Red Rover

Founder

CYMATRAX	
Biotech SaaS transforming audio experiences through advanced technology, fostering enhanced memory, reduced stress, and heightened focus for optimal productivity. 

Product Designer
Enhanced user experience by addressing usability issues and executing strategic design processes, including stakeholder interviews and design system evolution.
- Prevented a potential $100,000 annual revenue loss and 175 customers, saving 240 developer hours, and avoiding a 2-month project delay by emphasizing user-friendly designs and workflow.
- Drove a UX redesign and design system implementation, ensuring brand consistency. Established a unified identity, potentially expanding market share in brand initiatives for the company.
- Mitigated dissatisfaction, resolving 22 usability issues, fostering ongoing feedback in stakeholder interviews, and enhancing clarity and information architecture for a intuitive product experience.

WAGS UNITE	
A social meetup app connecting dog owners through vibrant community and positive experiences. 
  	
Product Designer
Elevated UX, launched app at WebSummit 2023, attracting investors, driving expansion, and loyalty.
- Uplifted user experience, advancing accessibility with a 90% improvement. Revitalized screens, encouraged collaboration for streamlined interfaces and intuitive design enhancements.
- Debuted app at WebSummit '23, revealing growth potential with a favorable user experience. Enhanced information architecture and optimized designs, attracting investor attention.
- Optimized clarity, minimized errors and accelerated development, saving 320 work hours. Organized screens and fostered collaboration, improving workflows to enhance team's efficiency.

Product Designer

Mission Box Solutions

Catalyzed growth and visibility, revitalizing engagement by tripling brand recognition and amplifying web traffic through strategic marketing initiatives.

- Boosted platform engagement by initiating, designing, and launching three educational e-books, resulting in 500+ email sign-ups and 100+ leads within 24 hours, enhacing customer attraction..

- Amplified brand awareness 3X through strategic content placement on industry blogs, podcasts, and online magazines; yielding increased visibility and recognition among the target audience.

- Increased website traffic by  50% through analyzing organic content strategy, crafting targeted content for personas, and mapping buyer's journey—boosting online visibility and engagement.

Marketing Strategist & Senior IT Recruiter

Full Desk Technical Recruiter

Cadensi

Inspired client growth by developing compelling storytelling-focused content, fostering brand loyalty, and substantially increasing web traffic for enhanced online visibility and engagement.

- Transformed social media engagement, captivated the target audience, and achieved a 2,200% growth rate over two months by developing a storytelling-focused content strategy for clients.

- Pioneered and executed a B2B subscription-based social media platform, slashing planning time from 3 days to under 15 minutes monthly in four months, ensuring posting consistency for clients.

- Heightened brand recognition by 80% between 12 clients, strategizing and designing 1,700+ visuals over 12 months, enhancing online visibility and engagement.

Social Media Strategist

Air Essentials, LLC

- Streamlined the delivery of service presentations to a digital format, improving customer communication by 30%

- Increased sales ROI by over 40% through cross-functional team meetings, feedback, and collaboration

Executive Sales Manager

STARK Industries

• Project Build Out - Planned, organized, and executed the build-out of a new location including the coordination of contractors and vendors, monitoring to ensure costs and timelines stayed on track, and implementation of new systems and processes to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs.

• Contributed to strategy development by identifying 200+ product opportunities, and creating partnerships with 30+ third-party vendors, to accelerate time to market by 2 months. 

• Conducted a series of meetings with key stakeholders to solve complex project scheduling issues and establish 100% project track realignment.

• Counseled support teams to ensure issues and client feedback were addressed, resulting in a 25% increase in customer satisfaction.

• Streamlined the design revision process by 50%, reducing the time to complete design requests from 2 weeks to 1 week, by creating a design request form and a monthly design revision calendar.

• Spearheaded directing teams to address client issues, resulting in a 25% increase in client satisfaction.

Assistant Program Manager

🔥 Product Designer | 3 Years of Visual Design Excellence | Proficient in Figma & Protopie✨ | Open to Remote Opportunities

I'm a Product Designer with 5+ dynamic years crafting impactful designs in SaaS, social apps, tech recruitment, and startups. 

I've averted $100,000 in potential losses, launched an MVP app at WebSummit, and 3X brand recognition through strategic marketing. I also recently obtained certifications in HTML/CSS and am currently learning Javascript.

Most recently, I played a key role in improving the user experience of a bootstrapped Biotech SaaS startup by tackling usability issues and implementing strategic design processes, which included conducting stakeholder interviews and evolving the design system. Drove a UX redesign and the implementation of a design system to ensure consistent branding, thereby establishing a cohesive identity that could potentially enhance the company's market share in brand initiatives.

I specialize in designing intuitive and engaging digital products, with a primary focus on language learning apps, travel planning apps, and recruitment marketing software. 

