Jul 2021 – Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom

• Hired Designers and Artists globally for Instagram, WhatsApp, Reality Labs, Facebook, Spark AR, Oculus, Social Impact, Workplace, Messenger, Monetization, Shops, Integrity, Infrastructure and more.
• Locations include in-office in London, Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, Singapore, Tokyo, Zurich, Seoul & Lagos. We also offer remote working from the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, & Sweden. (Also helped make key US hires.)
• Roles I recruit for include Design Leadership, Senior to Principal/Staff level Product Designer, Creative Director, AR/VR Designer, Product Manager, User Experience Researcher, Content Designer, Design Program Manager, Art Lead, Technical Artist, 3D Artist, Animator, Pipeline/Rigger, Prototyper and more.

Jan 2019 – Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Drove strategy for design hiring for the site whilst partnering with business leadership, branding, events, diversity champions, and doing hands-on recruitment.

Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 · 2 yrs · London, United Kingdom

• Built & led recruitment teams in London, Dublin & Tel Aviv, hiring for product design, product management, UX research, content strategy, design program management & customer immersion.

Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 · 2 yrs · London, United Kingdom

• First design recruiter outside of the US for Facebook. As part of product landing team, was the sole owner for design hiring across London & Tel Aviv, our first sites outside the US to ship products. Created interview and hiring processes from scratch for Product Design, Content Strategy & UX Research. Hired first 75+ designers for EMEA, as well as key leadership & US hires.

Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 · 2 yrs · Philadelphia, PA

• Built and managed client relationships for Experience Design consultancy with expertise in research, design, technology, media and business. Worked with for-profit and non-profit clients in the US.
• Areas of specialty include user experience research, data visualization, complex transactional systems, user engagement, and designing within complex legal/regulatory environments. Hands-on recruiting as needed to fulfill the requirements of our SOW.

Jan 2006 – Jan 2013 · 7 yrs

• Built Creative Staffing Practice from scratch for this boutique IT staffing firm. Specializing in User Experience Design, Visual Design and User Interface Development roles, this team was one of the first of its kind in Philadelphia and we became sought-after nationally for deep expertise in UX hiring. Served both for profit and non-profit clients.
• Also developed recruiting aptitude for hardcore IT, including middle and back-end Development, Database Architecture, Business Analysis, Project Management and Quality Assurance.

Jan 2003 – Jan 2006 · 3 yrs

• Led Museum fundraising team to engage more members and deepen the experience of current members by connecting them with the Museum collection and special exhibitions.

Jan 2003 – Jan 2003 · 0 mo · Greater New Orleans Region

• Raised awareness, funds and lagniappe for BRAVO (Ballet Resource and Volunteer Organization). Facilitated educational programming for 7 Center for Dance sites in partnership with the New Orleans Recreation Department.

Jan 2002 – Jan 2002 · 0 mo

• Researched and developed funding sources for the Cultural Programs of the City of Philadelphia.

Jan 2002 – Jan 2002 · 0 mo

• As part of Masters work, was hired as a research consultant on Philadelphia's theatre audience demographics. Created survey tool, conducted surveys & reported back on findings over a 6 month period.