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Description

Position Summary

Brado is looking for a Creative Director that has a background in design. The Creative Director is at the heart of inspiring, driving, and bringing exceptional creative ideas to life with the wider team. This position is responsible for the elevating our creative standards, actively mentoring creative team members, representing Brado in client and new business meetings, and contributing to the advancement of Brado’s vision.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Participates in scoping and planning work
• Leads or manages efforts to translate insight and positioning into original, inspiring, compelling creative — from concept through activation — across audiences, channels, mediums.
• Attracts and develops talent, motivates, and encourages team.
• Establishes practices and processes that align with both client and internal needs.
• Guides strategic, conceptual, and systematic thinking, including setting creative direction, ensuring creative deliverables answer the brief, reviewing work, troubleshooting, and providing specific and actionable feedback to creative teams.
• Makes presentations internally and with senior-level clients, giving clients full confidence in our work and helping them understand the value of our work.
• Models a standard of excellence and elevates the quality of our work.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, under various deadlines.
• Works as a team player, fostering collaboration across functional teams to inspire ideas, as well as to build on the ideas of others, living into Brado’s culture.
• Exhibits Brado’s Manager behaviors in reference to our three Manager competencies: Accessible, Developing Others, Empowerment for all Direct Reports.
• Manages and supports compliance with all company or job specific trainings for all employees and vendors working on your team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in a design-related position, including 3+ years in previous leadership roles
• BFA or equivalent.
• Proficient with industry tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Microsoft Suite.
• Portfolio/web site of work provided with application.
• Demonstrates these role-specific skills:
• Ability to lead assignments and teams
• Design acumen, Collaboration, Dependability
• Emotional Intelligence
• Flexibility/Adaptability
• Growth mindset
• Leadership
• Problem-Solving
• Time-management
• Aligns with Brado values: People, Commitment, Aspiration, Trustworthiness & Impact.
• Demonstrates these Brado skills: Agile, Bold, Innovative, Curious, Empathetic, Teamwork, Self-starter, Verbal & Written Communication, Creative Thinking
• Adhere with all Brado and client required training and guidelines for market research and healthcare industry regulations and laws. Specifically (but not limited to) Pharmacovigilance (PV) and Healthcare Providers (HCPs) processes and reporting, Ethics, Confidentiality, Data Privacy / Security and Harassment.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work From Home

Brado

Description

Position Summary

Brado is looking for a Creative Director that has a background in design. The Creative Director is at the heart of inspiring, driving, and bringing exceptional creative ideas to life with the wider team. This position is responsible for the elevating our creative standards, actively mentoring creative team members, representing Brado in client and new business meetings, and contributing to the advancement of Brado’s vision.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Participates in scoping and planning work
• Leads or manages efforts to translate insight and positioning into original, inspiring, compelling creative — from concept through activation — across audiences, channels, mediums.
• Attracts and develops talent, motivates, and encourages team.
• Establishes practices and processes that align with both client and internal needs.
• Guides strategic, conceptual, and systematic thinking, including setting creative direction, ensuring creative deliverables answer the brief, reviewing work, troubleshooting, and providing specific and actionable feedback to creative teams.
• Makes presentations internally and with senior-level clients, giving clients full confidence in our work and helping them understand the value of our work.
• Models a standard of excellence and elevates the quality of our work.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, under various deadlines.
• Works as a team player, fostering collaboration across functional teams to inspire ideas, as well as to build on the ideas of others, living into Brado’s culture.
• Exhibits Brado’s Manager behaviors in reference to our three Manager competencies: Accessible, Developing Others, Empowerment for all Direct Reports.
• Manages and supports compliance with all company or job specific trainings for all employees and vendors working on your team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in a design-related position, including 3+ years in previous leadership roles
• BFA or equivalent.
• Proficient with industry tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Microsoft Suite.
• Portfolio/web site of work provided with application.
• Demonstrates these role-specific skills:
• Ability to lead assignments and teams
• Design acumen, Collaboration, Dependability
• Emotional Intelligence
• Flexibility/Adaptability
• Growth mindset
• Leadership
• Problem-Solving
• Time-management
• Aligns with Brado values: People, Commitment, Aspiration, Trustworthiness & Impact.
• Demonstrates these Brado skills: Agile, Bold, Innovative, Curious, Empathetic, Teamwork, Self-starter, Verbal & Written Communication, Creative Thinking
• Adhere with all Brado and client required training and guidelines for market research and healthcare industry regulations and laws. Specifically (but not limited to) Pharmacovigilance (PV) and Healthcare Providers (HCPs) processes and reporting, Ethics, Confidentiality, Data Privacy / Security and Harassment.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work From Home

