Charles Portney
Columbia,SC
Summary
Dedicated Talent Acquisition Specialist successful at managing full recruitment life cycle. Develops and implements customized strategies to meet specific position requirements and source qualified candidates. Offering 10+ years of recruitment strategy development.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Various Companies (contract recruiter)
06.2019 - Current
- Working on contract, recently recruited IT and medical professors for Laramie County College; also, Sevita Health recruiting caregivers and program supervisors
- Previously recruited for Raise a Child of the Carolinas; Nordstrom; American Red Cross; Amazon, Auburn University, and Towerbridge International projects (pre-covid)
- Work both remotely from a home office and occasionally on-site.
Manager of Student Recruitment
University of South Carolina
10.2018 - 06.2019
- Recruited for the graduate programs at the College of Information and Communications
- Increased enrollment by 150%
- Used Microsoft suite to create detailed budgets and campaign plans as well as quarterly reports
- Used CRM and ATS systems to track leads and applicants.
Regional Recruiter
US Peace Corps
09.2013 - 09.2018
- Increased leads and applications from the State of South Carolina 300%
- Used Microsoft CRM applicant tracking system
- Built a large network of stakeholders mostly from scratch; Created detailed budgets and campaign plans as well as quarterly reports
- Managed a team of up to 13 campus ambassadors across several schools
- Worked virtually from a home office with little direct supervision.
Production Manager/Coordinator
Various Companies - Freelance
03.1998 - 09.2013
- Managed film/video projects of all sizes from no budget to $300 million+
- Managed the music scoring team for the 'Lord of the Rings' films to create the Academy Award-winning soundtracks (A more detailed film/video resume is available upon request).
Adjunct Professor
University of South Carolina
01.2005 - 03.2012
- Taught English as a Second Language classes from 2006-2012
- Taught Film Production Management from 2005-2006
- Served as department Audio/Visual Coordinator from 2007-2012.
Academic Director
Juilliard School of the Arts English Language Program
05.2000 - 08.2001
- For two consecutive summers (May-August) I directed the 3-month intensive English as a Second Language program at Juilliard in conjunction with English Language Services
- Managed a team of 14 instructors and 4 staff positions
- Coordinated classes, housing, visa requirements for over 200 international students.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Georgia
AthensSome College (No Degree) - TESOL
Emory University
Atlanta, CASkills
- Proficient with a variety of ATS and CRM platforms such as: Dayforce, Phenom, ICIMS, Workday, Bamboo, Greenhouse
- Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, Adobe Suite
- Onboarding Processes
- Data-driven decision-making
- Candidate Sourcing
- Pipeline Maintenance
- Recruitment planning
- Boolean search proficiency
- Candidate tracking
- Passive Candidate Engagement
- Talent Acquisition
- Speak Kikongo, French;
- Basic knowledge of Spanish, Korean, and Thai
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Various Companies (contract recruiter)
06.2019 - Current
Manager of Student Recruitment
University of South Carolina
10.2018 - 06.2019
Regional Recruiter
US Peace Corps
09.2013 - 09.2018
Adjunct Professor
University of South Carolina
01.2005 - 03.2012
Academic Director
Juilliard School of the Arts English Language Program
05.2000 - 08.2001
Production Manager/Coordinator
Various Companies - Freelance
03.1998 - 09.2013
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Georgia
Some College (No Degree) - TESOL
Emory University
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