Virgie Mamaradlo: in Beverly Hills, CA

Support CEO in managing the daily operations of office and team for social commerce start-up Manage Human Resources functions including onboarding, offboarding, payroll processing, and health benefits. Evaluate and audit current HR process and policies for compliance, efficiency and improvement. Provide HR guidance to management – ex. Implemented company severance policy Drive strategic recruiting efforts; source, pre-screen, interview and offer to candidates, develop comprehensive search strategies designed to recruit and build pool of Engineers (Junior to Senior/Lead level) via job boards and passive sourcing (LinkedIn, Angel List, Stack Overflow, Github) and social media postings (Twitter, Facebook), maintain relationships with key candidates at meet-ups and networking events Develop employee retention and recognition programs; collaborate with management to cultivate company culture; plan team building events and research cost effective vendors

Supported staffing services team with contract and direct hire recruitment of Creative and Technical positions in Los Angeles and Bay Area for Digital Solutions Agency headquartered in Seattle. Clients included Google, Apple, Disney, Boston Consulting Group – Digital Ventures, Live Nation, Oprah Winfrey Network, and others Managed intake process; updated and reactivated candidates within internal candidate pools; performed phone screens with qualified candidates of all levels from Junior/Coordinator to Senior/Executive level positions Managed re-activated Google account working with Google team to handle 20+ open requisitions Sourced for candidates in the system using complex queries and Boolean searches; identified key talent for current job orders; strategically used job boards, networks and research methods to source passive candidates Partnered with Talent Lead to generate ideas, leverage resources and share information to fill requisitions efficiently

Administered various HR functions for business unit Digital Productions consisting of six divisions: Imageworks, Animation, Interactive, Colorworks, Sound and Post Production with over 1,000 employees in Los Angeles and satellite offices in Vancouver and Chennai, India Conducted New Hire Orientation, streamlined on-boarding process with various departments from Production, Operations and Security, launched and tracked pre-employment and on-boarding paperwork in online system Executed off-boarding process, prepared severance estimates, completed separation agreements/final payroll payments Coordinated with Shared Services on data entry of new hires, terminations, data changes, salary changes, etc. Generated regular and ad hoc HRIS based reports, maintained and updated organizational charts Drafted offer, short term production, hiatus, promotion, status conversion and employment verification letters

Provided general HR and recruitment assistance at the leading global Entertainment and Sports Agency with over 500 employees in Los Angeles and satellite offices in New York, Nashville, London, Beijing, Chicago, St. Louis and Stockholm Assisted in recruitment process; sourced resumes, conducted initial phone screenings, checked references, screened social media sites, administered computer tests Initiated and refined Applicant Tracking System; maintained database of candidate's resumes and applications Maintained personnel files, created hire packets, prepared termination paperwork, verified I-9 employment eligibility Managed two managers; scheduled interviews/meetings, handled heavy phones, general administrative duties Served as HR Floater; provided coverage and support to two HR Assistants, including the HR Vice President's office