Brado

Description

Position Summary

Brado is looking for a Creative Director that has a background in design. The Creative Director is at the heart of inspiring, driving, and bringing exceptional creative ideas to life with the wider team. This position is responsible for the elevating our creative standards, actively mentoring creative team members, representing Brado in client and new business meetings, and contributing to the advancement of Brado’s vision.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Participates in scoping and planning work
• Leads or manages efforts to translate insight and positioning into original, inspiring, compelling creative — from concept through activation — across audiences, channels, mediums.
• Attracts and develops talent, motivates, and encourages team.
• Establishes practices and processes that align with both client and internal needs.
• Guides strategic, conceptual, and systematic thinking, including setting creative direction, ensuring creative deliverables answer the brief, reviewing work, troubleshooting, and providing specific and actionable feedback to creative teams.
• Makes presentations internally and with senior-level clients, giving clients full confidence in our work and helping them understand the value of our work.
• Models a standard of excellence and elevates the quality of our work.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, under various deadlines.
• Works as a team player, fostering collaboration across functional teams to inspire ideas, as well as to build on the ideas of others, living into Brado’s culture.
• Exhibits Brado’s Manager behaviors in reference to our three Manager competencies: Accessible, Developing Others, Empowerment for all Direct Reports.
• Manages and supports compliance with all company or job specific trainings for all employees and vendors working on your team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in a design-related position, including 3+ years in previous leadership roles
• BFA or equivalent.
• Proficient with industry tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Microsoft Suite.
• Portfolio/web site of work provided with application.
• Demonstrates these role-specific skills:
• Ability to lead assignments and teams
• Design acumen, Collaboration, Dependability
• Emotional Intelligence
• Flexibility/Adaptability
• Growth mindset
• Leadership
• Problem-Solving
• Time-management
• Aligns with Brado values: People, Commitment, Aspiration, Trustworthiness & Impact.
• Demonstrates these Brado skills: Agile, Bold, Innovative, Curious, Empathetic, Teamwork, Self-starter, Verbal & Written Communication, Creative Thinking
• Adhere with all Brado and client required training and guidelines for market research and healthcare industry regulations and laws. Specifically (but not limited to) Pharmacovigilance (PV) and Healthcare Providers (HCPs) processes and reporting, Ethics, Confidentiality, Data Privacy / Security and Harassment.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work From Home

Brado

Description

Position Summary

Brado is looking for a Creative Director that has a background in design. The Creative Director is at the heart of inspiring, driving, and bringing exceptional creative ideas to life with the wider team. This position is responsible for the elevating our creative standards, actively mentoring creative team members, representing Brado in client and new business meetings, and contributing to the advancement of Brado’s vision.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Participates in scoping and planning work
• Leads or manages efforts to translate insight and positioning into original, inspiring, compelling creative — from concept through activation — across audiences, channels, mediums.
• Attracts and develops talent, motivates, and encourages team.
• Establishes practices and processes that align with both client and internal needs.
• Guides strategic, conceptual, and systematic thinking, including setting creative direction, ensuring creative deliverables answer the brief, reviewing work, troubleshooting, and providing specific and actionable feedback to creative teams.
• Makes presentations internally and with senior-level clients, giving clients full confidence in our work and helping them understand the value of our work.
• Models a standard of excellence and elevates the quality of our work.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, under various deadlines.
• Works as a team player, fostering collaboration across functional teams to inspire ideas, as well as to build on the ideas of others, living into Brado’s culture.
• Exhibits Brado’s Manager behaviors in reference to our three Manager competencies: Accessible, Developing Others, Empowerment for all Direct Reports.
• Manages and supports compliance with all company or job specific trainings for all employees and vendors working on your team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in a design-related position, including 3+ years in previous leadership roles
• BFA or equivalent.
• Proficient with industry tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Microsoft Suite.
• Portfolio/web site of work provided with application.
• Demonstrates these role-specific skills:
• Ability to lead assignments and teams
• Design acumen, Collaboration, Dependability
• Emotional Intelligence
• Flexibility/Adaptability
• Growth mindset
• Leadership
• Problem-Solving
• Time-management
• Aligns with Brado values: People, Commitment, Aspiration, Trustworthiness & Impact.
• Demonstrates these Brado skills: Agile, Bold, Innovative, Curious, Empathetic, Teamwork, Self-starter, Verbal & Written Communication, Creative Thinking
• Adhere with all Brado and client required training and guidelines for market research and healthcare industry regulations and laws. Specifically (but not limited to) Pharmacovigilance (PV) and Healthcare Providers (HCPs) processes and reporting, Ethics, Confidentiality, Data Privacy / Security and Harassment.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work From Home

