Ursa Major crafts refreshingly-different skincare essentials to help mindful explorers look, feel and do their best. Pure, powerful and refreshing, our advanced formulations nourish, calm and revitalize skin for that “healthy mountain glow”. Based in the Green Mountains of Vermont, we have loyal customers all over the world, united by a shared ethos of clean simple living, sustainability and a sense of adventure.
THE ROLE
- We’re looking for a dynamic individual to lead the charge in creating and maintaining a productive office environment at Ursa Major HQ. The right candidate will have a good sense of how to optimize a workspace to cater to the unique needs of our hybrid and remote team. The Office Manager will also be a key contributor to overall company culture and employee engagement. This role will have a variety of responsibilities to support company operations, including managing product donation requests, overseeing our careers inbox, and enhancing employee engagement through planning and execution of collaborative team events. This full-time Office Manager will help to make Ursa Major HQ a cheerful, efficient, and organized place to do our best work. This position will be based in our office in beautiful Waterbury, Vermont.
ABOUT YOU
- You’re an organized person who loves to roll your sleeves up and jump in. You are a team player who is capable of working with anyone, but you are also independently driven to leave things better than you found them. You love functionality and efficiency, but equally love creativity and fun. You have a strong work ethic and love a good to-do list. You’re awesome at balancing day-to-day details with big picture vision-making, and are excited to join a hard-working, fun-loving team with lots of momentum.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- - Create a warm, welcoming, and orderly atmosphere for our team and guests
- - Keep the office organized and well-stocked (with skincare, office supplies, and snacks!)
- - Manage office tech for productive workstations and meetings (printer setup, keeping wifi signal strong, and working with tech support as needed)
- - Serve as liaison for office building services and deliveries
- - Manage donation and sponsorship inquiries
- - Plan team gatherings and company volunteer events to support overall company culture and employee engagement
- - Manage our careers inbox, acting as the first point of contact for those interested in joining our growing team
- - Help prep for weekly team meetings (manage agenda and meeting notes)
- - Assist Founders with special projects and tasks (photoshoot prep, board meeting prep, organizing travel)
QUALIFICATIONS
- - Organized, reliable, patient & proactive
- - At least 2-3 years of professional work experience
- - Familiarity with Google Suite, Excel, Slack
- - Technically proficient and can quickly learn new programs or solve tech issues
- - Strong written and verbal communicator; comfortable picking up the phone
- - Ability to work out of our Waterbury, Vermont office
- - Enthusiasm for Ursa Major’s Mission and Values
OUR MISSION
Our mission at Ursa Major is to help people look, feel and do their best by tapping into the healing powers of nature—while raising the bar for what it means to be a responsible skincare company.
What you’ll love about working at Ursa Major
- - Co-workers who care about your success and wellbeing
- - Competitive compensation, plus equity
- - Health benefits and paid parental leave
- - Employee 401k Opportunity and Company Match
- - Generous vacation time plus 2 Epic Days yearly
- - Dog friendly office
- - Carbon Offsets for employee commutes
- - Paid volunteer time and organized volunteer events with great organizations around VT
- - Flex-time
- - A kitchen stocked with snacks + local brews
- - Free Ursa Major products—of course!
Please submit your application (with a cover letter please) to careers@ursamajorvt.com.
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