting areas of focus: Web and Marketing Design, UX/UI, Dev, Client Success, Production, Account and Project Management, SEO, Paid Search, Paid and Organic Social, Inbound and Email Automation, Content/Copywriting, and E-Comm.
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Fair FOlk, Manager, People and Operations
March 2019 - March 2020
Established the People Ops function at Fair Folk. Responsible for recruiting, hiring, payroll, benefits administration, conflict resolution, team-building and employee experience. Managed invoicing and bookkeeping through QuickBooks. Full-service creative agency manager who partnered with creative team to produce photo/video shoots for brand campaigns, social, web, and seasonal catalogs. Responsible for managing budgets, location research/scouting/booking, scheduling and negotiating rates for models, photographers and crew. Managed contractor relationship for office space and photo studio buildout.
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Toth+Co, HR Manager
January 2017 - March 2019
Lead full scope of company recruitment process using ATS - from job description development, screening, sourcing and interview cycle to offer negotiations and hiring. Responsible for culture-building initiatives, employee relations, staffing and retention, benefits selection, handbook design, implementation, policy development, and compensation bench-marking. Worked with Executive Team to staff IT, Ops, Account/Project Management, and Creative departments. Assisted producer with all pre-production-related needs from travel to craft services. Assisted COO with buildout of two office spaces and organized office moves from Boston, MA to Cambridge, MA and Cambridge, MA to Concord, MA.
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Toth+co, Office manager and HR Assistant
September 2011 - December 2016
Assisted with planning and execution of benefits enrollment, company-wide meetings, team-building events, holiday parties, and celebrations. Maintained accurate personnel files, records, and documentation. Responsible for booking travel, cultivating and maintaining vendor relationships including HVAC, professional cleaning services, and property management. Reduced office supply spend by 45%. Trusted executive assistant to Founder, Mike Toth. Operated as in-house chef responsible for managing kitchen inventory, executing client and company meals and events.
Skills
Collaborative partner passionate about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Relationship Building
Employee Relations
Creative Problem-Solving
Talent Acquisition and Management
Full-Cycle Recruiting
Creative and Technical Talent Acquisition
Professional Development
Budget Management
Mentoring & Coaching
Project Management
Benefits Administration - PFMLA, Parental Leave, PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, Life, and 401(k)
HRIS and Recruiting Tools: Zenefits, JustWorks, BambooHR, JazzHR, LinkedIn, Indeed, ZipRecruiter
Accounting Software: Quickbooks
Tools: ClickUp, Trainual, Wrike, Dropbox, 1Password, Slack, ActiveCollab, ZenDesk, iWork Suite, Office Suite, some Adobe Photoshop and InDesign.
Recs
Podcasts: Call Your Girlfriend, Dolly Parton’s America, Oh, Hello: the P’dcast, The Ballad of Billy Balls, and Desert Island Discs.