Jaime Piett

Recruitment: Manifest Media to specialize in headhunting and scaling creative, operations, and technical teams for startups and media companies. Designed custom ATS/CRM pipelines, async-first recruiting systems, and candidate trackers that enabled same-day hires. Sourced and placed senior engineers, developers, creatives, and managers across multiple industries, reducing time-to-fill by up to 75% and cutting hiring costs by 50%. Operations: Built and deployed end-to-end operational systems (ATS, CRM, HR, content ops) tailored to client needs. Streamlined workflows that reduced overhead by 50%, accelerated execution by 40%, and gave leadership real-time visibility into projects, pipelines, and KPIs. Designed async onboarding modules used to ramp 100+ global hires, reducing ramp time by 30%. Technical: Engineered custom automations, bots, and integrations using Python, APIs, Zapier, and Make.com. Developed sourcing tools that generated 3,000+ enriched candidate profiles/month from public data sources (GitHub, Google, LinkedIn). Built enrichment platforms with lead scoring, deduplication, and recruiter-ready CSV exports. Delivered privacy-first recruiting tech that replaced expensive third-party tools, saving clients $25K+ per quarter. Strategy: Partnered with startups, creators, and scaling companies to align talent strategy with growth goals. Designed organizational structures, role clarity frameworks, and incentive systems to improve retention and morale. Built branded content strategies and social media playbooks that expanded reach across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, integrating creative growth with operational efficiency. Leadership: Established Manifest Media as a trusted systems partner for agencies and companies plateauing at growth bottlenecks. Consistently deliver outcomes such as cutting hiring/tooling costs by 50%, enabling scale without headcount inflation, and freeing leadership to focus on revenue-driving work.

Recruitment: Lead full-cycle hiring roles across YouTube for creative, operations, and technical teams. Focused on headhunting, screening, and training talent to meet rapid production demands. Built live candidate trackers and async pipelines that enabled just-in-time hiring and reduced external recruiting costs by 60%. Operations: Designed and deployed custom, automated HR and recruiting systems integrated with the studio’s async workflows. Authored 10+ SOPs covering onboarding, performance feedback, and internal communication, boosting clarity, retention, and efficiency. Technical: Recruited and scaled engineering and technical operations talent, collaborating on role design, sourcing strategies, and technical assessments. Introduced sourcing automations and data-driven tools that cut time-to-contact by 75% and accelerated placement timelines. Strategy: Partnered with leadership on company culture, organizational design, and team development. Consulted on morale-building initiatives and async communication systems that increased engagement and supported sustainable growth.

Recruitment: Contracted for 3 months to design and implement a fully automated, custom ATS system within Monday.com, tailored to the company’s unique hiring needs. This enabled 5+ departments to self-manage pipelines, resulting in 10+ hires in 30 days and a 70% faster time-to-offer. Operations: Built a custom, automated operations system inside Monday.com that streamlined HR processes, async workflows, and documentation. These systems reduced new-hire ramp time by 25% and improved team alignment and visibility across the company. Strategy: Partnered with leadership as a content strategist, reviewing long- and short-form video assets for pacing, clarity, and retention. Repositioned underperforming content and pitched new format experiments to improve growth and engagement.

Recruitment: Scaled the company from ~20 to 100+ hires in under two years, managing pipelines across creative, ops, and leadership roles. Built a fully automated ATS system in Teamtailor, cutting time-to-offer from 12 to 2 days and reducing hiring costs by 50%. Operations: Directed systems across ATS, CRM, and content ops, building frameworks that improved goal completion by 35% and streamlined production for multiple channels. Designed KPI and incentive programs that boosted team morale and retention. Strategy: Managed multiple YouTube channels generating millions of views monthly. Oversaw a global team of 50+ editors, writers, and designers. Produced viral content including a 33M-view video, growing a flagship channel from 4M to 11M+ subscribers.

Physical, Online, and Voice

Physical, Online & Voice.

Although my career has been built on hands-on experience, I also expanded my knowledge with a Creative Course from Mohawk College in 2017, where I gained foundational skills that continue to inform my approach to business operations, content creation, and client communications.