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Job Title: Marketing Manager

Department: Publishing Strategy

Reports To: Director of Marketing

FLSA Status: Exempt / Full-time

Location: Los Angeles, CA

JOB SUMMARY:

Square Enix, the company behind some of the world’s most popular action and RPG brands including Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest, and Life is Strange, is seeking a highly strategic and proactive Marketing Manager to join our team and help shape the future of several key franchises. The ideal candidate will be a versatile and dynamic leader, influencing stakeholders across North America, Europe, and Japan.

As a Marketing Manager, you will work closely with the Marketing Director and other members of the Publishing Strategy team to deliver long-term franchise marketing plans, as well as craft the overarching marketing strategies for specific titles across the Square Enix portfolio of games.

The ideal candidate is collaborative, enthusiastic, eager to learn, and highly organized, able to work with external agencies and internal teams to ensure timely execution among several projects within a high-paced deadline-driven environment. Daily, you will communicate and engage with game producers and developers in Japan to influence and gain alignment on Japanese-developed games and creative direction for Western markets.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage products through their entire lifecycle from early design and planning phase through post-launch
• Work closely with Japanese development teams on product positioning, features, enhancements, and timelines—utilizing market research and other analysis to aid in the development of existing brands and new products.
• Develop and implement strategic product position, create marketing plans, and collaborate with all other cross-functional teams to deliver a fully integrated product launch.
• Define and set budgets with Director of Marketing, while tracking, maintaining, and supporting all initiatives funneling into the total budget.
• Plan and develop marketing objectives, strategies, communications, briefs, promotional plans and other programs to enhance sales of product(s). This will include consulting with executive management and other Square Enix stakeholders and working directly with outside agencies.
• Ability to lead and influence decision making across multiple internal teams (Square Enix America, Europe, and Japanese offices) and others to set and achieve products’ goals and objectives.
• Conduct market research and data analysis to define product positioning, as well as monitor competitive activity, marketing campaign metrics, and identify consumer needs, including post-mortems on releases.
• Manage vendor/developer relationships including communication, working with Legal and Business Development on licensing acquiring approvals, and relationship development.
• Ability to analyze varieties of data, identifying marketing trends, and apply data to produce fact-driven recommendations. Strong analytical skills a must to measure campaign effectiveness/ROI and adjust as needed.
• Maintain strict confidentially with privileged information while working well with others in a high-pressure, deadline-driven environment.
• Develop KPI’s that can be used to monitor pre-launch, launch and post-launch campaigns to ensure the project is on track to deliver business goals.
• Ensure Functional and Territory team stakeholders have the direction and materials needed to execute their campaigns.
• Other related duties as required.

REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university. Degree with business and/or marketing focus a plus. MBA an additional plus, although not required.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of marketing consumer brands and product management at a major game publisher or a consumer product company preferred.
• Robust experience developing and leading the timely, successful execution of strategic and go-to-market planning for AAA programs.
• Leveraging facts and data to influence large groups towards unified decisions.
• Working effectively in a collaborative team environment alongside both North American functional counterparts and offshore personnel (such as in Europe and Japan).

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS, AND ATTRIBUTES:

• Highly organized, with the ability to multi‑task in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility and willingness to independently navigate areas of unfamiliarity and apply problem solving.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate a vision across various audiences.
• Independent with drive to take initiative with limited supervision.
• Critical thinking skills and strong business acumen, with ability to quickly learn and apply learnings to daily decisions and executions.
• Proficient in Powerpoint and excel. Ability to tell story with aid of Powerpoint and use aid to energize and motivate internal and external teams.
• Playing experience and knowledge of Square Enix Japanese-developed titles and/or in-depth knowledge of JRPG/RPG games. Interest in and passion for video games or entertainment a must.
• Japanese language skills and experience working with Japanese/Asian corporations (not required, but a plus).

Square Enix America

MRC is a diversified global entertainment company with divisions including Film, Television, and Non-Fiction.

