Director, Human Resources

Leapfrog Online, a nationally ranked interactive marketing firm, is seeking a human resource professional with at least 5 years human resource experience to focus on employee relations and staff development. We are looking for a unique person that will focus on taking care of our valuable employees through career development, connecting them to our fast growing business and ensuring that their career and job interests are being met.

What can we offer you?
•A fast-paced, dynamic environment
•A people-first culture
•Competitive compensation and benefits
•A great work environment with consistent management and very little turn-over
•A well-respected, high growth business

Who are we?

Leapfrog Online is:
•Chicago’s largest independent online marketing firm
•The 13th largest interactive marketing firm in the country as named by Ad Age, 2006
•A leader in online direct response marketing specializing in customer acquisition for Fortune 500 clients
•Uniquely positioned to provide cost-effective, high-volume results for Blue Chip clients

Essential Job Functions Include:

Employee Communication – Build and manage an on-going employee communications infrastructure for culture/community building, benefits/services/company-wide policies, feedback/insight
Team Management/Mentoring/Coaching – Assist team managers in their efforts to establish goals, measure performance and productively communicate around employee strengths and weaknesses
Orientation Efforts – Evaluate existing orientation program for strengths and weaknesses. Establish and implement a plan to evolve and discipline program operations
Performance Measurement Tools – Evaluate existing goal setting, performance measurement and reward processes and tools. Refine and improve.
Training and Education – Assess training and education needs, create a first generation program and budget structure. Test, evaluate and refine.
Employee Retention – Assess gaps/risks and recommend proactive measures which can be implemented to avoid employee retention challenges
Conflict Resolution/Policy Implementation/Policy Evolution – Become the go-to person for productive resolution, as well as preventative solutions, in employee relations

MAIL/FAX/EMAIL - Resume, that must include salary history to: Human Resources, Leapfrog Online, 807 Greenwood Street, Evanston, 60201, fax 847-556-1468 or e-mail [Click here for email]


Leapfrog Online is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
REQUIREMENTS
Our ideal candidate has:

•A college degree
•At least 5 years of Human Resources experience
•Proven independent thinking and management skills
•Proven relationship building skills and effective employee interaction experience
•Strong oral and written communication skills
•Strong presentation skills