Talent Acquisition leader with over 8 years experience in both agency and in-house recruiting. Successfully implemented and managed recruiting functions in small to medium sized companies. Extensive recruiting experience in the following areas: Technology | Product + UX | Creative | Marketing | Client Services | Data Science | HR | Admin | Analytics | eCommerce | Sales | Editorial | Accounting + Finance Focused on building relationships and networking with passive candidates for current and future opportunities. I enjoy learning about people’s experience and chatting about how it fits in with our business needs. I love being a part of bringing in the talented people that help build our growing company.

Director of Talent Acquisition @ Eyeview is a video advertising technology company and the market leader in providing brands with ROI on their video advertising spend. Eyeview’s VideoIQ® platform infuses consumer, brand and retail data into a results-driven decisioning engine to programmatically deliver 1-to-1 personalized video. VideoIQ provides best-in-class access to highly viewable and guaranteed fraud-free inventory across television, desktop, tablet and mobile. Eyeview's platform can be provided as a managed service by Eyeview’s team of analysts, video producers, and campaign experts or through a self-service interface. HQ'd in New York City, with offices in Chicago, LA and Detroit, Eyeview works with hundreds of brands and their agencies across Retail, CPG, Auto and Travel. As a rapidly growing NYC startup, we’re a unique team searching for top talent to join us on an exciting ride to drive our technology to the next level. If you’re looking for a typical startup, you won’t find that here. We pride ourselves on hiring people from across the globe that speak dozens of languages. With a team mantra of G.S.D (Get Sh*t Done) and a strict No Politics Rule, we have created a space where ideas and positive change happen fast. We enjoy an open culture, where everyone is hands-on, all of the time, and are empowered to express their ideas freely. We like to have fun and enjoy the ride – team outings, office events, happy hours, company sports teams, fully stocked kitchen (snacks, breakfast and espresso machine), catered Friday lunches with free beer are just a few of the ways we enjoy where we work. Sound like a place you want to work? Check out our openings and let’s chat: http://bit.ly/evcareers From October 2014 to Present (1 year 1 month) New York, New YorkTalent Acquisition @ XO Group Inc. – NYSE (XOXO) - is the media + tech company representing lifestage brands The Knot, WeddingChannel, The Nest, The Bump & Ijie.com We're the leader in products & services for these momentous life events and pride ourselves in being an integral part of these milestones. -1st recruiter hired at XO. Brought in, after working with the company externally for a few years, to build the recruiting function within XO, partnering with executive leadership and internal business partners to identify hiring needs, create workflows/process and implement talent acquisition tools -Oversaw hiring across all departments: tech, product, creative, eCommerce, marketing, accounting & finance, editorial, sales, etc. -Launched the www.lifeatxo.xogroupinc.com Blog in order to highlight our employer brand -Managed and created content for XO Corporate Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram) -Organized and executed event series in our XO Cafe 1-2 times/month, hosting meetups related to our products, content and technology to engage with potential candidates and benefit our current employees -Member of the XO Fun Committee and the Learn@XO team -Kicked off the XO Run Club, recruited and encouraged our NY office to join us for group runs Hack Upon a Cause: XO Group, Inc. was proud to launch Hack Upon a Cause: Powered by XO Tech, a Hackathon with the goal of building sustainable technological solutions to better the lives of women around the world. Together we focused for 24 hours building web & mobile apps to help four amazing non profits solve a unique set of real world problems that women and teens encounter both locally and globally every day bit.ly/XOhackathon From April 2012 to October 2014 (2 years 7 months) New York, New YorkTechnology Recruiter @ Specialty: Technology Skill Sets: Programming/Development/Technical Architecture: Java, JavaScript, C#/.net, PHP, C++, etc Quality Assurance/Test: QA Engineers and Testers Enterprise Data Management: Data Modeling/Warehousing/ETL, Database Admins and Developers, Data Analysts (Oracle, mySQL, SQLserver, etc) Functional: Technical Project Managers, Business Analysts, Business Systems Analysts, Technical Writers Application and Infrastructure: Tech Support/Maintenance/Helpdesk/Desktop Support, Network & Systems Administrators and Engineers, IT Managers & Directors From 2011 to 2012 (1 year) Austin, Texas AreaAdvertising Sales Rep/Volunteer Coordinator @ -Develop advertising partners -Coordinate volunteers for magazine releases and other fabulous events "Since 2007, L Style G Style has profiled gay, lesbian and straight individuals who impact the community in a positive way. Our mission is to remove stereotypes and be the authoritative forum for profiling lesbian, gay and straight allies in a positive light. Our goal is to market and promote the entire LGBT community and bring awareness to the straight community that lesbian and gay individuals are no different than any other. Our unique, two-magazines-in-one, flippable format offers expanded and extraordinary content to loyal readers throughout the region. Our expanded offerings including events, online and social media presence allows our advertising partners numerous channels to reach our niche audience." http://www.lstylegstyle.com/ From 2009 to 2012 (3 years) Austin, Texas AreaAccount Manager | Technical Recruiter @ Ranger Technology Group is a technical recruiting firm specializing in contract, contract to hire and full time placement services. Ranger Engineering Tech Staffing for Aerospace/Defense, Electronics, Mfg., A&E, and Med Device CAD Drafting/Design Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering-Power and Controls Hardware Engineering -Board and IC Embedded/Firmware Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Quality Engineering Project Management Technical Writing Ranger IT Applications and Infrastructure Staffing Technical Architecture Programming/Development Business Analysis Database Administration Data Modeling/Warehousing Maintenance/Support Project Management Quality Assurance Technical Writing Helpdesk/Desktop Support Systems Administration From 2010 to 2011 (1 year) Austin, Texas AreaExecutive Search Consultant (Contract) @ Contracted to execute searches for a nation-wide retained search firm -Recruit executive level supply chain professionals for Fortune 1000 companies with a strong focus within the energy/oil&gas industry From 2009 to 2010 (1 year) Austin, Texas AreaTechnical Recruiter @ Placed high-level civil and environmental engineers, geotechnical, renewable energy, construction management professionals, and environmental remediation and field specialists in contract and permanent assignments in the Greater Austin, TX area. From June 2007 to June 2009 (2 years 1 month) Austin, Texas AreaAccount Executive | Marketing Director (Internship) @ (College Internship) -Initiated and solidified client relationships and sold advertising to local businesses targeting the 18-24 year old demographic -Strong background in sales. Experienced in all aspects of consultative selling, from existing account management, lead generation and cold calling to needs analysis, closing and post-sales service. -Consistent top percentile producer (8th in the nation out of over 100 account executives) -Experienced building and maintaining rapport one on one with small business owners to medium sized and large corporations. From May 2006 to May 2007 (1 year 1 month) Lubbock, TX

(B.A.) College of Media & Communication, Public Relations and English @ Texas Tech University From 2003 to 2007 Nichole Johnson is skilled in: Technical Recruiting, Executive Search, New Business Development, Account Management, Advertising Sales, HR Consulting, Consultative Selling, Sales Process, B2B, Software Project..., Web Project Management, Infrastructure Projects, Event Marketing, Social Media, Volunteer Management, Volunteer Coordination, Sales, Selling, CRM, Networking, Leadership, Event Planning, Talent Acquisition, Recruiting, Time Management, Lead Generation, Management, Project Management, Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Applicant Tracking..., Social Networking, Mobile Devices, Public Relations, Advertising, Sourcing, Cold Calling, Marketing, Internet Recruiting, E-commerce, Building Relationships, Online Advertising, Staffing Services, Training, Business Analysis, Team Leadership, Social Media Marketing, Email Marketing, Interviews, Screening Resumes