Brado

Description

Position Summary

Brado is looking for a Creative Director that has a background in design. The Creative Director is at the heart of inspiring, driving, and bringing exceptional creative ideas to life with the wider team. This position is responsible for the elevating our creative standards, actively mentoring creative team members, representing Brado in client and new business meetings, and contributing to the advancement of Brado’s vision.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Participates in scoping and planning work
• Leads or manages efforts to translate insight and positioning into original, inspiring, compelling creative — from concept through activation — across audiences, channels, mediums.
• Attracts and develops talent, motivates, and encourages team.
• Establishes practices and processes that align with both client and internal needs.
• Guides strategic, conceptual, and systematic thinking, including setting creative direction, ensuring creative deliverables answer the brief, reviewing work, troubleshooting, and providing specific and actionable feedback to creative teams.
• Makes presentations internally and with senior-level clients, giving clients full confidence in our work and helping them understand the value of our work.
• Models a standard of excellence and elevates the quality of our work.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, under various deadlines.
• Works as a team player, fostering collaboration across functional teams to inspire ideas, as well as to build on the ideas of others, living into Brado’s culture.
• Exhibits Brado’s Manager behaviors in reference to our three Manager competencies: Accessible, Developing Others, Empowerment for all Direct Reports.
• Manages and supports compliance with all company or job specific trainings for all employees and vendors working on your team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in a design-related position, including 3+ years in previous leadership roles
• BFA or equivalent.
• Proficient with industry tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Microsoft Suite.
• Portfolio/web site of work provided with application.
• Demonstrates these role-specific skills:
• Ability to lead assignments and teams
• Design acumen, Collaboration, Dependability
• Emotional Intelligence
• Flexibility/Adaptability
• Growth mindset
• Leadership
• Problem-Solving
• Time-management
• Aligns with Brado values: People, Commitment, Aspiration, Trustworthiness & Impact.
• Demonstrates these Brado skills: Agile, Bold, Innovative, Curious, Empathetic, Teamwork, Self-starter, Verbal & Written Communication, Creative Thinking
• Adhere with all Brado and client required training and guidelines for market research and healthcare industry regulations and laws. Specifically (but not limited to) Pharmacovigilance (PV) and Healthcare Providers (HCPs) processes and reporting, Ethics, Confidentiality, Data Privacy / Security and Harassment.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work From Home

Brado

Description

Position Summary

Brado is looking for a Creative Director that has a background in design. The Creative Director is at the heart of inspiring, driving, and bringing exceptional creative ideas to life with the wider team. This position is responsible for the elevating our creative standards, actively mentoring creative team members, representing Brado in client and new business meetings, and contributing to the advancement of Brado’s vision.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Participates in scoping and planning work
• Leads or manages efforts to translate insight and positioning into original, inspiring, compelling creative — from concept through activation — across audiences, channels, mediums.
• Attracts and develops talent, motivates, and encourages team.
• Establishes practices and processes that align with both client and internal needs.
• Guides strategic, conceptual, and systematic thinking, including setting creative direction, ensuring creative deliverables answer the brief, reviewing work, troubleshooting, and providing specific and actionable feedback to creative teams.
• Makes presentations internally and with senior-level clients, giving clients full confidence in our work and helping them understand the value of our work.
• Models a standard of excellence and elevates the quality of our work.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, under various deadlines.
• Works as a team player, fostering collaboration across functional teams to inspire ideas, as well as to build on the ideas of others, living into Brado’s culture.
• Exhibits Brado’s Manager behaviors in reference to our three Manager competencies: Accessible, Developing Others, Empowerment for all Direct Reports.
• Manages and supports compliance with all company or job specific trainings for all employees and vendors working on your team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in a design-related position, including 3+ years in previous leadership roles
• BFA or equivalent.
• Proficient with industry tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Microsoft Suite.
• Portfolio/web site of work provided with application.
• Demonstrates these role-specific skills:
• Ability to lead assignments and teams
• Design acumen, Collaboration, Dependability
• Emotional Intelligence
• Flexibility/Adaptability
• Growth mindset
• Leadership
• Problem-Solving
• Time-management
• Aligns with Brado values: People, Commitment, Aspiration, Trustworthiness & Impact.
• Demonstrates these Brado skills: Agile, Bold, Innovative, Curious, Empathetic, Teamwork, Self-starter, Verbal & Written Communication, Creative Thinking
• Adhere with all Brado and client required training and guidelines for market research and healthcare industry regulations and laws. Specifically (but not limited to) Pharmacovigilance (PV) and Healthcare Providers (HCPs) processes and reporting, Ethics, Confidentiality, Data Privacy / Security and Harassment.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work From Home

