Scott Banks

Scott Banks

Lead Technical Recruiter

location of Scott BanksDecatur, Georgia, United States

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    UX Designer | Marketing | Human-Centered Design

  • Education

    • Western Kentucky University

      2006 - 2007
      Liberal Arts 4.0 GPA
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

      2007 - 2010
      Bachelor’s Degree Communications: Media Production

      Activities and Societies: Chapel Hill Players (Chips), UNC Stand-Up Comedy Team, Club Cross Country, Bounce Magazine Poetry Editor

  • Experience

    • STAND 8 Technology Services

      Jul 2012 - Jan 2019
      Lead Technical Recruiter

      CBS Center of Excellence: Primary recruiter with company’s largest staffing project with ViacomCBS. Partnered with internal HR to complete multi-year staffing initiative. Placed 70+ technical personnel over a 3-year period. Positions included Directors, Managers, Software Developers, QA’s, BA’s, Infrastructure Engineers, DBA’s, Big Data, BI, Service Desk, and Project Managers.Expertise in recruiting .Net Developers for enterprise Conducted advanced technical interviews on OOP, Design Patterns, and Database concepts.As Lead Technical Recruiter worked with team to source, interview, and place candidates with Fortune 200 clients in Broadcast, Reinsurance, Healthcare, and Finance domains. Built relationships with hiring Directors and VP’s to refine job requirements and deliver high quality candidates under tight deadlines. Show less

    • Ledgent Technology

      Jan 2019 - Feb 2020
      Technical Recruiter

      As a Senior Technical Recruiter worked with the team to build a new branch in Atlanta.Worked with clients in eCommerce, Media, Legal, Healthcare, and Finance domains. Interviewed 30+ candidates/week covering technical skills, career goals, compensation, and cultural fit.

    • Interaction Design Foundation (IDF)

      Jan 2020 - Jun 2020
      User Experience Designer (Bootcamp)

      Completed Bootcamp in User Experience (UX) Design.Designed eCommerce websites using design thinking process; empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test.Curriculum included Design Thinking, Design Sprints, User Research (Interviews/ Personas), Prototyping (sketches/wireframes/user flows), Interaction Design, UI/Visual Design, and Testing.

    • STAND 8 Technology Services

      May 2020 - Aug 2024
      UX Designer

      Web Designer • Redesigned and rebuilt Stand8.io in Framer including 7 CMS collections, page templates, and components. Wrote content for 90 service offerings. • Developed style guide for consistency across web, social, and sales material.• Designed and built landing pages and lead magnet content. • Helped grow social following from 200k to 350k.Product Designer• Designed the first phase of a project management app for NCR Voyix using MUI component library.• Designed Product Wireframes and graphics for consideration in RFP’s.UX Designer• Worked with cross-functional team to redesign STAND 8's website, content, and sales material. • Team included 3 copywriters, 2 developers, 1 visual designer, and product manager. • Advocated for Human-Centered Design via User Research, Analysis, Prototyping, Testing, and Implementation.• Interviewed IT Managers, Directors, and VP's to understand their experiences in IT vendor selection.• Conducted Card Sorts with Optimal Sort & UX Ops to test information architecture.• Analyzed client testimonials and mapped core themes to differentiate the brand.• Created User Personas and User Journeys for common use cases.• Analyzed competitors' websites regarding structure, organization, and content.• Collaborated with team to define Information Architecture, Page Layouts, Templates, Interactions, and Content Strategy.• Created sketches, wireframes, and content models for potential designs.• Designed high-fidelity prototypes, microinteractions, and content models in Figma. • Collaborated with developers on design specs, integrations, and interactions.• Worked with Contentful CMS to enter content and update content model.• Reviewed user sessions in HotJar/MS Clarity and redesigned pages to improve UX.• Conducted Accessibility audit according to WCAG 2.2 and implemented changes. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications