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Big Think is a new media publisher exploring the world’s biggest questions with the world’s biggest thinkers. We release short-form interview videos with academics, researchers, scientists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and activists who are grappling with the world’s biggest and most interesting questions.
Big Think and our e-Learning platform, Big Think+, are part of Freethink Media, a platform for people and ideas that are changing the world. Across our two flagship sites, Freethink and Big Think, we publish over 50 new articles and short documentaries every week to a community of more than 13 million followers and subscribers.
Watch this video to see what we’re all about: www.freethink.com/about/careers
What You’ll Do
- Payroll Processing & Checks – Help ensure 100% accuracy with payroll
- Onboarding / Offboarding – Collaborate with managers to create a “red carpet in” and “red carpet out” experience for incoming and outgoing employees
- Employee relations – Serve as a trusted resource employees can connect with for HR support
- Performance Reviews & Manager Coaching – Provide assistance through the performance review process & drive proactive coaching initiatives for managers
- Benefits Administration – Help administer all company benefits including health insurance (currently run through our PEO Justworks), 401k (Ubiquity), disability insurance / etc.
- Policies – Contribute to the maintenance of company policies including family leave policies and support employees with implementation – includes research and synthesis of state policies as needed
- State Compliance – Help coordinate with our PEO Justworks and our accounting team to ensure Freethink is properly registered and up-to-date in each state we have employees in
- Admin – Assist in all administrative aspects of HR including personnel updates, I-9 verification, offer letter generation, etc.
What You’ll Need
- Preferably two years minimum in similar role
- Positive, hard-working, can-do attitude
- Warm and friendly personality
- Exceptional discretion and professionalism
- Outstanding attention to detail and follow through
- Strong critical thinking skills; ability to synthesize multiple inputs
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment and learn quickly
What You’ll Get Out Of this Opportunity
- Collaborative culture in a startup environment
- Growth opportunities within a fast-growing company
- Exposure to unique and effective creative process for documentary storytelling
- Competitive base salary and benefits
- Hopefully, fulfillment through helping to build a positive and productive company culture
Do you meet most, but not all of the qualifications for this role? No worries – we invite you to apply if you think you’d be a great match!