Brado

Description

Position Summary

Brado is looking for a Creative Director that has a background in design. The Creative Director is at the heart of inspiring, driving, and bringing exceptional creative ideas to life with the wider team. This position is responsible for the elevating our creative standards, actively mentoring creative team members, representing Brado in client and new business meetings, and contributing to the advancement of Brado’s vision.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Participates in scoping and planning work
• Leads or manages efforts to translate insight and positioning into original, inspiring, compelling creative — from concept through activation — across audiences, channels, mediums.
• Attracts and develops talent, motivates, and encourages team.
• Establishes practices and processes that align with both client and internal needs.
• Guides strategic, conceptual, and systematic thinking, including setting creative direction, ensuring creative deliverables answer the brief, reviewing work, troubleshooting, and providing specific and actionable feedback to creative teams.
• Makes presentations internally and with senior-level clients, giving clients full confidence in our work and helping them understand the value of our work.
• Models a standard of excellence and elevates the quality of our work.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, under various deadlines.
• Works as a team player, fostering collaboration across functional teams to inspire ideas, as well as to build on the ideas of others, living into Brado’s culture.
• Exhibits Brado’s Manager behaviors in reference to our three Manager competencies: Accessible, Developing Others, Empowerment for all Direct Reports.
• Manages and supports compliance with all company or job specific trainings for all employees and vendors working on your team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in a design-related position, including 3+ years in previous leadership roles
• BFA or equivalent.
• Proficient with industry tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Microsoft Suite.
• Portfolio/web site of work provided with application.
• Demonstrates these role-specific skills:
• Ability to lead assignments and teams
• Design acumen, Collaboration, Dependability
• Emotional Intelligence
• Flexibility/Adaptability
• Growth mindset
• Leadership
• Problem-Solving
• Time-management
• Aligns with Brado values: People, Commitment, Aspiration, Trustworthiness & Impact.
• Demonstrates these Brado skills: Agile, Bold, Innovative, Curious, Empathetic, Teamwork, Self-starter, Verbal & Written Communication, Creative Thinking
• Adhere with all Brado and client required training and guidelines for market research and healthcare industry regulations and laws. Specifically (but not limited to) Pharmacovigilance (PV) and Healthcare Providers (HCPs) processes and reporting, Ethics, Confidentiality, Data Privacy / Security and Harassment.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work From Home

Brado

Description

Position Summary

Brado is looking for a Creative Director that has a background in design. The Creative Director is at the heart of inspiring, driving, and bringing exceptional creative ideas to life with the wider team. This position is responsible for the elevating our creative standards, actively mentoring creative team members, representing Brado in client and new business meetings, and contributing to the advancement of Brado’s vision.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Participates in scoping and planning work
• Leads or manages efforts to translate insight and positioning into original, inspiring, compelling creative — from concept through activation — across audiences, channels, mediums.
• Attracts and develops talent, motivates, and encourages team.
• Establishes practices and processes that align with both client and internal needs.
• Guides strategic, conceptual, and systematic thinking, including setting creative direction, ensuring creative deliverables answer the brief, reviewing work, troubleshooting, and providing specific and actionable feedback to creative teams.
• Makes presentations internally and with senior-level clients, giving clients full confidence in our work and helping them understand the value of our work.
• Models a standard of excellence and elevates the quality of our work.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, under various deadlines.
• Works as a team player, fostering collaboration across functional teams to inspire ideas, as well as to build on the ideas of others, living into Brado’s culture.
• Exhibits Brado’s Manager behaviors in reference to our three Manager competencies: Accessible, Developing Others, Empowerment for all Direct Reports.
• Manages and supports compliance with all company or job specific trainings for all employees and vendors working on your team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in a design-related position, including 3+ years in previous leadership roles
• BFA or equivalent.
• Proficient with industry tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Microsoft Suite.
• Portfolio/web site of work provided with application.
• Demonstrates these role-specific skills:
• Ability to lead assignments and teams
• Design acumen, Collaboration, Dependability
• Emotional Intelligence
• Flexibility/Adaptability
• Growth mindset
• Leadership
• Problem-Solving
• Time-management
• Aligns with Brado values: People, Commitment, Aspiration, Trustworthiness & Impact.
• Demonstrates these Brado skills: Agile, Bold, Innovative, Curious, Empathetic, Teamwork, Self-starter, Verbal & Written Communication, Creative Thinking
• Adhere with all Brado and client required training and guidelines for market research and healthcare industry regulations and laws. Specifically (but not limited to) Pharmacovigilance (PV) and Healthcare Providers (HCPs) processes and reporting, Ethics, Confidentiality, Data Privacy / Security and Harassment.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work From Home