Role Description

This key new position is an opportunity to join the Finance team of a dynamic and entrepreneurial entertainment company in a highly cross-functional role. The Sr. Manager will be responsible for Film, TV, and consolidated FP&A and the related preparation of management, investor, bank, and other third-party materials while collaborating with Content Strategy & Analysis, Accounting, other shared service functions and the operating divisions. Successful candidates will be highly motivated and team-oriented self-starters, who are analytical, have a desire to learn and can manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities:

• Work within a highly visible team of three responsible for delivering Film, TV, and consolidated FP&A, treasury, and related business analytics capabilities
• Drive the Film, TV, and consolidated FP&A process, including GAAP and cash revenue and expense forecasts, overhead and development budgets, and financial statements for the company’s long-range plan, annual budget, and quarterly forecasts
• Manage Film, TV, and consolidated treasury activities, including liquidity forecasting, cash and loan management, FX, and the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual compliance materials for banks and other third parties
• Partner with Film, TV, and other shared service functions to forecast plans, track performance, and communicate results
• Provide strategic insights and recommendations based on KPIs, data, analytics, and competitor analysis to help the company meet short-term requirements and achieve longer-term objectives
• Support corporate development initiatives, including investor presentations, capital raises, financing, M&A, and strategic growth opportunities
• Prepare regular corporate executive and investor presentation and reporting materials and perform ad-hoc financial and industry related analyses to inform strategic decision-making

Experience and Qualifications:

• 5+ years in media & entertainment, including FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, and/or management consulting
• Proficient in media & entertainment business models, accounting principles, and industry trends
• Experience preparing executive management, investor, bank, and other third-party materials
• Exceptional quantitative, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to command details, synthesize outputs, and balance priorities in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
• Expertise in financial modeling, including advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated track record as a high-performing team member who builds effective internal and external relationships

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree, MBA a plus

Salary Range:

$120,000.00/Year – $125,000.00/Year

Please note that Covid 19 vaccination is a condition of employment at MRC

MRC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, medical condition (including genetic characteristics), mental and/or physical disability or handicap, marital status, sex, age, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, political party preference, political belief, socioeconomic status, familial status, registered domestic partner status, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions and any other characteristic or activity protected by federal, state or local law.

MRC

Your Platform

Activision Blizzard plays a centralized role in the creation of epic entertainment by supporting our interactive gaming brands and studios with a diverse range of career opportunities across corporate functions such as Marketing, Communications, Legal, Human Resources, Finance and Supply Chain. Located in our global headquarters in Santa Monica, we encompass equal parts agility, creativity and rigor to enhance the employee and player experience. To learn more, check us out at www.activisionblizzard.com or on Twitter at @ATVI_AB.

Your Mission

Reporting within the Ethics & Compliance Data Analytics Team, the Senior Manager of E&C Data Analytics and Assessment will be responsible for developing interactive visual reports, dashboards, charts, and measures that clearly communicate results of analytics and modeling work and inform decision making.

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

Responsibilities

• Gather, clean and analyze data. Identify trends, outliers, hot spots, and anomalies. Prepare reoccurring and ad hoc reports for external and internal reporting requirements.
• Perform various data quality reviews and work closely with partners to update data accordingly.
• Identify inefficiencies and gaps in data, reporting and processes and propose improvements and enhancements
• Use Excel, R, VBA and/or Python to automate and streamline manual tasks and reports and reduce inefficiencies.
• Work closely with team members to respond to questions, build ad hoc reports and provide support to E&C team, leadership and partners.
• Support internal partners with data related projects or initiatives

Player Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Analytics, Statistics, Risk Management, Ethics, Compliance, or Security studies AND 5+ years of experience working in Data Analytics
• 5 years of proven experience in Ethics, Compliance, HR, Internal Audit, Law or related fields
• Strong research and analytical skills. Interest in analytical, systematic work duties
• High degree of professionalism and discretion with ability to handle confidential data
• Proficiency in data visualization and using data to tell the story in a clear and concise way.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and strong knowledge of Tableau is a must. Knowledge of VBA, R, or Python is a plus.
• Experience using Navex or similar Ethics & Compliance (E&C) management system.
• Passion for data analysis and using data to drive informed decisions and to tell the story
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills to effectively work with partners to improve processes and relationships
• Self-starter, with the ability to stay focused to self-manage assigned projects to drive results, and follow-up.
• Passion to streamline technology and improve processes
• Ability and interest to learn new technologies

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world’s largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet.

Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ – we’ve got our employees covered!

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

Activision is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Activision Blizzard

Allied Universal is looking to hire a Physical Security Technical Manager. This position is responsible for helping set up the physical security systems for a client they will be reporting directly to. Lenel On-Guard familiarity is considered a major advantage for this role. This position will be working with our client’s leaders to evaluate the company’s physical threat and risk conditions, and will work to enhance systems detection and deterrence capabilities with an eye to the reduction of corporate risk and exposure. They will effectively communicate the company’s asset protection status, relevant performance data and recommendations including detailed budgeting and facility/ management implications. Management experience is a plus, but not required for this position.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Those duties are necessary to meet the minimum requirements of the position. Other duties may be assigned:

• Works with functional team members to evaluate the effectiveness of physical security systems and programs around the enterprise. Performs physical security site surveys at various enterprise locations, determines project scope and develops tailored security solutions.
• Leads analysis of security vulnerabilities and system failures, and determines cost-effective countermeasures.
• Facilitates multidisciplinary working groups to determine security solutions and mitigate risks.
• Conducts field testing and evaluates new and specialized security equipment for the company’s facilities and prepares scope development for competitive purchasing.
• Designs integrated physical security controls for a diverse portfolio of assets.
• Develops training materials and provides on-the-job and classroom instruction to Loss Prevention and other employees.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or experience required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Possesses a minimum of 5 years of experience in maintaining physical security systems. Lenel On-Guard familiarity a plus. Project management a plus.
• Possesses in-depth knowledge of CCTV systems, intrusion detection systems, and access control systems.
• Knowledge of IT network infrastructure including basic hardware and network functionality.
• Thorough understanding of specialized physical security needs
• Basic knowledge and understanding of business, financial terms and budgeting practices to support projects and operating cost reduction strategies.
• Evidence of strong leadership potential, with excellent verbal and written communication skills required with the ability to successfully interact at all levels of the organization while functioning as a team player.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks, pay close attention to detail, be well organized, and work successfully in a fast-paced environment. Must effectively manage deadlines.
• Continually works to solve problems and improve processes.
• Must be highly proficient and fully functional in all Microsoft Office applications and able to effectively utilize all available office management technology.
• Professional, and able to use good independent judgment and discretion. Must have proven ability to maintain correspondence, discussions and materials in strictest confidence. Must be able to work overtime as needed.
• ASIS certification a plus

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Must be able to focus and multi-task in a busy environment, with the ability to successfully handle stressful situations in a calm and professional manner. Includes being able to effectively manage multiple employees with diverse personalities and engage them to perform at optimum levels.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear (communicate verbally in person and via regular telephone equipment), and must be able to read computer screens, correspondence and reports in English.
• The job is generally performed in an office setting; however, during site visits the employee may be subject to adverse conditions such as rain, cold or heat for short periods of time.
• The ambient noise level is usually quiet, consisting of normal conversations, business machines (printers, etc.) and telephones, but occasionally may be above-normal for portions of the shift.
• The employee must be able to concentrate on details, work under deadline pressures, apply sound logic and judgment, and prioritize tasks and responsibilities.
• Must be able to clearly speak, read and write English.

Additional Details

Requirements/Expectations/Duties:

• Access Control/Lenel Experience
• Assist in Creating Security Program from Scratch
• Project Management
• Valid Passport, Willing to Travel Overseas
• Spanish language skills a plus
• Invoice Verification
• Safety/Training Management
• Post Orders
• Communicate with all man-guarding locations

PERKS AND BENEFITS:

• Health insurance and 401k plans for full-time positions
• Ongoing paid training programs and career growth opportunities
• Employee discounts through our perks program to your favorite restaurants, entertainment venues and much more
• Pay Rate: $125,000 year

Allied Universal

About Us:

Buddha Jones is an entertainment marketing company based in Hollywood. For more than 16 years Buddha Jones has collaborated with top content creators to create bold and innovative advertising for the entertainment industry. Our portfolio includes movie trailers, TV commercials, digital and social media campaigns, logos, branding and content creation for a wide range of clients including Warner Brothers, Universal, Sony, Paramount, A24, Netflix, Amazon, HBO, Cinemax, Hulu and others.