As a Product Designer, I excel in both UX and UI design, particularly emphasizing information architecture, accessibility, and skeuomorphic elements. My sweet spot lies in creating consumer-facing experiences for adult users. I thrive in remote work environments and prioritize collaboration with developers, marketers, and leadership. 

My problem-solving expertise centers around AI integration, innovation, differentiation, and ensuring optimal usability and accessibility. Proficient in Figma, Protopie, and Marvel, I am committed to continuous learning, including expanding into web development with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

I'm open to fully remote, flex-schedule opportunities. Please send me a DM or email me at sanders.samc@gmail.com.

Samantha Sanders

There's Space

•	Manage a team of 8 talent acquisition consultants and business development professionals
•	Consult using smart, flexible, and empathetic talent solutions for businesses looking to simplify hiring; helped 40+ professionals find work, update resumes, and navigate the job market.
•	Develop and manage all operational processes, including but not limited to recruitment and coordinating, IT, business development/marketing, social media, accounting, and client services.
•	Built a direct hire recruitment model with a focus on bias mitigation, successfully placing 11 candidates under this model with time-to-fill metrics as low as 27 days.
•	Provide dedicated consulting and fractional recruitment services to 4 organizations with a 100% success and satisfaction rate, centering on consistent communication and alignment with company objectives and values.
•	Prepare unconscious bias training for hiring managers & interviewers, create inclusive onboarding materials, and utilize targeted outreach to diverse candidate pools to promote DEI outcomes.

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Salient Systems

• Directed recruitment processes to achieve a record 20% growth in the first four months by sourcing and attracting top talent for mid-level to executive roles across engineering, sales, and administrative sectors.
• Managed full-cycle recruitment for 50+ candidates, expanding sourcing channels via social media, resulting in an 81% increase in qualified candidates, particularly in the EdTech field.
• Streamlined onboarding processes, reducing time-to-productivity for new hires by 30% and decreasing onboarding-related queries by 25%.
• Implemented DEI initiatives throughout onboarding, achieving a DEI hire rate of 61.5% and increasing representation of underrepresented groups among new hires by 18%.
• Led the implementation of a candidate Net Promoter Score (NPS) survey, achieving a positive score of 80+.
• Reduced recruiting costs by $160k in 2022, with plans to achieve $250k in savings in 2023 through in-house talent acquisition and efficient recruitment marketing strategies.
• Collaborated with the executive team on workforce planning to enact a company-wide pay transparency policy, furthering the company’s mission of equity.

Talent Acquisition Manager

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

• Led overall sales operations, ensuring location profitability, exceeding revenue goal by 33% YOY.
• Oversaw full-cycle recruitment and hiring for 50+ employees, implementing retention strategies to increase employee satisfaction and reduce turnover, resulting in a 20% decrease in turnover rate.
• Organized large-scale hiring events, resulting in the hiring of 29 staff members and reducing hiring needs by over 80% within three weeks by expanding recruitment channels and utilizing recruitment marketing strategies.
• Cultivated and implemented talent management strategies, reducing the time-to-fill rate from an average of 45 days to 30 days, resulting in a 25% decrease in cost-per-hire and an improved candidate experience.

Operations Manager

Harris Teeter

• Managed end-to-end hiring processes for a high-volume operation, posting over 40 requisitions for exempt and non-exempt roles, negotiating offers, and onboarding over 100 associates.
• Mentored a high-performing recruiting staff of four by implementing a talent management strategy that fostered a culture of development, conducted performance evaluations, engaged in proactive succession planning, and restructured the organization to align with long-term goals.

Talent Acquisition Lead

Hill’s Supermarket

• Coordinated logistics for interviews, including virtual meeting setups or physical arrangements for in-person interviews, providing administrative support to the talent acquisition team, ensuring smooth operation of recruitment activities for 50+ requisitions.
• Successfully led the implementation of efficient systems to streamline hiring processes, talent development, and retention, resulting in a significant reduction in turnover rates from 35% to 14% within the first year.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Talent Acquisition @ New Meridian | Passionate about combating bias, creating equitable experiences, & elevating the total candidate experience 🪐

With over a decade of experience in talent acquisition, HR, and operations, I am passionate about driving strategic talent management, enhancing operational efficiency, and promoting DEI initiatives. I’ve successfully developed and managed comprehensive operational processes, implemented DEI strategies, and optimized talent acquisition workflows to meet business objectives.

Key strengths include:

•	Talent Acquisition & Management: Expertise in full-cycle recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies.
•	HR Operations: Proficient in HR compliance, employee relations, benefits administration, and performance management.
•	DEI Initiatives: Committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion through targeted outreach, bias mitigation, and inclusive onboarding.
•	Operational Efficiency: Proven ability to streamline processes, manage vendor relationships, and achieve significant cost savings.
•	Project Management: Skilled in coordinating cross-functional projects and leading change management initiatives.

Let’s connect if you are looking for a strategic partner to optimize your talent management and operational processes! 

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