C+c provides a great benefits package that includes a public transit pass and makes your birthday a holiday, competitive pay, and all the (mostly) healthy snacks you could wish forOur team is big enough for you to have support on your projects, but still small enough to be nimbleWe can – and will – follow our creativity into innovative work for our clients without the siloed teams that might bog you down at a larger agency.
C+c is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our companyWe are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, hiv status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
C+c will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristicsWe strive for visible and invisible diversity within our team and persons of color are encouraged to apply.
Location: seattle or remote
Director of people & culture
What we’re looking for
The director of people & culture is a senior member of the c+c leadership team, responsible for stewarding the core vitality of our agency — our peopleThey will help us align the right people with the right opportunities, energize and develop our talent to do amazing work, and provide us with people solutions that help us achieve our business goals.
If you have communication agency experience, roll easy with creative folks, enjoy building something new every day, work well independently and within a team, can hold steady through change in a fast-moving agency environment, and are passionate about building an equitable agency and diverse workforce, then we’d love to talk with youWe’re looking for someone who is both a strategist and tactician who initiates processes, dialogue and action at the right levels at the right time with regard to processes, systems, structures, policy and people (it’s always about the people)In short, a flexible, thoughtful, and engaged leader who understands that for us to grow and realize our vision to be the leading social issues communications agency in the nation, we need to find the right talent and continue to keep our employees happy and engaged.
Responsibilities
Help ensure an environment where employees enjoy coming to work, and we’re upholding our company values by providing guidance, best practices and resources
Lead the ongoing development and implementation of onboarding, performance, coaching, training and mentoring programs
Serve as an active senior advisor and facilitator for c+c’s dei team ensuring the agency is making progress on its journey to improve in dei through cultural and system change
Build a high-functioning three person hr team
Lead the team that executes the c+c talent pipeline cultivation and recruitment
Supervise benefits administration including negotiation and budgeting
Supervise front office team members
Establish employment practices which ensure the individual’s welfare is paramount while also delivering a safe, secure and supportive workplace
Serve as a resource and support system for managers and staff
Act as liaison to outside employment legal counsel
Coach and support managers as they develop their teams
Requirements
At least 8 years working in the field of hr
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills – ability to listen, identify true issues, counsel, support, motivate and when needed, have hard conversations
Ability to work and maintain calm in a rapidly moving environment while being solution-oriented
A strong knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion issues and how they can be improved in an agency environment
Communications agency experience strongly preferred
Willing to consistently challenge assumptions and stereotypes when recognized
Familiarity with all applicable state and federal laws
A four-year college degree or equivalent experience
Effective with microsoft office– word, excel, powerpoint, outlook
What will make you successful at c+c
You value inclusion, equity, and diversity and are open-minded and respectfulYou genuinely care about our clients’ issues, our goal of doing good work and the success of the agencyYou are ego-freeYou’re flexible, positive, forward-thinking, being comfortable managing multiple, time-sensitive projects simultaneously and passionate about resultsYou’re collaborative and value a work culture where awesome ideas can come from anywhereYou have a sense of humorYou’re kind.
Apply Now
Interested? please send a resume and cover letter to hr@cplusc.com and reference “director of people & culture” in the subject line.
C+c is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our companyWe are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, hiv status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operateC+c will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristicsWe strive for visible and invisible diversity within our team and persons of color are encouraged to apply.
