Corinne Palmer

ICF Next is an agency that combines creative capabilities with consulting expertise to help clients in the Energy, Healthcare, Hospitality and Public Sector navigate complex business-defining milestones.

• Recruitment for creative, marketing, financial, consulting, and government roles (including TS and TS-SCI).
• Partnered with department managers to ascertain hiring needs and consulted on comp and market trends.
• Created and drove talent acquisition and job posting strategies to attract diverse candidates.
• Optimized sourcing networks and used proactive methods to direct source candidates.
• Developed communication and marketing plans and leveraged talent acquisition tools, resources, and campaigns to source and attract top talent.

SGK (a division of Matthews International) is a global packaging and brand experience company. Clients include: Coca-Cola, Mondelez, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Nike and many more.

• Lead recruiter for multiple divisions in North America, including SGK, Inc., Equator Design and IDL Worldwide.
• Partnered with senior leadership, HR business partners and hiring managers to forecast hiring needs, develop recruitment strategies and advise on market trends.
• Directed full life cycle recruitment efforts including initial team intake calls, sourcing talent, and guiding hiring managers and candidates throughout the interview process, offer negotiations, and onboarding.
• Created and drove talent acquisition strategies including diversity hiring initiatives, Internship programs, and networking.
• Implemented continuous improvement strategies to improve efficiencies of day-to- day recruitment efforts and to enhance brand presence across website and job postings.
• Managed an average of 25-50 simultaneous candidate searches across multiple business segments for Creative, Account, Marketing, Business Development, Finance and other roles.
• Utilized multiple ATS systems, and adhered to compliance standards and recruiting best practices.
• Leveraged extensive network, employee referrals and and used proactive sourcing methods to find candidates for hard-to-fill and niche roles.
• Primary recruiter for Equator's downtown Chicago office and helped to stand up and fully staff a team of 25+ for the grand opening of their Cincinnati OTR design studio in 2018.

FCB is a global, fully integrated marketing communications company.

• Partnered with Creative and Account Directors to assess hiring needs for downtown Chicago office.
• Reviewed candidate resumes and creative portfolios to identify top talent .
• Maintained in-depth understanding of Advertising, Design and Technology trends.
• Expanded talent pool by maintaining an active presence in industry events, conferences, and networking groups.
• Initiated and organized FCB Chicago's hosting of 2014 3 Percent Movement Road Show. Coordinated directly with movement founder, Kat Gordon.

Idea Reboot, Inc. is a Digital talent accelerator that provides a platform for digital marketing and creative talent to accelerate their careers based on guidance and mentorship.

• Part-time consultant supporting recruiting efforts for start-up digital talent recruitment firm.

El Carmen Imports, Inc. is a family-owned, Chicago based Company specializing in the importation and distribution of specialty Central American food products throughout the U.S.

Sun Consultants, Inc. was a Chicago based Creative Staffing firm specializing providing fulltime and freelance talent for Chicago's top advertising, marketing and design firms.

• Developed and grew relationships with external agency partners to understand their fulltime and freelance hiring needs.
• Identified creative talent through interviews and review of creative portfolios.
• Liaised between agency partners and creative talent to negotiate offers.