Julie Brown

Director, Global Head of Recruiting @ Wikimedia

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Experience

  • Director, Global Head of Recruiting at Wikimedia Foundation
    Dec 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 7 mos

    **Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That’s our commitment.** Thrilled to be a part of the Wikimedia movement leading a stellar recruiting team! Check out our current openings @ https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/jobs/ or follow the Wikimedia Foundation on LinkedIn to get regular updates. We operate the world's most collaborative projects (including Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons and various other projects that are part of our multilingual, free-content Wikimedia family). We provide free, tirelessly curated educational content to people across the world and have consistently ranked as one of the most beloved, valued and top-trafficked global websites. Honored to help this disruptive, authentic and people-first organization share our mission and initiatives with the best talent globally as we continue to expand our efforts to equally serve all parts of the world. Our Impact: –Wikipedia is the backbone of the internet’s knowledge. From students to chatbots, everyone learns from it –Wikipedia receives nearly 15 billion views each month –The Wikimedia Foundation supports nearly 260,000 volunteers every month –Every minute 324 new edits are made to Wikipedia –65M+ articles available in over 300 languages & continuously adding more (see: Abstract Wikipedia for more info) –Visited 8K+ times per second by roughly 1.5B+ unique devices every month Why join Wikimedia? We are: –The world’s fifth most popular digital platform providing free educational resources globally –Supported by more than 7M annual donors –Remote / flexible schedule friendly with excellent benefits –Passionate about sharing free knowledge with the world, supporting our communities & ambitious about hitting our growth goals to achieve our movement strategy

  • Head of Talent at Apartment List
    Apr 2017 - Oct 2017 · 7 mos

  • Glassdoor (San Francisco Bay Area)
    • Manager, Talent Acquisition & Analytics
      Mar 2015 - Apr 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Manager, Recruiting & HR
      Feb 2014 - Mar 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Senior Recruiter / HR Generalist / Talent Operations Analyst
      Apr 2013 - Feb 2014 · 11 mos

  • Director, Executive Recruiting Operations at WTW Associates
    May 2008 - Mar 2013 · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Select successful retained Director to C-Level searches included: Sony Music, Spotify, BMG, Electronic Arts, Vevo, Nokia, Island Def Jam, NBCUniversal, Screenvision, RocNation, Primary Wave, TouchTunes, NY Mets, Madison Square Garden/MSG Media, MLB, SkaddenArps, Starbucks, Viacom & various early stage VC-funded tech start-ups

  • Executive Recruiting Associate at James & Co.
    Sep 2004 - Apr 2008 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Select retained client searches included (VP to BOD-Level): Hulu, Yahoo!, IAC, Ask, LivePerson, NFL, NBA, NHL, NY Giants, NY Jets, Madison Square Garden/MSG Media, Liverpool FC, Conde Nast, Rodale, Gaiam, Vibrant Media, MTV Networks, Brooklyn Sports, YES Network/NY Yankees, Bravo, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Food Network, IMG Media, Forstmann & Little, Live Nation, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Sirius/XM, Rosetta Stone, Scripps, Ripple, Demand Media & various early stage VC-funded tech start-ups