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Melanie is strongest in strategic sourcing, talent partnering, structured interviewing, pipeline management, and offer strategy in fast-moving, high-stakes environments. She manages multiple priority searches at once, engages competitive and passive talent, and maintains a high bar for performance and culture as roles evolve. Alongside recruiting, Melanie has a long-standing entertainment and digital-media background as an actress, host, and content creator with experience in film, television, live performance, and social content production. Her credits include Transformers: Age of Extinction, Nashville, Devious Maids, Entourage, Body of Proof, and Insatiable. She also produces, directs, and edits content, drawing on on-camera storytelling and interviewing skills across wellness, longevity, lifestyle, travel, comedy, science, and AI topics. Melanie holds a BS in Communication from Florida State University. ## Services - Talent Acquisition - Strategic Sourcing - Talent Partnering - Recruiting - Content Strategy - On-camera Hosting - Digital Media - Social Media Strategy - Social Media - Video Production - Video Editing - Creative Content Creation - Social Media Content Creation - Scriptwriting - Storyboarding - Digital Storytelling - Storytelling - Writing - On-camera Interviewing - Interviewing ## Highlights - Leads full life cycle recruiting at DMI across technical, operational, and leadership roles. - Partners directly with DMI hiring managers to translate evolving business needs into high-impact, long-term hires. - Manages multiple priority searches simultaneously in fast-moving, high-stakes environments. - Sources and engages competitive talent, conducts structured interviews, and guides offer strategy at DMI. - Supported full life cycle recruiting for IT and technical roles at Take2 Consulting, LLC. - Managed candidate pipelines from intake through offer at Take2 Consulting, LLC. - Used multiple sourcing platforms and targeted outreach strategies to identify and engage passive talent. - Built experience as an actress, host, and content creator across film, television, live performance, and digital media. - Appeared in Transformers: Age of Extinction, Nashville, Devious Maids, Entourage, Body of Proof, and Insatiable. - Served as a cast member in The Straitjacket Society and TMI sketch-comedy shows. - Co-created and produced The 5 Minute Sketch Show. - Has hosted red carpets, live shows, and podcast interviews. - Produces, directs, and edits digital content. - Creates on-camera storytelling across wellness, longevity, lifestyle, travel, and comedy. - Holds a BS in Communication from Florida State University. ## Experience - **Talent Acquisition Specialist at DMI** (2022-10-01–present) — DMI is a global digital strategy and technology firm supporting enterprise and federal clients across mission-critical programs. As a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, I lead full life cycle recruiting across technical, operational, and leadership roles, partnering directly with hiring managers to translate evolving business needs into high-impact hires. I manage multiple priority searches simultaneously, source and engage competitive talent, conduct structured interviews, and guide offer strategy to secure strong, long-term team members in fast-moving, high-stakes environments. - **Actress | Host | Content Creator at SCREEN ACTORS GUILD, INC.** (2004-06-01–present) — Actress, host, and content creator with proven experience across film, television, live performance, and digital media. • Skilled on camera and behind it as a producer, director, and editor of content. • Currently leveraging on-camera presence, creative development, and a passion for wellness, longevity, and advancements in science and AI to create engaging, high-impact content across social platforms. • Film & Television: Roles in Transformers: Age of Extinction, Nashville, Devious Maids, Entourage, Body of Proof, Insatiable, and more - spanning studio films, network TV, indie and digital projects. • Live Performance & Hosting: Cast member in sketch comedy shows including The Straitjacket Society and TMI \(with Second City alumni\). • Co-created and produced The 5 Minute Sketch Show. • Hosting experience includes red carpets, live shows, and podcast interviews. • Today, I continue to apply these skills through interviewing, podcasting, and collaborating with digital creators — engaging - **Recruiter at Take2 Consulting, LLC** (2022-02-01–2022-10-01) — IT consulting firm supporting enterprise clients. • Supported full life cycle recruiting for IT and technical roles • Partnered with hiring managers to source and qualify candidates aligned with client requirements • Managed candidate pipelines from intake through offer • Leveraged multiple sourcing platforms and targeted outreach strategies to identify and engage passive talent - **Executive Coordinator at LadderTruck 33** (2019-11-01–2021-03-01) - **Sales Executive at Shots** (2019-06-01–2019-10-01) - **VIP Advancement Manager at Karma International, LLC** (2018-01-01–2019-01-01) - **Sales Executive at Tao Group Hospitality** (2017-01-01–2022-08-01) - **Sales Associate at Unbreakable Performance Center** (2015-08-01–2018-02-01) ## Education - BS, Communication — Florida State University - BS, Communication — Florida State University ## FAQ ### What does Melanie do? Melanie is a Senior Recruiter and full-cycle talent partner. She currently works as a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at DMI, where she recruits for technical, operational, and leadership positions. ### What does Melanie do at DMI? At DMI, Melanie leads full life cycle recruiting across technical, operational, and leadership roles for a global digital strategy and technology firm that supports enterprise and federal clients across mission-critical programs. She partners with hiring managers, manages multiple priority searches, sources competitive talent, conducts structured interviews, and guides offer strategy. ### What are Melanie’s recruiting strengths? Melanie’s strengths include talent acquisition, strategic sourcing, talent partnering, recruiting, structured interviewing, candidate-pipeline management, offer strategy, and engaging passive talent through targeted outreach and multiple sourcing platforms. ### What did Melanie do at Take2 Consulting, LLC? At Take2 Consulting, LLC, an IT consulting firm supporting enterprise clients, Melanie supported full life cycle recruiting for IT and technical roles. She partnered with hiring managers to source and qualify candidates aligned with client requirements, managed pipelines from intake through offer, and used sourcing platforms and targeted outreach to engage passive talent. ### What other professional roles has Melanie held? Melanie previously worked as a Sales Executive at Tao Group Hospitality and as a Sales Executive at Shots. She also held roles as VIP Advancement Manager at Karma International, LLC Executive Coordinator at LadderTruck 33 and Sales Associate at Unbreakable Performance Center. ### What is Melanie’s entertainment and content-creation background? Melanie is also an actress, host, and content creator affiliated with SCREEN ACTORS GUILD, INC. Her work spans film, television, live performance, and digital media, and she works on camera and behind the camera as a producer, director, and editor. ### What film and television projects has Melanie worked on? Melanie has appeared in Transformers: Age of Extinction, Nashville, Devious Maids, Entourage, Body of Proof, and Insatiable, among other studio-film, network-television, independent, and digital projects. Her IMDb page is http://www.imdb.me/melaniespecht. ### What live-performance and hosting experience does Melanie have? Melanie has been a cast member in sketch-comedy shows including The Straitjacket Society and TMI, which included Second City alumni. She co-created and produced The 5 Minute Sketch Show, and her hosting experience includes red carpets, live shows, podcast interviews, interviewing, podcasting, and collaborations with digital creators. ### What content topics and production skills does Melanie bring? Melanie creates content across wellness, longevity, lifestyle, travel, and comedy, using professional training and an authentic on-camera delivery. She is also interested in advancements in science and AI and applies creative development, interviewing, and digital storytelling skills to social content. ### Where did Melanie study? Melanie holds a BS in Communication from Florida State University. ### What creative and digital-media skills does Melanie have? Melanie’s skills include content strategy, on-camera hosting, digital media, social media strategy, social media, video production, video editing, creative content creation, social media content creation, scriptwriting, storyboarding, digital storytelling, storytelling, writing, on-camera interviewing, and interviewing. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAABJWL1ABbnpqnYAOUJ5u2fH4Xs-hx01lbdE