Special Projects Associate

Rise (joinrise.co) is a next-gen technology company building the future of work.

We are an early-stage company, backed by leading VCs, angels, and operators. In just a few months, we’ve worked with hundreds of leading companies and thousands of professionals to help people find jobs they love. 

If you have been in the job search process for a while, you know the pain point we are trying to solve. Our platform and early engagement philosophy enable professionals to build careers on their own terms. 

Our Special Projects Associate is someone who can do it all. They should be willing to work across several departments and is eager to learn and absorb everything when it comes to building a startup. You’ll be joining a small, fast-growing team where you can focus on your personal and professional development as we expand how people think about the future of work.

We can’t wait to work with someone who is…. 

• Ambitious and ready to make a difference on day one!
• Driven! Coming in with tons of enthusiasm and none of the ego
• Flexible! You need to be able to pivot at a moment's notice as priorities shift.
• Strategy and research-driven and willing to put in the hard work to complete our mission
• Able to work across multiple departments and wear many hats
• Eager to learn! Building a community takes work. You should be excited for the challenge and don’t mind rolling up your sleeves to help users and create tools to improve the Rise experience.
• A self-starter! Our team is right here to work alongside you and we want to see you take on initiatives proactively.
• Comfortable with ambiguity. Our goals are endless, and we need someone who is excited to be along for the ride!
• Committed to working with a dedicated team full of dreamers who sometimes like to be goofy together

Expectations and Deliverables

• Become Rise's linchpin!
• Participate in or lead multiple projects simultaneously
• Collaborate across multiple departments (strategy, sales, product, marketing, etc.)
• Support strategy and marketing leads in identifying new channels to promote Rise
• Assist with other daily needs of a fast-growing organization

Why work with Rise 

We are an entirely remote and distributed team – and big believers in workplace flexibility. If you need to duck out to run an errand, of course, we know that life is more important. Although we’re still quite small, we’re committed to building a strong culture from day one. We succeed when you succeed, tell us what you want to do next, and we’ll do our dang best to get you there. As a team, we’re dreamers who know how to get down to business; we do Thankful Thursdays every week, virtual team events every month, and as avid travelers, we try to do an offsite quarterly (last one was in Playa Del Carmen Mexico!) to collaborate in person. We think work should be fun, engaging, and fulfilling. This sounds like you, we welcome you to join us on this journey. 

To be considered, please log in and DM Rise with your resume and qualifications.