Job description

The Graphics Coordinator is an important role at Buddha Jones. They are responsible for coordinating the needs for all aspects of the graphics as it pertains to production and finishing pipelines. The Coordinator works closely with graphics producers and art directors to manage timelines, track artist resource allocation and ensure accuracy in the completion of all graphic requests that support the entirety of Buddha Jones. He/she is highly organized and proactive with a natural ability to collaborate with all members of the team. The Coordinator is a champion for company culture while creating and maintaining best practices within the graphics department.

General Accountabilities

• Support Producers and Art Directors with various needs including to but not limited to: new job number management, meeting organization, capturing meeting notes, distribution of meeting notes and action items, scheduling of resources, processing and tracking of incoming and outgoing assets, maintaining accuracy of timecard/ job number allocation, etc.
• Coordinate and communicate day-to-day scheduling with AV team, including constant communication throughout the day, updating Producers on timing and alerting appropriate parties if any needs arise
• Schedule all internal review with guidance from Producers and Art Directors
• Managing approvals with Art Directors and Graphics Producers to ensure delivery timelines are met
• Partner and point person for Ads on all organizational needs of a project
• Break down client assets to support creative concepts
• In collaboration with Operational Head of Graphics, coordinate on-boarding of freelance personnel including assimilation through introductions, security protocols, server and process training, accounting needs etc
• Coordinate all creative space and equipment needs for full-time and freelance employees, including workstation setup, email, logins, supplies etc
• Maintain security protocols of all security sensitive content
• Manage finishing process from lock to delivery ensuring accuracy and proper specifications.
• Coordinate day-to-day needs of Art Directors, Producers, and creative teams including meetings, supplies, messengers, expensed meals etc. as needed
• Contribute to creative ideation
• Ensure proper archival and wrap procedures are completed for both paperwork and content
• Client communication as needed
• Stay up to date on all competitive activity and new trends in the marketplace.
• Other responsibilities as needed

Skills

• Highly organized and able to work independently
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Detail-oriented
• Ability to work under pressure with multiple personality types
• Excited about finding innovative solutions to creative problems
• Self-starter who takes ownership of any situation
• Proactive personality, always looking for new way to help the team
• Adaptive to various creative requirements/asks
• Works well under pressure within tight deadlines
• Understanding of post-production processes
• Ability to listen and engage with different cultures and perspectives
• Positive, service-oriented personality
• Can-do no-job-is-too-small attitude
• Loves organization

Requirements

• Ability to collaborate effectively with a wide range of colleagues, collaborators and vendors with many different personalities
• Knowledge and experience with Adobe essential
• Proficiency/ knowledge of other animation programs a plus
• Ability to assess situations and make things happen with tools at hand with minimal supervision
• Coordination of complex projects while prioritizing and adapting to shifting deadlines and expectations
• Proactive and results-driven, thrive on problem solving
• Flexible and available to support creative team requests at all times
• Able to exercise discretion and keep the strictest levels of confidentiality
• A team player with a positive attitude who enjoys collaborating with others to achieve team goals
• Professional, creative, energetic and resourceful

Compensation:

$28.00 – $38.00 per hour.

Compensation for the role will be based on a number of different factors such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, location, and experience.

Buddha Jones

Position: Sr. Production Artist

Department: Print

Reports to: Production Manager

Status: Full-time, non-exempt (hourly)

Direct Reports: No

AV Squad is a creative advertising agency specializing in entertainment marketing. Since our inception in 2004, our goal has remained unchanged: We strive to create outstanding, attention-grabbing content that tells an effective story. Our passion for our work and commitment to our clients has positioned AV Squad as an industry leader.

AV Squad has a successful and growing Print Division! If you are an energetic, fearless, and passionate production artist who loves what you do and feeds off of working with others with the same qualities, you’ve found your home. This is a startup division within an established agency, and we’re building an environment that will allow you to vibe hard with others and elevate the people around you. Check your ego at the door, and come ready to compete and help the team win.

The Sr. Production Artist will work on multiple projects within the theatrical, broadcast, streaming and gaming spaces.

