jennifer valenti-smith

talent acquisition manager

About

Who I am Professionally: Passionate Human Resources Professional and Strategic Business Partner with a focus in full life-cycle recruiting and employee retention. Areas where I thrive: Full Life-Cycle Recruiting (Tech & Non-Tech. From Entry Level to C-Suite.) Employee Engagement / Retention On-Boarding and Orientation Training & Development Process Improvement and Implementation Diversity and Social Responsibility Advocate Who I am Personally: ENFP: Positive. Loyal. Observant. I'm into Music, Travel, Board/Video Games, and am an occasional Geochacher. I started my career straight out of high school in corporate finance; working my way up the ladder to VP while attending school (evenings/weekends). Made a career change to HR in 2011. There's always more to learn and always room to grow! I'm open to networking! Feel free to connect with me here, at jennifer.valenti@gmail.com or twitter @JennBklynNY. Member of NYC SHRM

Country

united states

City

brooklyn

Industry

broadcast media

Skill

recruiting, interviews, human resources, sourcing, technical recruiting, management, performance management, onboarding, temporary placement, crm, leadership, staffing services, employee relations, talent management, talent acquisition, permanent placement, applicant tracking systems, microsoft office, team leadership, social networking, internet recruiting, employee training, financial services, college recruiting, process improvement, account management, policy writing, screening, resume writing, screening resumes, contract recruitment, executive search, business relationship management, contract negotiation, coaching, creative problem solving, employee management, presentation skills, training and development, client services, goal development, conducting interviews, recruitment/retention, staff training, client relationship building, compliance management, sales recruitment, hiring staff, talent assessment, new hire orientations, philanthropy, benefits negotiation

Experience

staffing manager

cbs local digital media

2015-7 - Present · 11 yrs 3 mos

CBS Radio - January 2017 to present (now Entercom) CBS Local Digital Media Group - July 2015 to December 2016 ● Provided full-cycle recruiting support to all business units in Local Digital Media. Partner with Hiring Managers from in-take, sourcing strategy, interview, assessment and selection, through offer negotiation and on-boarding. Successfully attracted and on-boarded talent from entry level to executive level throughout all disciplines. (Tech, Product, Marketing, Sales, Business Development, Finance, etc.) ● Prepared interview training and talent attraction strategy guides for company wide Sales Account Executive sourcing initiative across selected markets. ● Oversaw a structured year-round internship program for Local Digital Media. Average of 12 interns per semester across all business units. Organized lunch and learn sessions, evaluation process, program assessment and exit interviews.

recruiter ii [ also interim human resources manager for comixology

amazon

2014-4 - 2015-7 · 1 yr 4 mos

● Project Managed and successfully completed the transition of comiXology's recruiting process to Amazon's preferred in-house Applicant Tracking Systems and interviewing methodology. ● Conducted Training for all Hiring Managers and Interviewers on Amazon's internal Applicant Tracking System, Interview Process, Hiring Decision Process, and Employee Referral Program. ● Sourced, screened, coordinated hiring process and extended offers to comiXology and Kindle employees. (From entry to senior level candidates across multiple lines of business including technology, marketing, product, finance, research and development and production.) ● Managed employee engagement programs (including office perks, gatherings, and friendly inter-department competition events) to aid in retention and maintain company culture during times of change and uncertainty. ● Interim HR Manager for ComiXology (August 2014 - December 2014): Employee Relations, Exit Interviews, Liason with Amazon's Merger and Aquisition Team

assistant treasurer

ibj whitehall bank & trust company

1995-7 - 1999-7 · 4 yrs 1 mo

talent acquisition manager

entercom

2017-11 - Present · 8 yrs 11 mos

account executive and recruiter

randstad technologies us

2011-8 - 2013-3 · 1 yr 8 mos

employment coach, volunteer

bottomless closet

2011-1 - 2011-9 · 9 mos

●Worked one-on-one with clients; reviewed resumes and provided feedback, assisted in preparing positioning statements (elevator speech), performed mock interviews, coached and mentored women preparing to re-enter the work force. ●Assisted with the selection of interview clothing and provided guidance regarding professional appearance.

vice president, business group manager, corporate trust

bny mellon

1999-7 - 2010-10 · 11 yrs 4 mos

full-cycle recruiter

comixology

2013-5 - 2015-7 · 2 yrs 3 mos

ComiXology, an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary (NASDAQ:AMZN), has revolutionized the comic book and graphic novel industry by delivering a cloud-based digital comics platform that makes discovering, buying, and reading comics more fun than ever before. ComiXology's Guided View reading technology transforms the comic book medium into an immersive and cinematic experience, helping comiXology become a top ten grossing iPad app in 2011 and 2012 and the top grossing non-game iPad app in 2012 and 2013. Offering the broadest library of comic book content from over 75 publishers - and independent creators as well - comiXology will not stop until everyone on the face of the planet has become a comic book fan. ComiXology is based in New York City, with operations in Los Angeles and Seattle.