People Operations Associate Jobs

For nearly 20 years, our mission has been to recognize the best creative and digital work in the world, and help the people, businesses and organizations who make it stand out. Our flagship property, The Webby Awards, celebrated its 26th edition this year with more than 14,000 entries from 70+ countries around the world, making it the largest and most prestigious award for the Internet globally.

Through other recognition programs focused on creative industries from Video and Podcasts, to Social Impact and Communications, the work and winners we recognize are the benchmark for creative and digital excellence around the world. Recognition Media is based in New York City.

Recognition Media embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

We are looking for an enthusiastic professional with excellent organization, critical thinking, communication and multi-tasking skills to join our People Operations (POPs) team. This is an opportunity to work directly with the Executive Director of the department, learning the ins and outs of how to manage, maintain, and grow the full scope of people operations work at the company.

In addition to your work on the POPs team, you will also be responsible for supporting the daily operations of our office. This role requires you to be in-person M-Th, working remotely on Fridays.

The wide range of duties for this role will require an ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously as well as have good judgment when making decisions.

Responsibilities include:

• Assist POPs leadership in systematizing all operations
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with vendors
• Manage and maintain digital records
• Hire and manage seasonal interns
• Submit online job postings, shortlist candidates, and schedule interviews
• Lead planning and execution of internal and external, virtual, and in person staff events
• Support the day-to-day operations of our offices (NYC and KY)

Must haves:

• Ability to implement new, smooth operational systems
• Forward thinking and engaged: you are someone who doesn’t wait to be told what to do
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Dependability and confidentiality

Nice to haves:

• Immersed and passionate about media, creative culture and the Internet
• Self-reliant, sharp, well informed, opinionated and open-minded

Compensation and Benefits:

• Annual performance-based bonus system
• Co-workers with excellent taste in film, music, podcasts and Internetz
• Excellent health care plan (dental, vision, health) with 100% of employee premiums paid by company
• Annual enrollment options for FSA program, TransitChek/Commuter program
• Bright, inviting office with fun, good people
• Paid annual leave, paid time off and paid sick leave
• Company-sponsored life insurance benefit
• $65,000 base annual salary

No formal cover letters, please. Send your résumé with a few lines about why you want the job to [email protected] with RM POPs Associate as the subject line.