Beneficial Skills and Experience

-5+ years of experience as a Print Production Artist in an entertainment marketing environment

-Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat)

-Able to handle fast-paced workflow under pressure and multitasking between concurrent projects

-Exceptional attention to detail and organization skills

-Experienced at building final mechanicals and able to design OOH breakdowns

-Able to learn/apply studio branding rules and keep each project consistent and up-to-date with these rules

-Fluent in production from processing deliverable information (including media plans & spec sheets), template building, to creating production presentations for streaming and print clients and handling all finished asset deliverables.

-Ability to adapt to the team’s workflow for cohesiveness

-Proficiency in Google Slides, PowerPoint and Keynote

-Ability to create vector logos from raster comps

-Experience masking images

-Experience preparing and measuring billing blocks

Position pays $45/hr – $58/hr, overtime eligible, with full staff benefits.

AV Squad

LIFELONG LEARNING ADMINISTRATION CORPORATION (LLAC)

Full Time, Competitive compensation

This position is hybrid/remote in CA with in-office activity in Lancaster, CA as needed.

The Lifelong Learning Advantage

At Lifelong Learning, our mission is to support our client schools so they can eliminate the obstacles that get in the way of student success. We continue to be a strong, positive force, pioneering the way education is delivered to students who need it the most.

Learn more about us at https://llac.org/

How You Will Make an Impact​

The Director, People Services – Human Resources (PSHR) is responsible for leading, managing, and directing all aspects of the Human Resources department, including, but not limited to HR (Human Resources) policies and procedures, compliance, employee relations, leave of absence, travel, and compensation. This position is responsible for the exceptional employee experience and accountable for effective service level delivery through effective leadership and management of the team, programs, process improvements, and strategic partnership with People Services Executives, Departments, Organization, and client leadership. This position reports to the Vice President, People Services.

Benefits: We pride ourselves in the flexibility we afford our employees that provides them with quality work-life balance and flexible working arrangements.

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent health benefits and coverage
• Generous time off benefits fostering healthy work/life balance
• 403(b) retirement plan with company contribution (because you will retire someday)
• Flexible benefits—choose what you like, ignore the rest
• Investment in your professional growth with resources, training and support
• Wellness benefits for all employees; Wellable app, Employee Assistance Program, and more
• Generous employee discounts from everything to travel, home and car, to dining and entertainment
• Casual dress…and we really mean it

Lifelong Learning Administration Corporation

About Impact Theory

Impact Theory is a mission-driven modern media company designed to create positive change in people’s lives through the relentless creation of entertaining and empowering content. Designed as an integrated studio, Impact Theory develops and produces world-class YouTube and podcast content, video games, web comics, film & TV, and podcast content that has garnered roughly half a billion views on YouTube alone. Regardless of type, Impact Theory’s content underscores the company’s mission to ensure the global spread of a growth mindset through ideas and entertainment. For more info, visit impacttheory.com

The Role:

Impact Theory is looking to hire a Director, Human Resources to work alongside leadership to build and scale effective teams. You will support hiring across the organization. We are looking for someone who is passionate about candidate and employee experience and ensuring we remain focused on adding quality hires as we scale. The ideal candidate can function strategically and tactically – and has equal enthusiasm for high level and detailed, operational work.

This person will manage the recruiting process from role development with hiring managers to sourcing candidates and closing them, all while ensuring a high-quality experience for all candidates. The role will include networking online and offline with potential candidates to promote the Impact Theory brand in the appropriate communities. The Director, Human Resources will assist in maintaining employee personnel records, and support the development and implementation of HR processes and policies while supporting special projects as it relates to HR and recruiting, new hires and onboarding, such as performance reviews, employee satisfaction surveys and more.

We have a hybrid-friendly culture. You can expect to spend four days/week onsite at our West Hollywood office and one day/week working from your own home office.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and own end to end sourcing and recruiting process to meet the various hiring goals across all levels
• Define and evolve talent acquisition strategies to support the evolution and growth
• Partner with executive leadership to understand current and future hiring needs.
• Increase top of funnel recruits through many channels.
• Organize recruiting events and ways to improve our public perception — from a recruiting standpoint.
• Forecast talents needs while overseeing all aspects of recruitment and onboarding processes
• Maintain thorough and current knowledge of all Human Resources/employee regulations and laws, and ensure compliance.
• Develop HR frameworks, tools and processes to meet business needs, align internal programs and comply with external requirements
• Build scalable solutions on “how to” do things in the people function. Develop and implement operational policies, playbooks, and procedures that help us as we scale.
• Own overall responsibility for human resource operations, compliance, HRIS systems and talent management
• Provide counsel to managers and employees in dealing with a broad range of human resources policies and procedures, and employee relations matters, balancing company and employee needs to enhance business performance
• Ensure legal compliance with all applicable laws in the United States (specifically within the state of California)

