Lance LeFort

Current

Recruitment Manager at Starz Animation
HR Generalist and Recruitment at Starz Animation

Past

Talent Relations Manager at Pseudo Interactive Inc
Senior Consultant, Executive Search/Recruitment at Executive Search, Recruiting, Selection - Terham Management
Consultant - Sales, Exhibit and Display at CDA/Worden Watson

Key Account Manager at ND Graphic Products
Manager/Franchisee at College Pro Painting (Self-employed)

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Education

HRPAO
University of Guelph
HRPAO Law Conferences

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Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Lance LeFort’s Summary

Consulting/Recruiting/Talent Management for several years across entertainment and digitally driven industries.

3D CG Animation Industry, Video Games, Technology, Digital Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Telecommunications, Direct Marketing, --Creative, Account Service, Operations, Mid-Management to Vice-President and C-level positions.

LanceLeFort@hotmail.com
416-993-1581

Lance LeFort’s Specialties:

Animation Industry, Video Games, New Media, C++ Programming, Project Management, Advertising/Communications/Marketing, High Tech, online marketing, CRM,

Lance LeFort’s Experience

Recruitment Manager

Starz Animation

(Public Company; Animation industry)

January 2009 — Present (1 year )

Overseeing strategy and execution of the recruiting team for multi-disciplinary CG Animation teams. We hire locally and internationally.
HR Generalist and Recruitment

Starz Animation

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Animation industry)

March 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)

Assisting HR Director and Recruitment with hiring and talent pipeline as well as HR initiatives. Helping build dynamic teams in a fast-paced environment.
Talent Relations Manager

Pseudo Interactive Inc

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

October 2006 — March 2008 (1 year 6 months)

1) Recruitment, HR, Talent Scouting C++ programmers and 3D Studio Max modelers/artists and all other departments in administration, QA, etc.
2) College and Co-op student liaison
3) Management Consulting
4) Company Representative on government sub-committee
5) Vendor Management - 3rd party recruiters
Senior Consultant, Executive Search/Recruitment

Executive Search, Recruiting, Selection - Terham Management

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

2001 — September 2006 (5 years )

I recruit for mid-sized to multinational companies. I have consulted with and placed VPs, General Managers, Directors, Managers, Channel Marketing Professionals, Teleservice Directors, Creative Directors, Art Directors, Copywriters, Project Managers, etc.
Consultant - Sales, Exhibit and Display

CDA/Worden Watson

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

October 1999 — September 2001 (2 years )

Sales - Business Development and Client Management
Merchandising, Exhibits, POP, Display
Key Account Manager

ND Graphic Products

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Business Supplies and Equipment industry)

1994 — 1999 (5 years )

Account Management to small and mid-size companies.
Manager/Franchisee
College Pro Painting (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; 201-500 employees; Construction industry)

May 1988 — October 1988 (6 months)

Running a franchise. Owner/Operator duties of a small business reporting into the franchisor. Good fun. Get your real-life work experience before graduating! Had a territory; had to advertise, hire, train, fire, promote, estimate/price jobs, do payroll, etc. etc.

Lance LeFort’s Education

HRPAO

CHRP , Human Resources , 2008 — 2012 (expected)

Professional courses in recruiting, organizational behaviour, etc

Activities and Societies:

Currently working towards CHRP professional designation (outside or work hours)
University of Guelph

BA , 1985 — 1989

Activities and Societies:

Ontarion - Creative Director, Art Director
HRPAO Law Conferences

HR Law Courses

Activities and Societies:

2 full day conferences with top HR lawyers and judges discussing trends and changes in workplace legislation and case studies.

Additional Information

Lance LeFort’s Interests:

Ad Club of Toronto, AIMS, Motorcyling:sport-touring, Motorcycle racing, Track days -- certain vintage motorcycles, Cuban cigars, full-bodied red wines, single-malt scotches and fine ports are a thing of beauty.

Lance LeFort’s Groups:

AIMS, ADCLUBTO, ONTVFR, RTI (Rider Training Institute - www.ridertraining.ca)

CGCHAR - 3D CG Character Animation
Networked Recruiter (34,197+ total network) 3rd Largest Recruiting and HR & 2nd Largest Agency Group
LION™ Worn with Pride! [Choose wisely ... ] < BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS >
Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA)
RecruitingBlogs
The Forum for In-house Recruitment Managers (The FIRM)
Animation, Media & Entertainment
CANADIAN RECRUITERS GROUP
Game Developers
Toronto Digital Marketing Professionals
Visual Effects Professionals
Hooray for Hollyworld!
Animation Army
Electronic Entertainment Industry Network
Maya Rigging
Swiss Investments & Holding Companies
Toronto Open Networking
Elite VFX / CG & Animation Lounge • Tips • Trends • Jobs
Boolean Strings
Software Development Jobs
Recruiter Development & Support Group
RockStar Recruiting
Interactive Ontario
GameON: Finance
Toronto Networking and Social Club