Office Manager

Cambridge, MA
Competitive compensation
Recruiter Comment: CustomMade is looking for a dedicated office manager, administrator, and jack-of-all-trades. We need someone phenomenal to keep the trains running on-time at our fast-growing, often crazy (in a good way!), consumer-web startup.
Job Description

The Company

CustomMade is a small startup looking to transform the consumer-web experience. With Google Ventures as our lead investor, we are quickly becoming the go-to marketplace for all things custom. 

We are creating an interactive consumer marketplace for custom goods. We want to be a viable alternative to big box retailers by connecting people with their local artisans and craftsmen.

We want to change the way people think about buying things.

 

The Role

We are looking for a dedicated office manager, administrator, and jack-of-all-trades.  Someone to keep the trains running on time for a fast-growing web startup with approximately 30 employees.

 

Responsibilities

-Apply your stellar organizational, written and verbal communication skills

-Provide administrative assistance to our dedicated and motivated cofounders

-Assist in Human Resources responsibilities - including the coordination and implementation of benefits programs, creation of employment documentation, management of stock option documentation, etc.

-Plan, schedule, and coordinate travel for meetings, conferences, and events.

-Coordinate bookkeeping (bills, invoices, etc.) and track employee spending and reimbursements

-Manage office facilities including supplies, maintenance, and purchasing

-Design digital file systems (we don’t like paper). Define procedures for internal record keeping and monitoring. Overall, keeping thing impeccably organized

-Proofread legal documentation and contracts, pay attention to the details others might miss

 

Requirements

5+ years in an office management or administrative position

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

PhD in common sense and good judgment

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Expert level technical skills with Word, Excel and PowerPoint or Keynote

Experience with payroll, bookkeeping and basic legal documentation

Critical thinker with an obsession for details

Great attitude, awesome personality and a legitimate interest in what we are trying to build

 

Bonuses

 A history working for demanding (but kind) people

A legal background (paralegal training, a law degree)

A technical background (exposure to consumer-web or software engineering)

A creative or digital art background (photoshop, illustrator, etc)

 

What you'll get from us

You’ll be the “right hand” to the founders of our organization. As a member of the CustomMade crew you engage in cool, real and meaningful work with our company. We have an extremely honest, open team and ideas are welcome and encouraged from everyone.


We only hire great people, so that’s what you will find here. We love our product, we love working together and we love to go home with the feeling that we accomplished something every day. We’re only looking for great candidates and we take hiring very seriously.

We also have an arcade in the office with thousands of games on it. Do you really need to know more?

Email sabrina@custommade.com with your resume and cover letter. We want to know what skills you bring to the table and why you want to be part of the custom revolution.  


Hi, I'm Sabrina McGrail.

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