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in Recruiting, preferably with some experience or interest in Human Resources
• Experience in recruiting methods such as attracting passive and active candidates for a variety of skill sets; creative short-mid range recruiting strategies, recruiting events/and or campaigns, utilizing job boards and sourcing tools
• An ability to understand and explain job requirements for non-technical and technical roles
• Knowledge of sourcing techniques (e.g. social media recruiting, Boolean/X-Ray search)
• Must have strong knowledge of local, state, and federal laws related to employment and payroll laws to ensure regulatory compliance
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (JazzHR a plus!) and resume databases
• Ability to multitask and reprioritize with little notice.
• Ability to proactively seek out ways to simplify HR and operational processes and look for opportunity to leverage technology
• Good communication skills (written and verbal) to respond and collaborate with employees and managers
• Willingness to drive results by rolling up your sleeves with a can-do approach to work
• Excited to be part of an early-stage startup and knows what it takes to get new functions off the ground
• A growth mindset and the ability to proactively anticipate needs and present solutions.
• Willingness to develop full understanding of our business and roles

The salary range for this role is $150,000 – $190,000 per year commensurate with experience.

Impact Theory is an Equal Opportunity employer. We celebrate and embrace diversity, and believe the strongest teams are from a broad tapestry of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Impact Theory

Human Resources Director opportunity at Sycuan Casino Resort! Dynamic 2400+ team member organization with several business units, a family culture and FUN hospitality and entertainment environment. The Human Resources Director role is a Senior Leader on the Human Resources team, the ideal candidate will possess leadership, collaboration and strong ability for creating and implementing companywide Human Resources strategies, leading key initiatives and fostering a positive and culture.

About the Human Resources Team

The Sycuan Human Resources Team is committed to exceptional service while deploying forward thinking human resources strategies in a FUN and dynamic, ever changing environment! We pride ourselves in creating a positive work environment that is committed to the growth and development of our team members!

Human Resources Purpose Statement

We are focused on cultivating a supportive and fun culture that inspires Team Members to achieve personal and professional greatness while enriching our community through one team, one voice.

Job Purpose:

The Human Resources Director is responsible for supporting the creation of the Human Resources strategy, and leading the employee & labor relations functions to achieve business initiatives in accordance with organizational culture. This includes developing & maintaining a positive and engaging culture for Team Members, supporting the guest experience and promoting operational excellence. The HR Director will ensure legal compliance with Federal, Tribal and Gaming regulations.

• Participate in the development of strategic plans and initiatives; develop and implement department processes, procedures, and policies required to achieve strategic initiatives and overall departmental results
• Support HR and leaders with organizational design for the purpose of structuring departments in the most effective and efficient manner to achieve business initiatives
• Lead employee relations efforts to ensure timely and consistent investigations and leadership coaching while maintaining compliance with applicable laws, regulations and policies
• Partner with leaders of benefits, compensation, rewards, leadership development, training, worker’s compensation to ensure overall departmental alignment and continuous improvement
• Consult with organizational leadership on matters relating to performance coaching, counseling, performance improvement strategies, and separations from employment
• Promote best practices, foster collaboration across departments and ensure smooth implementation of HR solutions
• Analyze HR data points, identify areas of opportunity then design & develop strategies to address opportunities
• In conjunction with organizational leadership, develop and implement communication and feedback systems through such avenues as meetings, employee satisfaction surveys, newsletters, employee focus groups, and one-on-one meetings to foster a positive employer-employee relationship, enhance employee engagement and support organizational culture
• Partner with Guest Experience to ensure Team Members are well-prepared to enhance the guest experience while reinforcing positive behavior
• Assist in managing expenses to operate within departmental budget
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Required:

