
Contract Recruiter at T. Rowe Price and Business Events Chair at AIGA Baltimore
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Contract Recruiter at T. Rowe Price and Business Events Chair at AIGA Baltimore
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Professional Recruiter focused on the placement of professionals in the Marketing, Communications, PR, Advertising and Design industries in the Baltimore/Washington DC markets.
Recruitment, Sourcing, Interviewing, Contract Negotiation, Business Development, Creative, Marketing, Interactive, Communications, Graphic Design, Print Design, Web Development, Web Design, Branding, Direct Mail, Direct Response, Search Engine Optimization, Collateral Development, Advertising, Public Relations, Freelance, Direct Hire, Executive Recruitment, Contract, Temp to Hire, Human Resources, Employment, Staffing, Compensation, Salary Negotiation.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Investment Management industry)
March 2008 — Present (7 months)
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Design industry)
2008 — Present (less than a year)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
April 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 9 months)
• Full profit and loss responsibility for Baltimore headquarters
• Responsible for assessment of manpower levels and recruiting all
team members
• Ensure that all staff members are delivering services in
accordance with company vision
• Oversee the negotiation of client contracts
• Created a unique training program to initiate new staff members
into Marketing and Creative genres of recruitment
• Created and implemented a “recruiter bootcamp” and refresher
training programs
• Meet with clients to further develop accounts, taking into
consideration the needs of the client and the trends of the current
marketplace
• Apply attained skills as a recruiter or business development
manager as needed
• Baltimore recruitment team filling job requests at 10% above
company average for direct hire positions and 20% above
company average for freelance orders
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
August 2004 — April 2006 (1 year 9 months)
• Develop and maintain relationships with hiring managers in various
departments and advertising agencies to help achieve goals
• Consult with clients to develop job descriptions and provide input
on how to maximize hiring efforts and staff output
• Use recruitment methods, including direct recruiting to find
qualified professionals with backgrounds in graphic design,
interactive, communications, marketing, advertising and public
relations in both a freelance and direct hire capacity
• Evaluate company objectives and profiles and make decisions on
appropriate candidates to present to clients for hiring consideration
• Work with management and new staff to develop standardized
training methods
• Personal close ratios at 28% for direct hire and 77% for freelance
positions
• Billed $1.2MM in 2005, top producer in Baltimore office
• Billed $1.13MM in 2006, top producer in Baltimore office
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 2003 — August 2004 (1 year 7 months)
• Contribute to the development of new business proposals
• Assist the Account Manager in all aspects of strategic program
development and implementation
• Coordinate market research to develop program execution plans
• Served as a Field Marketing Manager for various client
events/programs
• Clients included: AVIS Rent-A-Car, GE Financial, Nestle,
American Express, SC Johnson, Charles Worthington
B.A., International Studies, 1999 — 2002
AIGA, Logan's Reserve, B'More Creatives, WVU Almuni, Sigma Kappa, Facebook-Staffing and Recruiting Network., Family, Networking, Mona Shores, TopLinked, MyTop500.com, Marketing Director's Support Group, Helping Friends Career Network, LinkHR, mylink.com, AAF, Sigma Kappa Sorority, recruitingblogs.com, Six Degrees, eMarketing Group, AAB