Matt Hughes's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Matt Hughes's work experiences include operational leader for early stage, high growth ventures, Supervisor of people operations at Gigster from January 2018 to January 2019, As Director of People Operations at Lyric, from February 2019 to April 2020, and Director of Talent at Hired, Inc. where he is on a mission to shake up the recruiting industry.

🎓 Education

Matt Hughes has had a long and successfulPublic Relations & Image Management career. Starting withcorporate clients in 2002, he soon divested himself of HR duties and worked exclusively within the image and communication fields in the Murphysboro, IL, office of his clients. In 2010, he moves to Lexington, KY to spearhead the communications team for the new downtown college, enrolling in The Wheel. Hughes credits his successful career in PR,images and communication with his intense coursework at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. In the summers of 2008 and 2010, he took the Communication Production concentration in the MA program at Southern Illinois. His 3-year journey in BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS (2008-2010) solidified his place in the corporate communications field and have created the foundations for his current career path.Hughes is an experienced public relations spokesweeper and communication director. He has theismaBILITY to lead and coach teams of spokespeople in both public and industry-specific roles. He has a knack for developing creative and impactful public relations campaigns as well as finely tuned production and filming techniques that help clients across a range of industries achieve their objectives.Matt Hughes is someone who is extremely well-equipped to take on any public relations challenge. His experience and skills go beyond just spokesperson; he knows how to color-code, set-up and produce a nightly news program, write grant proposals and push social media content. Additionally, Hughes has a natural ability to manage difficult budgets and liaise effectively with various stakeholders. As someone with such a deep understanding of communication and production, he is perfect for anyPR or marketing job that requires a strategic thinker and team player.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Matt Hughes has 1 year of experience working as a Staff Manager at American Eagle Outfitters from 2008 to 2012 in Greater Chicago Area. Overseer of recruiting and strategic hiring. Scouted new talent and carried out interview/onboarding processes. Initiated a program that standardized employee hiring and training, which led to an increase in overall customer success. Managed payroll and employee retention.working directly with senior leadership team to define strategy and business plans for increasing customer conversion rates. increased profits by developing, initiating, and managing a team of 45 associates. director of sales at lyric in san francisco bay area. empowering hospitality operators get the most out of their portfolio through data science rich technology. learn more about wheelhouse and get your first month for free at usewheelhouse.com. advisor at seeker in san francisco bay area. director, people operations at gigster from january 2018 to jan 2019 (1 year 1 month) in san francisco bay area. gigster is powering the world’s engineering. we provide companies of all sizes with on-demand access to experts in new technology software development. custom software is becoming essential for every business with global IT spend reaching $2.3T, yet very few have easy access to high quality, managed talent when they need it. as ai continues to change businesses, we help companies through digital transformation, shaping the world of the future.check out our available career opportunities - https://gigster.com/careers. head of talent at hired, inc. from may 2016 to jan 2018 (1 year 9 months) in san francisco bay area. hired is on a mission to shake up the recruitment industry (one long overdue for disruption) with a beautifully innovative product that puts candidates back in the driver seat of finding jobs where they can be their happiest, most successful selves. our product allows for 100% transparency and highly curated weekly talent "batches" so that you as a hiring manager are only spending time where it really matters when interviewing and hiring. where do i fit into that picture? finding the people that make that possible and introducing them to their dream job at hired. yes, i'm recruiting for a recruiting technology (somewhat inception-esque, right?). why do i work here? because i'm surrounded by talented professionals that constantly remind me of why i love my career. i work in an environment where i always feel challenged, i'm never bored, and i feel good about the work that i'm doing. hired is on an amazing journey. from just clearing series c funding ($40M) and 3X-ing our revenue from last year, to doubling our team in the last year, i can't imagine not being part of this ride. why would you want to work here? because you are a person who likes to work outside of your comfort zone, you work each day as an owner, and you are a get sh*t done(um, er). we are doing really cool things, and you like doing things that don't suck. see what's going on and where your seat is on the rollercoaster -- http://www.hired.com/careers. in-