Director of People & Culture (Atlanta, GA or Portland, OR)

About the Opportunity

The Director People & Culture is a crucial function in our business. We strive to hire and retain exceptional talent and this role focuses on ensuring that all our team members have an equally exceptional employee journey and experience. The position will partner with leadership to provide solutions to employee-related matters, maintaining a balance between being a strategic business partner and employee champion. It will continuously challenge the status quo and develop initiatives that ensure Sparkloft remains an employer of choice while supporting our growth objectives. This position can be based in either Portland (OR) or Atlanta (GA) and requires occasional travel to Sparkloft locations in the United States.

Please note that while we work in a hybrid work environment and we currently do not require team members to work from our office this position requires regular interactions with our team members. As the majority of them live in Portland (OR) and Atlanta (GA) we are only considering candidates who are currently living in or near either one of those cities.

About Us

We are a creative agency dedicated to adding substance to people's lives, not simply adding content to feeds. We’ve spent over 15 years sitting at the intersection of consumer behavior, culture trends, and changes in technology and use our intimate knowledge of audiences to expertly forge human connections between brands and their fans, creating work that adds substance to peoples’ lives while solving the needs of our clients. Past and present clients include many clients around the world like Travel Oregon, Visit Santa Barbara, Coca Cola, Delta Air Lines, Amazon, Intel, Warner Bros. or Adidas. 

Job Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted strategic partner, working alongside leadership to develop, communicate, and execute a holistic people and culture strategy
• Responsible for employee relations, organizational development and ensuring consistent HR policies
• Drive the implementation and adoption of key people analytics, ensuring thoughtful, data-driven decisions throughout the entire employee lifecycle
• Lead career development process, including recruiting, onboarding, coaching, training, performance management, engagement career pathing and succession planning
• Act as a sounding board for both employees and managers; be a trusted, knowledgeable, go-to resource
• Support organizational change and facilitate change management across the organization
• Develop talent acquisition strategies and processes with the goal to attract top-tier talent
• Oversee the development and implementation of competitive compensation, benefits, performance appraisal, and employee incentive programs
• Champion Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging practices at every stage of the employee lifecycle, ensuring heightened awareness of underrepresented perspectives and equitable procedures
• Develop comprehensive learning and development programs for all teams, fostering continuous growth and high performance, including tailored manager training and development programs
• Administration of benefits and payroll

Qualifications

• 5+ years of HR / People and Culture Business Partner experience, incl. experience in a recruiting function
• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university
• Experience working in an agency setting is preferred
• Strong interviewing skills with an eye for talent and ability to exercise quick, solid people judgement
• Ability to anticipate how business priorities will impact staffing needs
• Able to work as effectively in person as through digital channels (video calls, Slack etc.)
• Problem solving skills and ability to self-manage
• Stellar attention to detail and organization skills
• A true team player; adept at working with multiple people at any given time
• Excellent judgment and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Strong conflict management skills with demonstrated understanding of interpersonal relationship building
• Demonstrated competence in other human resource disciplines including compensation, change management, talent management, organizational diagnosis and planning, and diversity, equity and inclusion
• Experience in benefits and payroll administration
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

What we offer

• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Competitive salary
• Medical benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• Incredible parental leave (up to 12 weeks)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Cell phone plan reimbursement 
• A culture that breeds success, and rewards it in many different ways

Requirements for all Sparkloft Media positions

• Care more: exceptional customer service skills
• Curiosity: a high level of interest in constantly learning new things
• Problem Solving: ability to identify and understand problems and willingness to solve them

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