I am a people person. I help companies grow. Ethical talent manager with a nurturing approach to recruitment with an excellent track record in identifying best talent. 15 years experience in recruitment strategy and life-cycle, growth and talent management in the technology space. Track record in delivering bespoke services around 'all things recruitment' for start-up and rapid growth companies. Specialist in providing internal IT recruitment services and consultancy/advisory services to cutting-edge technology - internet, e-commerce, mobile & telecommunication - companies throughout UK and Europe. Particular interest in providing bespoke 'Flexible In-House Recruitment' - to start-up/seedling companies. Services include full life-cycle direct recruitment, process implementation and agency management. Always keen to speak to anyone who is considering a career move within/into the start-up industry, a seedling/ start-up company looking to grow, or SMEs approaching transition stage through an accelerated increase in head-count. Specialist areas include hiring strategy, full life-cycle direct recruitment, process implementation and agency management. Most recent achievement includes delivery of 70+ hires between December 2012 – December 2013, to a music/mobile start-up. Specialties: Emerging Technologies, Visual Communications,Start-up companies, Telecoms, Technology, mobile, m-payments, cloud technology, cloud platforms, mobile applications, e-commerce, social media, "full life-cycle recruitment", "data centres", RPO, telecommunications. "Fast turnaround" contract market and "high level" and technical I.T permanent recruitment.

STRATEGIC TALENT CONSULTANT - TECH START-UPS @ Specialist start-up Talent Manager Effectively manages hiring in rapidly scaling environments Capacity to recruit across a range of seniorities with specialism in technology Versatile technology recruiter UK base with global reach Holistic approach to in-house hiring and focus on 'people brand' with a long term view for sustainable recruitment Clients include: Masabi, SecureVirtual, WeRInteractive, BigBalls Films, ScribbleLive, MusicQubed, GSMA, Geo, LoveCrafts, Full Stack Data, Scurri, OWLR. If you are a technology start-up looking to expand, and need help with scaling-up without incurring traditional recruitment agency fees, but with a holistic and long term approach to recruitment/talent management, please get in touch via LinkedIn. From December 2011 to Present (4 years 1 month) Client Services Director - Start-ups @ Client Services Director Manages and delivers 360 degree talent solutions for funded start-ups looking to grow teams to take their business to the next level. Effectively manages hiring in rapidly scaling environments in the on-line space, developing strategy, implementing processes and hands-on delivery for tech start-ups. . Develops hiring strategy and works with 'C-Level'​ team to deliver effective and stream-lined recruitment process Capacity to manage in-house solutions and recruit across a range of seniorities with specialism in technology Versatile technology recruiter UK base with global reach Holistic approach to in-house hiring and focus on 'people brand' with a long term view for sustainable recruitment and developing the talent pipeline. From September 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months) London, United KingdomOperations & Production Manager (contract) @ Bite The Ballot is a not-for-profit movement that empowers young people to speak up, act, and make their votes and opinions count.We inspire young people to be counted and make informed decisions at the ballot box, encouraging them to take power and become the champions that will change the face of British politics. We are not affiliated to any political party – we think they all need to do more for the youth vote. Our core values when engaging those furthest away from politics are to be unconventional, inclusive and bold. Three words you may not associate with today’s politics. - See more at: http://bitetheballot.co.uk/who-we-are/#sthash.b2PPOjSS.dpuf From February 2015 to May 2015 (4 months) London, United KingdomRECRUITMENT/HR CONSULTANT (Contract) @ Short term contract to assist with HR and recruitment activities prior to the acquisition of the company. From April 2014 to May 2014 (2 months) London, United KingdomBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGY CONSULTANT - VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS @ www.bliink.tv bliink is an ideas led full service multi disciplinary creative studio located in Brighton UK. We strive to find elegant solutions to our clients' needs via branding, design, direction, animation and motion graphics. Communicating complex ideas through narrative is what makes us tick. Often we straddle the line between art, design and technology and try to avoid the ordinary, unless the ordinary is beautiful and the best solution. Currently working extensively in the not-for-profit, charity and third-world and events sectors. Keen to speak to communications directors, communications managers, head of campaigns and heads of events who are looking for exciting and cutting-edge campaigns in the visual communications space. Recently undertaking work with a number of UN bodies including the WHO World Health