Brado

About WaitWhat

WaitWhat is creating the most valuable independent portfolio of premium IP at the intersection of daily habit and human potential — with a contrarian strategy to scale.

Downloaded more than 100 million times, WaitWhat’s media properties have defined new genres in the areas of business (Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman), wellness (Meditative Story) and creativity (Spark & Fire). In everything WaitWhat creates, it aims to elicit the contagious emotions of wonder and mastery, infusing its content with “Wait, What?” moments that spark curiosity and help us live at the top of our potential.

Founded by June Cohen and Deron Triff — the former TED execs who launched TED Talks and led the media organization for a combined 17 years — WaitWhat’s approach to content is unique in the industry, with a passion for inventing new business models and building inventive partnerships. Learn more about WaitWhat >>

Description:

WaitWhat is looking for an Associate Producer to join the exceptionally talented team on Meditative Story, a first-of-its-kind podcast listening experience that combines the emotional pull of immersive storytelling with the immediate, science-backed benefits of mindfulness practice led by our host Rohan Gunatillake. The listening experience combines a beautifully crafted first person story with an original cinematic score. We are in search of a talented Associate Producer to help on our original Mediative Story episodes and our new companion show Soul Curriculum. On each Soul Curriculum episode we invite a storyteller back to have a deeper conversation about a central theme of their story. The conversation draws on storyteller experiences, universal truths learned, and explores how listeners might take that insight with them into their own lives.

The role focuses on research, pre and post production, preparing scripts, questions and editing the final episodes together for both shows. You must enjoy working collaboratively, be open to a diverse range of viewpoints, and feel energized and inspired by the lives and experiences of others. If you share our passion for exceptional storytelling and ground-breaking media formats, we would love to hear from you! Please listen to a few episodes of Meditative Story and Soul Curriculum before submitting your thoughtful cover letter and resume.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the audio assembly, editing and final delivery of Soul Curriculum
• Listen to the original episode intently and select the most transformative moments in the story
• Write the script and prepare the questions for our host
• Collaborate with show executive producers, producers, writers and partners to gather and incorporate notes
• Contribute editorial recommendations to help fine tune show segments
• Manage production timeline and prioritize activities to deliver on time
• Podcast admin, archiving and assisting the Producer, Writers and EPs on day to day tasks.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ creative experience in audio production and experience in podcasting
• Deep knowledge of editing in Pro-Tools
• Proactive problem solving skills and experience as a self starter in taking on projects
• Experience organizing media assets, directory structures and awareness of post-production workflows
• Time management skills to coordinate multiple producer’s projects
• Effective communication
• Enjoy start-up culture, feel energized by team-oriented environments, and have an all-hands-on-deck attitude. We need you to take real ownership and responsibility for Soul Curriculum to work across editorial, research, pre-production, post-production and delivery of the podcast

Benefits

This is a full-time position with the option to work remote. We offer a benefits package that’s generous and competitive with larger companies. Benefits include 3 weeks of company holiday (2 weeks in summer + one week between Christmas and New Years), 5 personal days, healthcare (PPO, vision and dental), short- and long-term disability, life insurance and 401(k). We work startup hours, but we also rest. We’re an anti-racist organization, committed to equity and diversity of all kinds — on our team, among our investors, and as represented on our media properties. Most importantly, we only hire extremely kind people.
WaitWhat

We are searching for a People and Culture Director to help us establish Middle Seat as the number one employer of choice for progressive digital strategists. As a director, you are responsible for cultivating an inclusive workplace culture, improving team member retention, and building support structures that allow Middle Seat staff to thrive.

We understand that workforces across the country are in a time of transition. People are demanding more from their employers, and rightfully so. Middle Seat wants to be on the cutting edge of responding to this transition by providing exceptional pay and benefits; building a diverse workforce and inclusive team culture; and addressing the root causes of burnout in an industry where it is all too prevalent.

