Lindsey Thayer
Recruiter
Mammoth Lakes | United States
Interests
Snowboarding
Hiking
Paddleboarding
Camping.
Industries
Snow
In my own words
— LindseyDiligent, principled and loyal individual with exceptional people skills.
Quick study with a consistent record of extending beyond established boundaries for more innovative and effective performance solutions. Solid team player with excellent team-building and leadership skills. Outstanding communication skills. Fluent in French. Expert snowboarder with extensive technical knowledge of sport, product, and industry. Extremely active on social media, with experience maintaining a corporate level social media presence. Currently acting as Recruiter for corporate-level ski area, bringing on 1500+ new hires per winter season.
Trajectory
Mar 2023 — Now
ERG Co-Lead · Alterra Mountain Company
• Founding member and Co-Lead of the Women Summit Seekers ERG at Alterra Mountain Company, dedicated to empowering women in the workplace and beyond.
• Grew membership to over 300 active participants within two years through strategic outreach and community-building initiatives.
• Completed an elevated leadership training program designed for ERG leaders to enhance organizational impact, leadership skills, and inclusivity strategies.
Mar 2019 — Now
Recruiter · Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
• Lead full-cycle recruitment for ~1500 seasonal employees annually across diverse business units.
• Led the development of a scalable rehire process within Workday for approximately 1,200 seasonal employees annually, creating the workflow from scratch to meet unique operational needs not readily supported by default system functionality.
• Supervise a team of Recruiting Coordinators, providing training, guidance, performance feedback, and workflow oversight.
• Manage international recruiting processes for ~130 J1 Visa holders annually across multiple programs.
• Oversee job postings and candidate pipelines across platforms including LinkedIn, Indeed, CoolWorks, and Malakye.
• Create and deliver training to hiring managers on ATS usage and recruitment best practices.
• Utilize Workday for recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding processes.
• Draft and audit job descriptions to ensure legal compliance and alignment with Inclusion and Diversity goals.
• Regularly generate and analyze recruiting data reports to inform strategy and leadership updates.
• Partner with HR Director on policy development, special projects (e.g., housing solutions), and process improvements.
• Plan and execute employee appreciation events in collaboration with various departments, specifically in the Wellness and Inclusion and Diversity spaces.
Nov 2015 — Mar 2019
Recruiter and HR Specialist · Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
- Manages entire recruitment process, facilitating the hiring of approximately 1500 new employees yearly, including all aspects of international recruiting process for J1 Visa holders.
- Posts and monitors all job listings to resort web page.
- Screens all incoming applications.
- Meets with applicants to determine a good fit for employment.
- Connects applicants with hiring managers to facilitate application process.
- Trains hiring managers on how to use Applicant Tracking System.
- Manages social media for Mammoth Resorts Recruiting page to attract applicants.
- Manages job postings in Kronos Workforce Ready, as well as with local newspapers and niche job boards online.
- Sets up, updates and maintains employee records.
- Administers established personnel policies and practices.
- Registers (processes) new and returning employees for work.
- Processes employees out upon end of employment.
- Administers Black Diamond Awards program to recognize exemplary employees.
Aug 2014 — Nov 2015
HR Assistant and Corporate Operator · Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
Answer phones as Corporate Operator.
Assist with HR duties such as processing in new employees, entering employee data, terminating employees, running HR reports, employment verification, unemployment claims, and more.
Program Coordinator for the Black Diamond Service Awards program- plan and execute a monthly luncheon for awards winners to meet and greet with the company's Executive Team.
Creating a Social Media presence for Mammoth Mountain Recruiting to build a bigger, stronger and better applicant pool.
Oct 2012 — Apr 2014
PR Assistant and Snow Reporter · Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
Reported snow conditions daily through a number of outlets – 4 local radio stations, recorded message at 1-888-SNOWRPT, daily and weekly snow report and dump alert emails (10,000+ daily recipients, 20,000+ weekly recipients), 4 external internet reporting sites.
Managed snow data for MammothMountain.com.
Created and maintained monthly social media calendars for Mammoth Mountain Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Drafted posts and found related visual content for each.
Kept track of reach and other statistics for each post.
Helped with live TV satellite uplinks to stations in Southern California
Wrote and managed press releases for Mammoth website.
Created Operations Updates for information on mountain-wide weekly operations, including lift operations, food & beverage, retail, and more.
Participated in project to switch to new Email Service Provider to ease Marketing Department’s transition to new system for mass consumer emails.
Jun 2013 — Nov 2013
Recruiting Coordinator · Levy Restaurants
Receiving and reviewing applications.
Conducting preliminary screening phone interviews with candidates.
Directing applications to appropriate hiring managers with notes on each candidate.
Following the hiring process through to ensure all necessary steps are taken and each application is complete from start to finish.
Dec 2009 — Nov 2011
Sales Associate · Burton Snowboards
Managed store’s social media presence, and grew followers from 200 to 2000 in under one year.
Handled opening and closing procedures.
Worked in customer relations and client sales.
Established sales skills working at the cash register.
Worked extensively with corporate visual team in floor merchandising to maintain company visual standards.
As a member of the Shopgirl program, tested product and gave feedback to marketing and product development teams.
Activity
Education history
Goucher College
B.A. | 2004 - 2008