Organisation, UNESCO, ILO International Labour Organisation, UNAIDS, GHWA and Not-for-profit/ charity organisations such as the GAIN and the GAVI ALLIANCE. From December 2011 to April 2014 (2 years 5 months) Brighton, United KingdomRECRUITMENT ADVISOR (Contract) ACTIVELY SEEKING TOP TECH TALENT @ It’s all about the music and the mobile and the talent… Responsible for managing the recruitment for this fast-growing start-up. Key Responsibilities: • DECREASE COST PER HIRE • EXPEDITE TIME TO HIRE • IMPROVE RETENTION IN FIRST 12 MONTHS • RIGHT SIZE CONTRACT VERSUS PERMANENT HIRES • RECRUITMENT PATH • SECURE NEW TALENT SOURCES • TRAIN FREQUENT HIRING MANAGERS • HARNESS AGENCY SERVICE • IMPLEMENT ATS AND GENERAL TECHNOLOGY OPTIMISATION • IMPROVE EMPLOYER VISIBILITY Devised and implemented recruitment process and policy. Executed recruitment strategy which resulted in 80 hires across the company within a 12 month period, presenting 6 figure cost savings versus traditional out-sourced agency model recruitment. From December 2012 to December 2013 (1 year 1 month) TALENT MANAGER - M-TICKETING MOBILE APPS (Contract) @ Tasked with managing talent for this exciting technology start-up. Masabi are enjoying huge success and are now looking to expand their rapidly growing team. Masabi is the leading developer of mobile ticketing technology for the transport sector. Its award-winning ‘Ticket Machine in Your Pocket’ applications signal the end of ticket queues by allowing passengers to quickly and securely buy and display tickets on almost any mobile phone, not just smartphones. The company’s technology allows transport operators to transform their passengers’ travel experience while also dramatically expanding sales capacity without significantly increasing costs. NOW HIRING: Mobile Developers,Android Developers, iPhone Developers, Java J2EE server developers, Product Owners and Data Engineer – Change the Face of UK Transport If you, or anyone you know would be interested in finding out more, please check out our website: http://www.masabi.com/about-us/careers/ and feel free to get in touch estella@masabi.com. From December 2011 to April 2013 (1 year 5 months) RECRUITMENT ADVISOR (Contract) @ We make films for a social world. We do it for agencies, we do it for brands, we do it for ourselves. Since 2006 we have created, produced and distributed some of the world's most pioneering social entertainment, engaging, building and monetising audiences along the way. The team has been plucked from across wonderfully diverse backgrounds, all of them brought together by the firm belief that the way Bigballs thinks and acts is the future. We come from digital, TV, gaming, brands and agencies which means as well as being pretty passionate about what we do we are at our heart a company that reflects today’s media landscape. From January 2013 to February 2013 (2 months) London, United KingdomRECRUITMENT MANAGER (Contract) @ We R Interactive, leading the way in social gaming and uber-entertainment, bringing together the best of film & gaming for a new generation of online social game. Responsible for managing recruitment for this rapidly growing start-up. Executed recruitment strategy, delivered From April 2012 to December 2012 (9 months) London, United KingdomCONSULTANT @ Project IT specialise in delivering Retained Executive Search, specialising in Project and Program management, high technology, mobile/ wireless, telecoms and Management consultancy. Additionally we are currently running an RPO to provide a full recuitment solution to Europes fastest growing telecoms company. From 2007 to December 2011 (4 years) Guildford, United KingdomCONSULTANT and START-UP AFICIONADO @ My company works with really interesting technology start ups and those looking to exploit an opportunity in the market. Be assured we are not a traditional recruitment company.We work with companies to build a recruitment infrastructure that can be managed in-house and scaled in-line with growth. We embrace the burgeoning on-line social media technologies and help companies build a social presence that not only drives new and relevant talent directly but also increases brand profile in EXACTLY the space in which you operate. From 2007 to December 2011 (4 years) Consultant @ Recruitment consultant specialising in: Financial services, card payments arena, telecommunications, "Fast turnaround" contract market and "high level"/technical I.T permanent recruitment From July 2006 to July 2007 (1 year 1 month) Consultant @ IT Recruitment Consultant providing outsourced HR consultancy service to pan-European defence consultancy servicing the EPO, ECB, EUMETSAT, ESA, ESTEC, United Nations World Food Programme, FAO. Resourcing IT Technical roles, project managers and programme managers From October 2003 to June 2006 (2 years 9 months) Sales and Marketing @ From February 2003 to November 2003 (10 months) Resource Consultant @ From August 2001 to January 2003 (1 year 6 months)

BA hons, Economics and Development Studies @ University of Sussex From 1997 to 2000 Estella Reed is skilled in: Start-ups, Mobile Devices, Executive Search, Recruiting, E-commerce, Management, Mobile Applications, Talent Management, Telecommunications, Social Media, Technical Recruiting, IT Recruitment, CRM, Social Networking, Team Management