Jessica Gerafi

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition & Development at Forum Brands

Jessica Gerafi's work experience includes roles in talent acquisition and development, recruitment consulting, social media management, and community management.

Jessica most recently worked at Forum Brands, starting in April 2022 as a Recruiting Manager and later transitioning to Manager and then Senior Manager in Talent Acquisition & Development.

Prior to that, Jessica worked at Adaptive Business Group as a Recruitment Consultant, Senior Recruitment Consultant, and Principal Recruitment Consultant, from April 2019 to March 2022. Jessica played a key role in connecting high-growth technology and service industries and filling roles in areas like Translation and Localization, Digital Marketing, MarTech, Content Management, and Data Analytics.

At the Orthodox Union - Yachad, Jessica served as the Social Media Manager & Web Content Editor from July 2014 to January 2019. Jessica successfully managed social media platforms, developed campaigns to boost Yachad's online presence, and launched an email marketing program that raised over $10,000 in one month.

Jessica also worked as the Social Media Director at Central Farm Markets, where they recruited new vendors, managed a database to track sales and attendance, and promoted market events through various channels. Jessica held this role from an unspecified start date in 2012 to January 2019.

Finally, they worked at Soom Foods as an Online Community Manager from June 2013 to June 2014. Jessica focused on growing national brand awareness by partnering with food bloggers and developing an effective social media strategy.

Overall, Jessica Gerafi has a diverse and extensive background in recruitment, talent acquisition, social media management, and community building.

Jessica Gerafi's education history includes attending General Assembly in 2018, where they pursued a degree in Visual Design with a focus on Design and Visual Communications. In 2013, they completed a certificate program in Digital Media Management from Georgetown University. Jessica also attended the University of Rochester, where they graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Religion. However, the start and end years for their time at UNSW and the degree obtained from UNSW are not provided. Additionally, Jessica has obtained several certifications, including "Management Foundations: Advanced Applications," "Diversity Recruiting," and "Goal Setting: Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)," all from LinkedIn, with completion dates in the year 2022.

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Timeline

  • Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition & Development

    April 1, 2023 - present

  • Manager, Talent Acquisition & Development

    February, 2023

  • Recruiting Manager

    April, 2022