• Minimum of 7-10 years professional experience in Human Resources and/or any combination of education and experience of which includes at least 3 years supervising and managing staff
• Previous experience in partnering with key leaders to achieve property and organizational objectives
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Gaming License

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred in Business Administration, Human Resources, Communications, or related field
• PHR or SPHR Certification
• SHRM CP, SHRM SCP Certification

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• The ability to have a balance in being a Strategic Business Partner while also being hands-on as a People Services leader
• Excellent writing, proofreading and verbal communication skills
• Well-developed Word, Excel, PowerPoint skills
• Excellent interpersonal and coaching skills
• Strong work ethic, team player, and fiduciary sense of responsibility
• High degree of professionalism
• Ability to deal sensitively with confidential material and abide by confidentiality requirements
• Ability to communicate with a wide variety of audiences both in informal and formal settings
• Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills
• Advanced ability to research information and analyze data to arrive at valid conclusions, recommendations, and plans of action
• Demonstrated strength in conceptual and process thinking abilities with the ability to understand complex relationships, interdependencies and their impact on customers and associates
• A professional focus on continuous improvement
• Energetic self-starter, with strong leadership skills, work ethic, and highest level of integrity

Sycuan Casino Resort

US Job Description

Firm Information

Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with more than 1,700 lawyers in 30 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses, from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises. Its lawyers provide litigation and other dispute resolution services in multi-jurisdictional and other high-stakes matters; deliver regulatory counsel; and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions. Reed Smith is a preeminent advisor to industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, advertising, entertainment and media, shipping and transport, energy and natural resources, real estate, manufacturing, technology, and education. For more information, visit reedsmith.com.

Position Summary

Augmenting the value-add support to senior partners is foundational in making the partner more productive. Today’s executive assistant role delivers value in the following ways:

an air traffic controller for the leader and the senior team;

an integrator connecting work streams that would otherwise remain siloed;

a communicator linking the leadership team and the broader organization;

an honest broker and truth teller when the leader needs a wide-ranging view without turf considerations; and a confidant without an organizational agenda.

Essential Functions

Support senior partner (or small group of partners)

Prioritize and organize tasks; streamline operations to the appropriate personnel

Work as a team player within EA pod, coordinate with service departments, follow procedures

Work with hubs – travel management and expenses, event management

Coach, counsel EA community

Understand nature of legal work

Client relationship management and communication

Internal communication management throughout practice team

Meeting attendance and note-taking as required

Phone management, including coverage to ensure 90% of calls are answered

Resolution management – technical issues

Email screening and prioritization, diary management, meeting planning and preparation

Document management

Calendar / complex schedule management

E-filings

Docketing

Set up depositions

Coordination with attorney service regarding court filings or other tasks related to the matter

Requirements

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required. College degree or equivalent experience is preferred.

Experience: At least 5 years relevant experience.

Skills: Technical skills: MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel); excellent time management skills; project management; strong communicator; proactive problem solver; eye for detail; calm under pressure/resilient; excellent client service; proactive team player; excellent interpersonal skills; multi-tasker; multi-disciplinary; problem solver; self-starter; resourceful.

Other

Pay Range: $73,000-92,000. This represents the presently-anticipated low and high end of Reed Smith’s pay range for this position. Actual pay may vary based on various factors, including but not limited to location and experience.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Equipment To Be Used: Personal computer and other office equipment such as telephone, calculator, fax, machine, copier, scanner, etc.

Typical Physical Demands: Physical demands commensurate with job duties.

Typical Mental Demands: Able to work effectively in a fast paced environment. Make judgment decisions and adapt to changing work situations. Grasp and apply new ideas. Communicate with various personalities at all levels.

Working Conditions: Works in typical office setting. Occasionally called upon to work hours in excess of your normal daily schedule.

Reed Smith offers a challenging work environment, business casual dress code and a total compensation package that includes a competitive salary, flexible benefits program, tuition assistance, and generous 401 (k) plan.

Reed Smith is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reed Smith’s success depends heavily on the effective utilization of qualified people, regardless of their race, ancestry, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, veteran’s status, or any characteristic protected by law. As a firm, we adhere to and promote equal employment opportunity for all.

Reed Smith provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, including in the application and interview process.

Qualified candidates only. No search firms.
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