Outbrain Careers, Benefits, Review

At Outbrain, we strive to be diverse at all levels of the company. Diversity is a measure  of whether we have built a culture of true inclusion and empowerment. Diversity Inclusion Equality & Belonging (DEI&B) is one of the key pillars of the culture that we use to design and build our unique company DNA. We have a deep commitment to investing in talent and hiring and promoting people based on qualifications and merit. This is not in conflict with the objectives of inclusion and empowerment - we support Outbrainers to live by our values and safeguard the culture of inclusion.

Here are some initiatives designed to achieve this: 

• Women Empowerment and Outbrainers for Equality Employee Resource Groups: We have several Employee Resource Groups, however there are two in particular that focus on the important issues of equality and empowerment. The resource group provides a safe space in which we can discuss these topics openly, share information and lean on each other at any time.
• Diverse Interview Panels: We know diverse interview panels are fairer and lead to better hiring. For this reason, we thrive to ensure diverse interview panels for all interviews with internal and external candidates.
• Mandatory Unconscious Bias training: We understand that part of our responsibility as employers is to offer training, development and resources for all Outbrainers. Providing mandatory Unconscious Bias training helps us define the status quo, create a clear framework of behavior and open up dialogue to support a better understanding of the issues surrounding diversity and inclusion. 

“We achieve diversity by pursuing a culture of inclusion and empowerment. This is a source of our strength and success.” 

Yaron & Ori

 

Interested in Discovering What’s Next for Your Career at Outbrain?

Outbrainers are… Passionate. Driven. Scrappy. Collaborative. We take our work life seriously (and our community life more seriously). Work-life balance isn’t just a phrase here — it’s vital to our inner workings.

We’re international. With beautiful offices around the world. We’re not your typical stuffy, corporate environment. No matter which office, whether in the U.K., Israel, Australia, or the U.S., each and every office has a uniquely home-y — completely Outbrain-y — vibe.

The Outbrain Community

Community is what Outbrainers love most. No matter which office, we all work together toward a common, discovery-driven purpose. And we come together to celebrate our hard work. Be it with our softball team, "The No Brainers," our Women’s Empowerment Group, our volunteer vets in OBGood, there’s always something to be a part of here.

Benefits

Outbrain cares. Truly. 401k matching. Medical and dental insurance. Pre-tax commuter spending accounts. Flexible work from home hours. And did we mention the stocked kitchen, free lunch Wednesdays, and beer garden Thursdays?

  WE'RE OUTBRAIN, AND WE'RE GROWING!

We're developing the world's best platform for the continual discovery of high quality content. You've probably seen us before and didn't know it was Outbrain. In fact, we bet you've clicked on one of our links. 'Cause they're pretty good. Want to work with us?

   

Our Mission

Help people discover content that they can trust to be interesting, relevant and timely for them.

THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE "OUTBRAINY?" PASSIONATE | Loves good content and sharing personal interests. COLLABORATIVE | Thrives in a team and won’t let ego into the workplace. TECHY | Tech nerd psyched to work on innovative products. WORLDLY | Sees everything through a global kaleidoscope.

So, you think you can play ball?

Then the Outbrain (UK) Football Club are taking on whoever fancies a showdown on the hallow fields of our adopted home pitch, at the “Content Discovery Dome” (Coram’s Fields on Guilford Street, London).

Our story started in Q2 of 2016 when a lot of football chat was going around the office and quite a few lads, (as well as Miss Julia Verplank!), started swapping stats, teams, and strategies. Myself and Kyle Staib, in particular, struck up a friendship based on a mutual love of competition and soon plotted the masterful idea of forming an Outbrain football team.

Built on the foundation of positively integrating various individuals across departments from around the UK office, we rallied the diehards and created a force to be reckoned with on the turf. Now that we had the numbers, we could start organizing training sessions and competitive matches against our partner media agencies and publishers.

So, that’s just what we did…

Match 1 – A Lesson in Good Sportsmanship

(Outbrain FC after our first game and absolute thumping against Mindshare UK.)

After one training session at Regents Park, our first game came up against an impressive Mindshare UK team. We like to look at that game as a massive learning experience and a reality check. I’ll be completely honest, we lost count of the score (purposefully) because we were defeated by a large margin.

Some positives from the game were a couple of goals scored by Leon and Tom (miserable looking chaps in the photo above), and a positive attitude, persistent even in the face of defeat. With our heads held high, we saddled up for a couple of drinks with the Mindshare crew afterward and both teams were in good spirits (literally).

Match 2 – Practice Makes… a Better Team

After our first match, we committed to training on a weekly basis whenever we could, which helped us really grow as a unit. We familiarized ourselves with each others playing styles, identified the best positions for certain individuals, and it also gave us that extra little bit of fitness that we needed.

More than anything, training was something to look forward to on a Tuesday or Wednesday evening. Anyone who joined us in training had good fun and enjoyed themselves. We even had special guest appearances from the likes of Stephanie’s son, Noah (pictured above) and big Lee Gibson, who proved a menacing defender in this session.

Short of a few key players, including Kyle Staib, our co-captain, we rallied for our next game against Hearst. It was clear how far we had come since our first outing against Mindshare as we strung slick passes together in order to produce each of our goals. Some beautiful football was played on that field, but after letting in too many soft goals, the Outbrain team came up just short, losing 6 – 4.

(The team after our narrow loss against Hearst.)

Match 3 – Hard Work and Tough Love for the Win

Deterred but still determined, we stuck it out and continued to train. We even won a few unofficial games at Regents Park against various groups using jumpers for goalposts.

Shout out to Julia for a couple of standout performances in those games!

Now it was time to step it up and grab the real win for ourselves. The pressure had started to mount and we were out of excuses. The rest of the Outbrain office did a lot to support our initiative thus far, but what we needed was some tough love. Antonia, in particular, who had always been an amazing force of positively, knew exactly how to keep it real with us, motivating the team to come back and seek victory.

Our hard work was bound to pay off as we showed up with six committed players and no subs. After going down 2 – 0 within the opening 5 minutes, we showed our steel and came back for the win at a comfortable 6 – 4. Goals from Kyle, myself, and a hat trick from a Leon Robbins lookalike proved too much for the Group M agency to stand. A man of the match performance from goalkeeper Charlie Raper, solid display from John Mann in defense, and endless running from Antoine also proved vital.

See You on the Field

With our next scheduled game as a rematch against Group M on the 24th of November, it should be a great afternoon filled with healthy competition and fun for all. Our experience on the Outbrain Football Club has been one of many great lessons, and the opportunity to bond with other Outbrainers, invaluable.

If you are a brand, media agency or publisher looking to take us on in a tournament, be sure to contact me and we’ll add you to the bracket.

By 

Elliot MacNay