Culture & Events Coordinator

Remote (US)

Muck Rack is the leading SaaS platform for public relations and communications professionals. Our mission is to enable organizations to build trust, tell their stories and demonstrate the unique value of earned media. Muck Rack’s Public Relations Management (PRM) platform enables PR teams to work together to find the right journalists for their stories, send customized pitches, build meaningful relationships with the media, monitor news, and quantify their impact.

Founder controlled, fully distributed, and growing sustainably, Muck Rack has received several awards for its unparalleled culture and product from organizations like Inc., G2, and BuiltIn. We value resilience, transparency, ownership, & customer devotion and infuse these values into everything we do.

We’re looking for an ultra organized, creative, and tech savvy Culture and Events Coordinator to join our team and help us sustain and develop our already awesome distributed culture.

As our first Culture and Events Coordinator, you will plan and execute virtual events and activities for the company and support IRL community-building for our employee regional hubs. You will own all culture and events administration and ensure the ongoing development of our award-winning company culture. In this highly visible and impactful position, you will utilize and strengthen your skills in event planning, calendar coordination, public speaking, and graphic design. You’ll be a great fit for this role if you are comfortable engaging large and small groups, excited to build connections, and able to take initiative and meet deadlines.

What you’ll do:

Own Muck Rack’s events and activities which includes planning, scheduling, team communication, execution, survey follow-up and analysis

Drive event participation and community-building in regional hubs

Partner with Sr. People Ops Manager and other stakeholders to plan and execute company-wide events

Cultivate conversations in special interest and learning & development Slack channels

Maintain and update an Events Playbook to record event details, surveys responses, and vendors/service providers

Be on the lookout for ways to improve and evolve our processes, while maintaining a personal touch

Own the administration of the Muck Rack mentorship program, onboarding buddy program, and welcome crew

Brainstorm and create new ways to build upon our workplace culture and community with the Sr. People Ops Manager and Events Committee

How success will be measured in this role:

Documentation of event information, surveys, vendors/service providers, and culture and community building ideas

Annual engagement and pulse survey scores

Event execution, feedback and attendance

If the details below describe you, you could be a great fit for this role:

0-2 years of professional experience and/or leadership experience

Experience planning and executing virtual events

Administrative experience with expertise in Google Suite calendar management

Basic Excel skills and experience collecting/analyzing data

Heavy working knowledge of Slack

Proven experience and comfort presenting to large and small groups

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Experience designing infographics, flyers, and other promotional materials (Canva experience preferred)

Ability to quickly build rapport

Working hours are 9:00am – 5:00pm EST

Interview Overview

Below you’ll find an outline of the interview plan for our Culture and Events Coordinator role. Please note that this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.

30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team

A 1 hour zoom interview with the hiring manager

Take-home assignment (2 hours max)

A final interview with several team members

Salary

In the US, the starting salary for this role is between $53,000 and $61,000+, depending on skills and experience. We take a geo-neutral approach to compensation within the US, meaning that we pay based on job function and level, not location. For all other countries, we have competitive pay bands based on market standards.

Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors. We recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate.

Why Muck Rack?

Remote Work, Forever. We’re a fully distributed team and have pledged to remain that way forever. We offer employees a full home office setup, phone & internet reimbursement, and a monthly coworking membership. We build culture through virtual and in-person team bonding opportunities including team lunches, friendly competitions, and celebratory events!

Transparent Compensation. We offer competitive geo-neutral pay in the U.S. and review compensation at least once annually to ensure internal equity and alignment with the external market. Depending on the role, we offer either a standardized bonus program or attainable commission structure and an opportunity to earn equity in the company. All employees are eligible for our 401(k) plan* with employer contributions.

Health & Wellness*. Muck Rack provides comprehensive health, dental, vision, and disability insurance for employees and their families. We offer two plans with 100% premium coverage for individuals and 85% premium coverage for dependents, as well as a range of other plans. Our team also has access to OneMedical, 24/7 Virtual Care, an Employee Assistance Program, as well as FSA and HSA options. Team members have access to a quarterly wellness stipend and a free Headspace subscription.

PTO and Family Benefits. Our team enjoys 4+ weeks of off-the-grid PTO, plus paid sick/mental health days, summer Fridays, and 13 paid holidays. In order to combat Zoom fatigue and allow for deep work without interruption, we have implemented No Internal Meeting Fridays year round. We also provide up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.

Personal & Professional Development. We grow talent by creating internal pathways for advancement and promotion. Muck Rack conducts bi-annual performance reviews, hosts team-wide workshops, and offers management training and leadership training opportunities. We also provide unlimited subscriptions to L&D platforms including Coursera & O’Reilly, as well as 2 additional days of PTO to dedicate to learning and development.

Culture of Inclusion. We know that diverse perspectives breed innovation and help us better serve our customers. We are committed to ensuring employees feel their identities are valued and that people of all backgrounds and points of view are treated equitably.

Customer-First. Founder-controlled means we have the freedom to be nimble, highly collaborative and innovative, building forward-thinking products that enable 3,000+ companies around the world to build trust, tell their stories and demonstrate the unique value of earned media.

*These benefits are specific to US-based employees. In some, but not all, cases we are able to offer equivalent benefits to employees located outside of the United States.

If you’re excited about an opportunity at Muck Rack but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the requirements of the role outlined here, please don’t let it stop you from applying. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we want to hear from you. You may be a great fit for this role or another position on our team. We deliberately encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability status to apply for positions. We are an equal opportunity employer and we’re committed to a fair and consistent interview process and candidate experience.