Employee Experience & Internal Communications Associate

Hometap is seeking a proactive, people-centric Employee Experience and Internal Communications Associate to join our growing People Operations team. This role is integral to delivering a best-in-class employee experience at Hometap. You’ll support Hometappers in a variety of ways—including coordinating company-wide events and communications, managing swag and employee gifts, and providing on-site support for our Boston office. You’ll also play a key role in internal communications by owning our weekly internal company newsletter.

The ideal candidate is organized, proactive, dependable, and relentlessly focused on fostering positive employee experiences. You’re comfortable rolling up your sleeves to find quick, actionable solutions, and you’re creative in identifying ways to make work better for Hometappers. You enjoy balancing a wide variety of tasks, especially planning events that help colleagues connect both in person and virtually. You’re also a strong writer who knows how to communicate information clearly and approachably.

This role requires regular on-site presence in our Boston office and will report to the Chief People Officer.

What you’ll do:

Employee Experience

• Lead planning and execution of company-wide and team events – like our annual party, happy hours, community service events, leadership meetings, and various team bonding outings
• Be on site at events to set up, tear down, and coordinate sessions
• Coordinate travel arrangements, hotel blocks, venue contracts, rentals, and other event logistics
• Research, plan, and send employee gifts for holidays, milestones, other events
• Manage and submit expense reports for all company events and related activities
• Maintain documentation and field employee inquiries and help direct them to the appropriate information relating to Hometap events and operations
• Organize and administer virtual events to support community building and connection
• Serve as the office manager for our Boston office, going into the office regularly, ordering and stocking snacks and supplies
• Manage our online swag store and maintain our Boston-based storage facility

Internal Communications

• Spearhead and coordinate our weekly Hometap engagement email to all employees
• Prep and run our virtual weekly all-company meeting, where we introduce new hires and share company-wide updates
• Act as a stakeholder in our employer branding activities, including regular cross-functional meetings
• Serve as the logistics lead for our quarterly business reviews, coordinating with stakeholders to prepare and distribute meeting content
• Improve our internal communications by preparing talking points, FAQs, and cascading communications as needed
• Partner with leaders to ensure communications are timely, transparent, consistent, and relevant across a distributed workforce

What you bring: 

• 3+ years experience in an office manager, executive assistant, and/or communications role
• Based in the Boston area and available for on-site support, sometimes outside of the 9-5 hours
• Excellent communication skills, comfortable working collaboratively with stakeholders including company leadership, staff, and outside vendors
• Experience planning events and managing vendors to a budget
• Strong writing skills, with the ability to communicate complex information in a succinct, approachable manner
• Highly organized - you are able to keep track of multiple projects and moving pieces in a thoughtful and timely manner
• Experience with complex scheduling and administrative support
• A commitment to creating a collaborative, productive, and fun employee experience
• Comfort with Google Suite for scheduling and calendar management, including Google Slides for content management and creation
• A high level of customer service – you care deeply about responding accurately, quickly, and with empathy to employee and candidate questions
• Proactive about making life easier for team, with a “let’s find the solution” attitude
• Highly responsive, with a commitment to fast turnaround times and prompt support
• Ready to roll up your sleeves - when you see an area for improvement, you tackle it
• Able to lift 20+ pounds

Bonus Points:

• A current notary, or interested in becoming one
• BA in Marketing, Communications, English, or other communications-oriented discipline

Our team is what makes us great. The annual compensation for this role is $70,000- $80,000. You’ll also receive meaningful equity, so you can share in our growth and success. We offer generous medical, dental, and vision coverage, a work-from-home stipend, parental leave, and plenty of paid time off to recharge.