Experience

Canadian Payroll Services

• Canada
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales and Marketing Manager

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Canadian Payroll Services is an employer of record that helps global companies expand into Canada through HR & and back-office services. As Sales and Marketing Manager I help companies hire remote workers and teams in Canada.

• Marketing Manager

  • May 2020 - Mar 2023

  Canadian Payroll Services is an employer of record that helps global companies expand into Canada through HR & and back-office services. As Marketing Manager of a lean startup I develop and manage our content marketing, public relations and advertising strategies, and oversee research, lead generation and outbound sales team.

• Operations Manager

  • Jul 2018 - Apr 2020

  Canadian Payroll Services is an employer of record that helps global companies expand into Canada through HR & and back-office services. As Operations Manager of a lean startup I develop service offerings, monitor and refine business processes, manage internal projects and support the business team in the development of new vendor and client relationships.



Cronos Consulting Group

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Account Manager

  • May 2020 - Dec 2021

  Cronos Consulting Group is a recruiting and employer services business in the human capital space. As marketing manager I develop strategies and tactics to promote the Cronos brand group and generate leads, as well as lead the marketing services team for our partners and clients. I oversee and approve the development of all sales, marketing and corporate materials, and optimize digital workflows for user experience. Cronos Consulting Group is a recruiting and employer services business in the human capital space. As marketing manager I develop strategies and tactics to promote the Cronos brand group and generate leads, as well as lead the marketing services team for our partners and clients. I oversee and approve the development of all sales, marketing and corporate materials, and optimize digital workflows for user experience.



Megan Purdy Editorial

• Freelance Writer and Editor

  • Jan 2008 - Jul 2018

  As a freelance editor I provided copy and substantive editing for comics, prose, anthologies and business publications, and ghost writing services in the HR tech and business spaces. A longtime entertainment blogger, I founded the sites The MNT and Ms En Scene and contributed to entertainment news sites including CBR, Comics Alliance and more. From 2016 to 2019 I published published the literary magazine, Secrets of the Goat People. As a freelance editor I provided copy and substantive editing for comics, prose, anthologies and business publications, and ghost writing services in the HR tech and business spaces. A longtime entertainment blogger, I founded the sites The MNT and Ms En Scene and contributed to entertainment news sites including CBR, Comics Alliance and more. From 2016 to 2019 I published published the literary magazine, Secrets of the Goat People.



Workology

• Manufacturing

• Managing Editor

  • Jul 2015 - May 2018

  As managing editor I provided editorial support to our featured columnists and manage submissions from a wide network of contributing HR and tech professionals. In order to keep our editorial calendar relevant and worthwhile, I monitored trends in human resources, tech, social media and economic growth. My own writing at Workology focused on diversity, economics and the future of work. As managing editor I provided editorial support to our featured columnists and manage submissions from a wide network of contributing HR and tech professionals. In order to keep our editorial calendar relevant and worthwhile, I monitored trends in human resources, tech, social media and economic growth. My own writing at Workology focused on diversity, economics and the future of work.



Women Write About Comics

• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and Editor In Chief

  • Dec 2011 - Jul 2017

  As founder and editor in chief of WWAC I managed a growing writing and editing staff of thirty. I developed social media campaigns for Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook, growing the site from zero to 100k monthly views. I was also responsible for fundraising, ad sales and placement, and all website administration. As founder and editor in chief of WWAC I managed a growing writing and editing staff of thirty. I developed social media campaigns for Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook, growing the site from zero to 100k monthly views. I was also responsible for fundraising, ad sales and placement, and all website administration.



Loblaw Companies Limited

• Canada
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Recruiter

  • Oct 2013 - May 2015

  As a store-level recruiter at Loblaw I supervised a staff of two and managed the hiring process for all part-time colleagues from start to finish, including coordinating with department managers regarding staffing, posting jobs, screening and interviewing candidates, drawing up offers, and onboarding all new hires. I planned job fairs, orientations, and employee recognition events, arranged new hire mentorships, and represented our organization at career fairs. As Loblaw stores are union shops, I also liaised with Union reps throughout every step of the process. Show less

• Senior Cash Office Clerk

  • Sep 2008 - Oct 2013

  As senior cash office clerk at Loblaw I supervised a staff of four in preparing weekly and end of period financial and shrink reports. I also maintained price integrity through inventory checks and executing and auditing company-directed promotions and programs. Our team provided administrative support to accounts receivable/accounts payable, human resources and the store manager, including research, maintaining files, business correspondence, event planning, training initiatives, copyediting, and scheduling. Show less