Culture & Community Specialist | Acorns
Acorns is seeking a mission-driven Community & Culture Specialist to serve as a key connector for our remote-first community while acting as a steward for our Irvine office. You will play a vital role in bridging the gap between our remote culture and in-office presence, acting as an event producer for onsite gatherings and ensuring every team member feels connected to our mission.
Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in Irvine, CA. This role requires a consistent in-office presence in our Irvine office (typically 2 days per week) to oversee facility operations, mail and vendor deliveries, with increased on-site leadership during Community Weeks.
What You Will Do At Acorns
What We Offer
Compensation Information: The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $100,000 and $110,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including equity grants, and discretionary cash bonus awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
Work Authorization: Acorns participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov
Acorns is seeking a mission-driven Community & Culture Specialist to serve as a key connector for our remote-first community while acting as a steward for our Irvine office. You will play a vital role in bridging the gap between our remote culture and in-office presence, acting as an event producer for onsite gatherings and ensuring every team member feels connected to our mission.
Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in Irvine, CA. This role requires a consistent in-office presence in our Irvine office (typically 2 days per week) to oversee facility operations, mail and vendor deliveries, with increased on-site leadership during Community Weeks.
What You Will Do At Acorns
- Event Production & Experiences
- Lead end-to-end production of quarterly "Community Weeks" and departmental onsites including vendor coordination, logistics, and day-of execution to deliver high-quality experiences
- Culture & Community Engagement
- Partner closely with the VP of Culture & Community on company-wide All Hands meetings, owning coordination of key segments (e.g., customer stories) and tracking engagement
- Own the internal community calendar, including monthly virtual trivia, and in-person Community Day across our offices (Irvine & NYC).
- Manage community touchpoints and milestone initiatives, including the procurement and distribution of 10-year anniversary gifts, and execution of company-wide fitness challenges
- Execute new hire experience initiatives, including onboarding communications and swag distribution
- Content, Communication & Knowledge Management
- Create and manage internal communications (e.g., weekly Slack recognitions, monthly new hire announcements, community updates)
- Maintain and update internal culture resources (e.g., Confluence pages, onboarding materials) to ensure visibility and education across our growing team
- Insights & Continuous Improvement
- Own engagement analytics across community initiatives, leveraging surveys, feedback and data to continuously improve programming and impact
- Operations & Vendor Management:
- Manage day-to-day office operations for the Irvine location, including mail processing, inventory management, and facilities partnership, serving as the primary point of contact for all culture and facilities vendors.
- Partner with Procurement on vendor management and ensure all cultural investments are high-impact and cost-effective
- Track and manage community and office-related spend, ensuring alignment with budget and effective resource allocation
- Event Production Expertise: Proven experience coordinating multi-day events with complex logistics, vendor management, and a high attention to aesthetic and hospitality details.
- Operational Excellence: Proficiency in Google Suite, Figma and experience using AI tools to streamline workflows. Familiarity with Confluence, Slack, and procurement tools like Zip is helpful.
- Exceptional Communication: Strong writing and storytelling skills with the ability to pivot between professional logistics and engaging, inclusive communication for our global Slack channels.
- Ownership & Vision: A self-starter who doesn't just follow a checklist but looks for ways to "uplevel" our community programs and improve the employee experience.
- Hunger to deliver game-changing products.
- Exceptional drive and precision in delivery.
- A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission.
- Optimistic about the potential of societal change.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary and stock options
- A comprehensive benefits package for you and your family
- Flexible work location, hours, and paid time off
- 401(k) matching
- Monthly Acorns account contribution & GoHenry account for your family
- Mindfulness and Financial Wellness resources, Headspace and Addition Wealth
- Acorns Career Development Program (Ongoing training sessions, development plans, development check-ins, Cornerstone’s online training platform)
- Roots Leadership Program for Emerging Leaders
- Community week onsite gatherings and various virtual events
- Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission, and our customers.
- The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
Compensation Information: The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $100,000 and $110,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including equity grants, and discretionary cash bonus awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
Work Authorization: Acorns participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov