Jay began his career in Talent Acquisition with an internship at the Chicago Cubs, where he discovered a passion for securing top talent. Over the past four years, he has specialized in recruiting within the marketing and advertising industry, hiring across diverse roles including SEO, Programmatic, Technology, Sales, Accounting, Creative, and Paid Media.
With experience supporting growth at both early-stage startups and large enterprise agencies, Jay is deeply passionate about building high-performing teams through strategic, high-impact hiring.
Today, he serves as a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Directive, where he focuses on attracting top-tier talent to support the company’s internal teams and clients across the B2B landscape.
Outside of work, Jay is an avid basketball player and enjoys golfing, playing pickleball, traveling, and exploring all that the vibrant city of Chicago has to offer.