Director, Employee Engagement

• Aug 2023 - Present

People Experience Mgr.

• Jun 2017 - Jul 2023

• Achieved record-high levels of employee retention by curating an award-winning employee experience • Curated virtual experiences bringing employees together to create a sense of belonging & build relationships • Designed and maintained a calendar of 10-15 employee events per year ranging in size and scope from happy hours to holiday parties to charitable events, and based on the needs and desires of each employee • Invested time to connect personally with every employee, including remote, in an effort to deliver smiles to each of them in a way that was personalized • Implemented thoughtful office amenities within financial guardrails • Identified and restructured new hire onboarding using the potential hires’ perspective • Worked with the architect and construction team to manage the buildout of a second office from design to product sourcing and embellishments • Wrote and updated the office operation handbook for Updater • Updated parental leave policy & created a step-by-step parental leave for employees to prepare for their leave • Managed and coached Updater’s internal office team as well as outside vendors to maintain the standards I established Show less

Mgr. Culture and Office Operations

• Aug 2016 - May 2017

• Plan and execute all internal HQ events (i.e. Guest Speaker Series, company-wide holiday parties, monthly office celebrations, and benefits/brand outreach) • Improve the office experience by taking a customer service and hospitality-oriented approach. Implemented standards at reception for greeting team members as they arrive for work and for any external guests, restructured our new hire onboarding process with personal attention and 1on1 orientations • Built, developed, and produced a new hire onboarding process including new hire gifts, department manager SOPs, and conduct onboarding of each new hire• Foster collaboration by hosting team building activities, outings and internal celebrations• Manage a dynamic team including HQ cleaning team, reception team and office coordinator consisting of five team members• Order, inventory, and track supplies for all HQ offices. Daily walkthroughs and project task lists reviewed with my team, constantly reviewing vendor contracts and negotiating for better pricing • Oversee office construction projects: project manage many capital improvements in the office such as office upgrades, increasing desk space for new hires, kitchen equipment installations and the expansion to a new floor • Review current staffing levels for the NYC HQ office to ensure we have enough desk space for upcoming new hires • Create and manage all HQ office budgets for all offices including NYC, LA, SF, and DC across the US Show less

Office Manager

• Jul 2015 - Aug 2016

East Coast Instructor Programming Coordinator

• Feb 2015 - Jul 2015

Office Coordinator

• Oct 2014 - Feb 2015

Administrator - Reception

• Sep 2013 - Oct 2014

Production Assistant

• May 2012 - Aug 2013

• organized transportation/craft services/ hotels for each crew member for each location • executed call sheets • organized and kept track of all traveling equipment • organized transportation/craft services/ hotels for each crew member for each location • executed call sheets • organized and kept track of all traveling equipment

Associate Stylist

• Jan 2011 - Jul 2013

• Assist on brand imaging, creative directing and personal shopping • Organize client information, book clients, and pull for clients • Use a keen eye, exceptional to help clients develop an individual look based on their taste, budget, lifestyle and body type • Style various entertainment artists for magazines, book covers, and music videos • Assist on brand imaging, creative directing and personal shopping • Organize client information, book clients, and pull for clients • Use a keen eye, exceptional to help clients develop an individual look based on their taste, budget, lifestyle and body type • Style various entertainment artists for magazines, book covers, and music videos

Executive Assistant

• Nov 2011 - Apr 2012

• Managed the day-to-day operations of the business and staff • Completed and filed purchase orders in Excel and QuickBooks • Communicated and worked closely with clients • Prepared all correspondence and coordinated calendars, including meetings and appointments • Managed the day-to-day operations of the business and staff • Completed and filed purchase orders in Excel and QuickBooks • Communicated and worked closely with clients • Prepared all correspondence and coordinated calendars, including meetings and appointments

Production Assistant

• Nov 2011 - Nov 2011

• Arranged for camera equipment to be picked up and returned • Executed call sheet for crew • Kept Track of all Equipment/ products • Managed Fashion Models • Arranged for camera equipment to be picked up and returned • Executed call sheet for crew • Kept Track of all Equipment/ products • Managed Fashion Models

Intern stylist

• Jan 2011 - May 2011

• Acted as a key liaison between Ms. Eisenberg, PR firms, and designer showrooms • Organized, edited and updated all the contact files from the database • Assisted in Check-Ins for each high-end photo shoot each week • Acted as a key liaison between Ms. Eisenberg, PR firms, and designer showrooms • Organized, edited and updated all the contact files from the database • Assisted in Check-Ins for each high-end photo shoot each week

Fashion Assistant

• May 2010 - Jul 2010

• Assisted on photo and styling shoots • Edited articles with Fashion Editor for next day release • Organized the fashion closet • Assisted on photo and styling shoots • Edited articles with Fashion Editor for next day release • Organized the fashion closet

Intern

• Nov 2009 - May 2010

• Assisted the marketing and advertising department for new related information for the next issues • Strategized new ideas for promoting new topics into the related target market • Worked on communicating with their target and responding to their needs • Assisted the marketing and advertising department for new related information for the next issues • Strategized new ideas for promoting new topics into the related target market • Worked on communicating with their target and responding to their needs