Melissa Garrigan
Santa Barbara,CA
Summary
Highly motivated Executive Recruiter with a desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Recruiter/Talent Advisor
Raindance Partners/VivaHire
Santa Barbara, CA
10.2021 - Current
- Regularly meet with clients to strengthen connections and gain insight into their recruitment needs.
- Proactively engage with potential clients on a local and national level to generate new business.
- $550K billed in first year with the company and more than $800K in the first year and a half.
- Skilled in sourcing and selecting top talent for crucial roles including VPs, Directors, Sr. Staff.
- Provide top-notch service to clients and candidates.
- Create and execute successful recruitment plans to ensure the acquisition of top talent.
- Conduct in-depth interviews with potential candidates to assess suitability for open positions.
TV Host/Producer
Paradigm Pictures
Santa Barbara, CA
01.2018 - 09.2021
- Hosted television shows and interviews with guests.
- Developed creative concepts for segments and episodes.
- Wrote scripts, researched topics, and prepared questions for interviews.
- Collaborated with producers on story ideas and content development.
- Conducted pre-interviews with guests to determine appropriate topics of conversation.
- Adapted quickly to changes in production requirements or schedules.
News Anchor/News Reporter
Various Companies
11.2004 - 09.2017
- 13-year career as a journalist at various TV stations across the U.S.: KCOY (Santa Barbara), WFXT (Boston), KOAT (Albuquerque), WLNE (Providence), and KJCT (Grand Junction).
- Delivered on-air reports in a clear, articulate manner while adhering to tight deadlines.
- Researched and wrote scripts for newscasts and other special programming.
- Conducted interviews with individuals relevant to the news story.
- Gathered and reported news stories from a variety of sources, including local newspapers and online media outlets.
- Participated in pre-production meetings to discuss story angles and content ideas.
- Collaborated with producers, directors, photographers, graphic artists, and other personnel in the production of a newscast.
- Attended press conferences to obtain information about current events.
- Covered breaking news events.
- Developed relationships with key contacts in order to stay up-to-date on breaking news stories.
- Provided live commentary during remote broadcasts or appearances at public events.
- Maintained knowledge of current affairs by reading newspapers, magazines, periodicals, journals, websites and blogs related to news topics.
- Served as an ambassador for the station through community outreach activities.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communication/Sports Management
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CASkills
- Communication
- Attention to detail
- Relationship Building
- Time Management
- Active Listening
- Networking
- Critical Thinking
- Problem-Solving
- Teamwork
Timeline
Executive Recruiter/Talent Advisor
Raindance Partners/VivaHire
10.2021 - Current
TV Host/Producer
Paradigm Pictures
01.2018 - 09.2021
News Anchor/News Reporter
Various Companies
11.2004 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Communication/Sports Management
UC Santa Barbara
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