Grace Meidanis

• Contractor: managing full life cycle recruitment, end to end for a full service media agency specializing in healthcare marketing
• Improved Time to Fill from 45 days to 30 days
• Enhanced talent acquisition processes by implementing innovative recruitment strategies and streamlining candidate sourcing methods.
• Improved overall candidate experience through timely communication, transparent interview processes, and constructive feedback.
• Identify talents for roles in performance media, analytics, creative, account management, business development.

• Contractor: managed full life cycle recruitment, end to end for all analytics, data science, data engineering and performance marketing roles for Publicis Collective, part of Publicis Media
• Supported CoLab, new agency brand developed for the Pfizer client account: Filled 14 roles in the Analytics, Data, Measurement space.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align talent acquisition initiatives with organizational goals.
• Facilitated successful placements of senior-level candidates for leadership roles, ensuring a strong match between candidate skills and company needs.
• Created and drove talent acquisition strategies to attract diverse candidates.
• Reduced time-to-fill by optimizing job postings, utilizing targeted recruitment channels, and leveraging professional networks.
• Provided exceptional candidate experience throughout the entire hiring process, ensuring clear communication, timely feedback, and respectful interactions.
• Developed strong relationships with hiring managers to better understand their needs and deliver top talent effectively.

FTE opportunity: A global digital marketing company providing creative, media, commerce, data and tech solutions through an integrated network of agencies: dentsu Creative, Carat, iProspect, dentsuX, Merkle. Client roster includes General Motors, Microsoft, Kroger, LVMH, P&G, Hilton, LinkedIn

• Privately-owned talent recruiting company to support clients like Hill Holiday, Carat, Amnet Group, iProspect, Propel Marketing, attune, Paydiant.
• Established own business to leverage the comprehensive experience and unique insights of building talent acquisition pipelines, designing and marketing employment brands, and developing accurate assessment, development, and implementation processes encompassing interviewing, social networking, onboarding, job description design, etc.
• Accomplished 85% of the hiring plan for iProspect by diligently managing full lifecycle talent acquisition for SEO, Analytics & Data Science, Paid Social, Programmatic, Management, Director, and Executive-level roles, and conducted thorough hiring training.
• Hired 80% towards plan for Paydiant (a PayPal company) through complete recruitment lifecycle management, development and implementation of the Engineering Co-op/Internship program.
• Developed strong relationships with hiring managers to understand their unique staffing needs and requirements.
• Streamlined the hiring process for efficiency, reducing time-to-fill rates and improving candidate experience.
• Acted as brand ambassador to educate candidates on culture, career growth, benefits, and advantages of working for company.
• Enhanced talent acquisition strategies by implementing innovative sourcing methods and recruitment tools.
• Managed full-cycle recruiting processes for various roles within the organization, consistently meeting hiring goals.

FTE opportunity: A software company helping marketing professionals use data to improve advertising.

• Contractor:A not-for-profit, wholly owned subsidiary of Harvard University.
• Successfully led full-cycle talent recruiting for Harvard Business Review – Magazine, Higher Education, and Corporate Learning products.
• Fulfilled requisitions for digital creative, traditional creative, customer success, product, sales & marketing, account management, technical and learning.
• Improved overall candidate experience through personalized communication, timely updates, and constructive feedback during all stages of the recruitment process.
• Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
• Collaborated with internal teams to develop customized recruitment solutions tailored to each client''s unique needs and goals.