Julie Melanson

Experience

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  Magic Mountain Water Park

  Apr 2013 - Sept 2013

  Office Manager

  • Provided information about the park and surrounding areas via e-mail and telephone (in English and French)• Responsible for all group inquiries and bookings• Coordinated staff events

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  Magic Mountain Water Park

  Apr 2014 - Sept 2014

  Operations Supervisor

  • Attended to and resolved any customer service issues or complaints throughout the park• Organized and managed entire Park Staff hiring and training process, ran orientation sessions• Prepared weekly schedules for 100 staff and daily staff assignments• Planned and coordinated all staff events, including fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Big Bike Ride

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  University of Fredericton

  Feb 2015 - Aug 2015

  Student Services Specialist

  • Recruited prospective students and handled enrolment process for all new students in the Certificate in Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace program• Responsible for 80 students enrolled in the online program• Content creation for UFred.ca website

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  CBC

  May 2016 - Dec 2017

  • Coordinated all logistics for Summer events, including those celebrating Montreal’s 375th birthday• Led a team of six Summer brand ambassadors: prepared schedules, clearly communicated their roles and the event logistics, ensured a smooth on-boarding experience• Produced the "What's Your Story" video booth with members of the public at events for Montreal's 375th• Coordinated logistics and helped on-site at major community events, including CBC’s Annual Christmas Sing-In, CBC’s Open House, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and 2016 Summer Olympics• Assisted in curating CBC Montreal’s Instagram page, currently with over 8,000 followers Show less

  • Communications Assistant

    Aug 2016 - Dec 2017

  • Communications Intern

    May 2016 - Jul 2016
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  Startupfest

  Oct 2016 - Apr 2017

  Team Member

  • Managed the Keynote and Corporate Innovation stages at ResolveTO (Jan 25-27, 2017)• Scheduled and corresponded with 50 ResolveTO volunteers leading up to event• Made regular edits and updates to resolveto.com and startupfest.com (both built through Wordpress)• Assisted in developing and managing StartupExperience.CA: Corresponded with 20 Canadian startup accelerator partners, prepared all communications and application forms, designed drafts and made regular updates to the StartupExperience.CA project website Show less

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  Startupfest

  Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

  Content Team

  • Managed the Keynote and “Future of” stages• Built essential documents for stage emcees and Speaker Management teams, created slide decks and proof-read speaker presentations• Updated and edited Startupfest website

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  Opportunities NB

  Jan 2018 - Oct 2020

  As a key member of ONB's small but mighty Culture team, I led the onboarding process for new employees, ensuring everyone was set up for success from their first day. Additionally, I hired and managed co-op students and coordinated weekly meetings, I planned and executed all internal events, including a bi-annual employee-wide meeting and I wrote and edited internal communications.From June 2020 - October 2020, I was a member of GNB’s Talent Acquisition project team (approx. 10 members) responsible to create recommendations and tools to improve hiring across GNB. Show less

  • Culture Specialist

    Jun 2019 - Oct 2020

  • Culture Coordinator

    Jan 2018 - Jun 2019
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  REDS Recreation (UNB)

  Apr 2019 - Dec 2022

  Indoor Cycling Instructor
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  Government of New Brunswick / Gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick

  Oct 2020 - Sept 2021

  Talent Acquisition Consultant

  I joined the Talent and Organizational Development team within the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer as a Talent Acquisition Consultant, covering for a maternity leave on the team. In that year, I directed a 20-person Critical Staffing Team responsible for deploying Government of New Brunswick (GNB) employees to urgent needs related to pandemic response. I played a key role in planning and executing a number of vaccination clinics for teachers across the province. Additionally, I led a 5-person team in a Hire for Potential project for GNB, responsible to increase hiring process flexibility and better support hiring recent graduates and newcomers. Show less

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  Opportunities NB

  Sept 2021 - May 2023

  Talent Acquisition Specialist

  I executed the full recruitment cycle for my department, from initial conversation with a hiring manager to employee onboarding. I gained valuable recruitment experience in industries including: business development, sales, immigration, marketing, finance, project management, student co-op/internship.In addition to my TA responsibilities, I regularly delivered Insights Discovery training sessions to teams at ONB and across GNB.

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  JMC HR Consulting

  Mar 2023 - Sept 2024

  • Recruiter

    Jun 2023 - Sept 2024

  • Associate

    Mar 2023 - Jun 2023
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  CRAVE Rowing

  Apr 2024 - now

  Coach
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  NAV CANADA

  Oct 2024 - now

  Talent Acquisition Advisor