This role is not part of the bargaining unit.

Responsibilities

Administrative and Human Resources

• Oversee new employee onboarding processes
• Setup new employees in Justworks including filling out employee I9 forms
• Onboard new staff and provide access to necessary technology, including new accounts, laptops and materials for employees
• Lead HR and security orientation for new hires
• Serve as the lead for new employee questions or issues around organization policies and benefits
• Select and manage benefits systems and compliance including but not limited to: HRA, FSA, 401k, health insurance, vision insurance, and dental insurance and other organizational benefits
• Includes coordinating with PEO to ensure that plan documentation is accurate, that all participants receive an up to date Summary Plan Description and required plan notices, and that annual 5500 returns, and Summary Annual Reports are filed and distributed as appropriate.
• Coordinate with PEO and Accounting to ensure that taxable and nontaxable fringe benefits are reported and taxed accurately.
• Maintain survey data on staff demographics
• Track employee discipline records and keep them up to date in Google Drive alongside team leads
• Advise managers on employee and labor policies, such as ADA, FMLA and OSHA
• Ensure that company policies align with the collective bargaining agreement
• Research, develop and update company policies and edits to the employee handbook as needed
• Devise communications plans for rolling out new or updated policies to staff
• Ensure team member adherence to company policies and procedures
• Oversee security policy and ensure highest level of compliance
• Serve as the go-to resource for dispute resolution and problem solving

Recruitment

• Support hiring and recruitment efforts, including drafting and posting jobs, screening resumes, scheduling interviews, and coordinating skills assessments.
• Identify new hiring sources and develop monthly recruitment strategies to support a diverse talent pipeline, using data analyses to inform recruitment plans.
• Participate in interviewing and vetting processes for new hires
• Responsible for offer letter creation in coordination with team leads and directors and leading front-facing salary negotiations
• Alert union representatives of plans to hire new staff or plans to engage with new independent contractors when appropriate

People Success

• Create professional development opportunities, leadership pathways and mentorship to help develop and retain staff, including managers
• Set up structures for people-focused areas, for example:
• Here’s how we onboard
• Here’s how we hire
• Here’s how we roll out new processes
• Here’s how we onboard people onto new clients
• Research, develop and implement organizational priorities to improve employee retention
• Lead team member orientation, including working with managers to ensure training is completed for all new hires
• Work with managers to refine, standardize, and manage performance review process
• Help maintain a database for managing staff (including manager’s) capacity and workforce planning by creating, maintaining, and analyzing key reports and queries (for example, total emails sent per month, ad spend per month etc)
• Help managers establish effective supervisory relationships and leadership skills

Culture

• Counsel the management of different departments by providing advice on managing employees and cultivating better culture
• Foster and implement internal equity and inclusion strategies, regularly reviewing current policies for improvement
• Strive toward structures, processes, and policies that remove racialized barriers, resulting in more inclusive participation in institutional and structural power-building, -sharing, and -wielding for traditionally marginalized racial groups
• Strengthen working relationships between staff and help set successful culture of communication, including guiding Middle Seat culture as we transition to a majority-remote staff
• Monitor People and Culture suggestions and/or contact boxes
• Coordinate staff appreciation efforts including end-of-year gifts and organize staff bonding activities such as virtual happy hours, virtual game nights, etc.
• Plan team building activities and events, including annual end-of-year get together

Requirements

• Experience working in a human resources or people & culture management capacity, ideally at an agency or political organization
• Experience working with a PEO like JustWorks, PayChex or Rippling
• Experience working with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Experience managing performance evaluations
• Experience with salary negotiations and terminations a plus
• Ability to incorporate an anti-racist and anti-oppression lens into Middle Seat’s people-focused operations
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to draft and publish internal policies
• Understanding of labor laws or experience at a unionized workplace a plus

Benefits

• Salary starts between $90,000 – $105,000
• Profit sharing plan: share in the growth and success of Middle Seat
• $50 mobile phone subsidy monthly
• Regular raises
• 100% premium coverage for health, dental, and vision, with deductibles paid on a Middle Seat funded flex card up to $3,000 per individual and $6,000 per family
• $100 monthly student loan reimbursement
• $550 monthly mental health reimbursement
• $1,000 annual professional development reimbursement
• 6% employer match on your 401k retirement account
• 20 paid vacation days off, plus your birthday and work anniversary off
• Unlimited sick leave
• Commuter benefits for public transportation
• Flexible work from home schedule (or work in our D.C. office)
• 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents

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