Jan 2024 – Feb 2024 · 1 mo · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · Remote

• Duolingo is the world’s most popular way to learn a language. Our mission is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. Our global team works together to make language learning fun, free, and effective for anyone who wants to learn, wherever they are.
• As a Technical Recruiter, I supported recruitment efforts across multiple Engineering and Product teams. My responsibilities included:
• Partner with hiring managers to understand their specific needs in hiring top talent for Duolingo
• Strategically utilize LinkedIn, SeekOut, GitHub, networking, and other research methods to source passive candidates
• Develop creative talent strategies and ensure a strong and diverse pipeline of candidates, leveraging sourcing, referrals, and applicants
• Initiate phone screens with applicants, referrals, internal networks, and other interested candidates
• Evaluate and make judicious decisions on a candidate's skill set for a requisition and fit within the engineering and product organizations
• Analyze the total addressable market for technical roles and assess gaps in representation at the top of the funnel to build a sourcing strategy to fill those gaps

Apr 2022 – Dec 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · Remote

• Phoenix Labs makes games because games have the power to bring people together. The studio was founded in 2014 to create a place where diverse teams of people could come together to build deep, multiplayer games. In May 2019, Dauntless was launched where players can battle Behemoths, craft powerful weapons, and forge their legend in the Shattered Isles. It was the first game ever to launch with true crossplay and cross-progression. In September 2023, Fae Farm was launched where players can enjoy a magic-infused farm sim and create their own cozy home in the enchanted world of Azoria.
• As the Recruiting Lead for all creative hiring across multiple studios at Phoenix Labs, I was responsible for hiring creative talent for multiple studios across North America. My responsibilities included:
• Manage full-cycle recruiting for multiple, complex searches across several locations (onsite and remote)
• Lead all recruiting efforts for creative hiring across all projects at our various studios
• Partner with the leadership teams and be an extension of their discipline out in the community of developers around the globe
• Proactively identify ways to improve recruiting processes and contribute to projects as needed
• Develop creative talent strategies and ensure a strong and diverse pipeline of candidates, leveraging sourcing, networking, referrals, applicants, and other research methods
• Educate and coach Hiring Managers on how to interview and acquire the best people for their team

Jan 2019 – Apr 2022 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• At Netflix, we want to entertain the world. Whatever your taste, and no matter where you live, we give you access to best-in-class TV series, documentaries, feature films, and games. Our members control what they want to watch, when they want it, in one simple subscription. We’re streaming in more than 30 languages and 190 countries, because great stories can come from anywhere and be loved everywhere. We are the world’s biggest fans of entertainment, and we’re always looking to help you find your next favorite story.
• Responsible for identifying, attracting, and developing Netflix’s team of stunning colleagues
• Partner with hiring managers with their workforce planning and assisting with onboarding plans
• Own the strategy and come up with a recruiting plan at a high volume and fast pace
• Develop creative talent strategies and ensure a strong and diverse pipeline of candidates leveraging sourcing, networking, referrals, applicants, and other research methods
• Partner closely with Hiring Managers to build a strong partnership in order to understand their talent needs
• Source the best candidates and then interview, offer, negotiate, and close
• Use talent market expertise, data, and business acumen to educate and influence Hiring Managers on how to identify and acquire the best talent
• Experience hiring globally (UCAN, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC)

Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr

• Partner directly with Talent Acquisition leaders to form a consultative relationship with hiring managers to understand their specific needs in hiring top executive talent
• Experience owning requisitions full-cycle (source, interview, offer)
• Develop, drive, and execute comprehensive search strategies designed to recruit senior and niche candidates in limited candidate spaces
• Strategically utilize LinkedIn, Variety Insight, networks, events, and other online research methods to source candidates
• Initiate phone screens with direct applicants, referrals, internal networks, and other interested candidates
• Develop a strong relationship with candidates and make judicious decisions on fit for a particular role or team, in addition to thinking through fit for our unique culture
• Map out individual markets and gather intelligence around specific talent pools, using that knowledge to identify top talent

Sep 2016 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Partner directly with recruiters to form a consultative relationship with hiring managers to understand their specific needs in hiring top talent
• Strategically utilize LinkedIn, networks, cold-calling, and research methods to source passive candidates
• Initiate phone screens with direct applicants, referrals, internal networks, and other interested candidates
• Evaluate and make judicious decisions on a candidate's skill set for a requisition and fit within our unique freedom and responsibility culture.
• Calendar recruiting and hiring manager phone screens
• Own and juggle multiple requisitions and maintain a high-quality standard
• Provide and receive necessary feedback to fine-tune talent searches

Jan 2015 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Calendar onsite interviews and set up facilitation details for seamless candidate experience at a high volume
• Serve as a constant point of contact for candidates as they go through the interview process
• Work with global partners and schedule international interviews
• Facilitate communication between recruiting, hiring managers, and the candidate
• Continue the onboarding process once candidate has signed offer letter
• Work on project groups to improve candidate experience, onboarding, new ATS system, TA brand development, diversity, and social media presence

Sep 2014 – Jan 2015 · 4 mos · Hollywood, CA · On-site

• For over twenty-five years, Gnomon has educated many of the world’s best digital artists. Called “the MIT of visual effects” by Fast Company magazine, Gnomon specializes in computer graphics education for careers in the entertainment industry.
• Collect, record, and maintain permanent records of students’ completed course work
• Maintain the inventory, archiving, and retrieval of inactive student’s records
• Ensured all student records and data were in compliance with all federal, state, and agency regulations
• Updated the filing system and took the physical files and made everything digitized
• Organized the records vault and created an inventory of all inactive files

Jan 2014 – Aug 2014 · 7 mos · Hollywood, CA · On-site

• Answer and screen phones of staff, students, parents, and the public
• Greet students and other patrons
• Maintain, coordinate, and update staff calendars and schedules
• Schedule and confirm appointments for the admissions department
• General office duties

Sep 2013 – Dec 2013 · 3 mos · Goleta, CA · On-site

• Research assistant to the Dean of Graduate Students at UCSB
• Researched teaching methods regarding maths and science for students with English as their second language
• Researched the learning benefits of students going to art museums and history museums

Jun 2013 – Sep 2013 · 3 mos · Hollywood, CA · On-site

• Publicity research for Capitol Records artists
• Events organization and set up at venues
• Relief executive assistant to the Senior Vice President of Marketing
• Accounts payable processing
• General office duties