JAMES BEAN

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310-***-**** acxmvs@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-bean/4/8b3/244

Qualifications

Effective team player and team lead who can lead by example and work collaboratively with

colleagues to achieve a results-driven, team-oriented environment

Highly innovative, possess a limitless source of new ideas and approaches to managing projects and have the ability to think from a creative and analytical view point

Experience

Clients: FCB-Chicago, Benefitfocus & Talent Point August 2015 – Present

Freelance Recruiter Charleston, SC

Sourcing and interviewing candidates for Account, Analytics, Sales, Marketing, Public Relations and Technology departments

Team One – division of Saatchi & Saatchi April 2014 – June 2015

Talent Acquisition Manager Chicago, IL (based in Los Angeles, CA until October 2014)

Led recruitment for LA, Chicago, NYC, Washington, DC and Atlanta offices; partnered with hiring managers to identify and recruit non-exempt and exempt staff for Account, Production Experiential Marketing, Strategy, Media, Project Management, Broadcast, Public Relations, Technology, HR, Finance and Office Services departments

Developed recruitment strategies that integrated social media and actively engaged candidates; including the creation and maintenance of a LinkedIn Careers Page and Twitter account

Coordinated recruitments events with national colleges and represented Team One at SXSW and at Publicis national recruiting events

Clients: Charlotte Russe / Luxottica April 2013 – December 2013

Contract Recruiter San Francisco, CA

Responsible for managing full cycle recruiting; including sourcing, screening, and

Interviewing. Placed 40 new-hires in Merchandising, Marketing, Technical Design, Visual, Production, eCommerce, Trend and Sales

Built campus recruiting relationships, attended recruitment events and hired 10 summer interns

Aeropostale August 2012 – March 2013

Contract Recruiter New York, NY

Responsible for managing 10 – 15 Creative openings; including sourcing, screening, interviewing

and placing top-quality candidates in Design (apparel and graphics), Merchandising,

Marketing, eCommerce, Production, and Public Relations

Attended job fairs and represented Aeropostale at the University of Cincinnati, Laboratory Institute of Merchandising (LIM), and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)

Recruited 20 interns for the Spring 2013 Internship program and managed the on-boarding logistics for each hire

Clients: Hugo Boss/ The Jones Group/ GAP June 2011 – July 2012

Contract Recruiter New York, NY

Responsible for managing 10 - 20 Creative openings; including sourcing, screening, interviewing and placing candidates in Design, Buying, Marketing, Production, Public Relations, Product

Development, Planning, Technology, Human Resources, Wholesale, and Administrative roles

Implemented an applicant tracking system and created social media tools for Hugo Boss

Designworks Talent August 2010 – December 2010

Freelance Recruiting Consultant Los Angeles, CA

Supported Patch.com’s in-house recruiting team by sourcing and developing candidate pipelines for Editorial and Sales functions for all US markets

One Ten Sales February 2009 – March 2010

Showroom Assistant Los Angeles, CA

Assisted the Account Executive with showing Marc Ecko Collection and English Laundry during LA Market and Magic trade shows which resulted in $3.5 million in sales

Provided customer service support to West Coast accounts, issued return authorizations, credit memos, wrote new sales orders, managed samples and created line sheets

CB Richard Ellis May 2007 – May 2008

Corporate Recruiter Chicago, IL

Recruited architecture and interior design candidates for client accounts, including JP Morgan

Chase, American Express, Morgan Stanley, Chevron and Ford Motor Company

Managed 20 - 40 non-exempt/exempt positions across all U.S. markets and decreased time to

fill by 30 days, and developed an effective pipeline of key talent throughout all U.S. markets

Accenture July 2006 – May 2007

Contract Recruiter Chicago, IL

Sourced and recruited candidates for the AIMS Group (C++, Java, SharePoint, SAP, Oracle)

Reviewed resumes, conducted phone screens and in-person interviews

Northwestern Memorial Hospital October 2004 – June 2006

HR Service Specialist Chicago, IL

Screened and interviewed candidates for non-exempt & exempt positions for nursing, marketing, accounting, administrative and retail departments

Generated offer letters, processed I-9’s, W-4’s, background checks and direct deposit forms

Trained and mentored new department employees within the Human Resources department

AmeriCorps VISTA August 2002 – August 2004

Big Brothers Big Sisters Chicago, IL

Coordinated and supervised four school-based mentoring programs in Chicago Public Schools

American Red Cross New Orleans, LA

Responded to local disasters (fires, floods, tornadoes and hurricanes) in the Greater New Orleans area and provided assessments, case management and disaster relief to victims

Skills

Mac and PC; Microsoft Office; Photo Shop; Social Media; Applicant Tracking Systems

Education

University of Kansas

Political Science December 2001

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