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Spartz Media is a world leader in using mass collaboration to make people happy. Our websites make it easy to create and share content so others can learn, laugh, and feel inspired. The Spartz Media Network, including OMG Facts, GivesMeHope, and MuggleNet, receives 10 million visitors each month across a dozen websites, mobile sites, and apps.
Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Chicago, the company is one of the fastest-growing startups online, seeing a consistent 35% network traffic growth per quarter. Our brands boast a massive social media presence of over 6 million followers on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. The communities of Spartz Media are passionate and loyal – close to 60% of our young, highly engaged audience visits a Spartz Media site every day.
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Our Mission
Use mass collaboration to improve the lives of millions of people.
Our Strategy
Everybody is passionate about something - whether it's photography, football, Harry Potter, or birdwatching. Most people are not reaching their potential to contribute to society because they spend most of their lives working unsatisfying jobs and watching TV.
Watching TV is a form of consumption. People like to consume, but they also love to create and share. TV only fulfills one of the three needs. But if people love to create and share, why do they still watch so much TV?
Until recently, the right tools weren't available. Historically, only trained professionals had the tools to create and share. These tools were expensive and difficult-to-use - think of cameras 50 years ago.
We solve these problems by building products that meet all three needs:
- Make it easy to create - Build tools so each person can easily create.
- Make it easy to share - Build communities so each person can easily share their creations.
- Make it easy to consume - Build platforms to showcase the best creations.
We look for underserved areas where at least one of these needs - consuming, creating, or sharing - is not being met. Then we build the tools and grow a community. We launch one community per month and our success rate is over 90%. With each community, we learn more about what works, and what doesn't.
Our Core Strengths
Crowdsourcing/Community-Building - We have developed a formula for successfully enabling millions of people to create and share things they’re passionate about.
Viral/Word-of-Mouth Marketing - We create a user experience so compelling that our community members are our best marketers. We have never spent a penny on advertising.
We have big plans. Our vision is to develop the capabilities to tackle the world's most interesting problems and improve the lives of millions of people.
Why Work at Spartz Media
Come to work every day and feel like you're building something important. Your work will be seen and used by millions of people. We don't have the pressures of investors or client-work, so we're driven by our own motivation to build something awesome and change the world.
Do what you're best at. First, we'll work with you to determine your strengths. Then we'll make sure you're spending most of your time on activities that complement your strengths.
Work with people who inspire you to be better. We have very high standards. (We are as selective as the top tech companies.) We often receive hundreds of applications before we fill a position. We believe if your teammates don't bring out the best in you, you're probably on the wrong team.
Do what you love to do. You spend most of your waking life at work. It is vital that you do something that enhances yourself, and society, on a higher level. We'll do whatever we can to match your tasks to your interests.
Choose which projects to work on. We have endless opportunities, so you'll have discretion to choose projects you'll be passionate about.
We don't do red tape or office politics. We won't tolerate backstabbing, taking credit for the work of others, promoting personal agendas over the common good, foot-dragging, whining, gossiping, complaining, mean-spiritedness, pettiness, self-importance, or egotism. We won't hire people who do these things. And because we're a small company, we're able to avoid red tape and the bureaucracies.
We believe your health and family are more important than your job. We wouldn't hire you unless we knew you were awesome, so we're flexible when life throws you curveballs. We know you'll do great work, even if we need to design a creative work schedule for you.
Everyone contributes ideas. Regardless of what department you're in, it's part of your job. We're helping to write the rules of a blindingly fast-paced industry and innovation is the lifeblood of our business. Ideas are celebrated and innovation is everyone's job here. We believe there's a better way to do everything.
New to Chicago? We'll help you get settled. We can show you around the city, help you find a place to live, and even help you move. And you'll have a circle of friends on day one.
We're committed to helping you reach your potential. Personal and professional development is a top priority. This is the ideal environment to start your career and begin building the skills that will allow you to pursue your passion professionally. And we put our money where our mouth is: you'll have an unlimited budget to spend on learning materials.
Things You Can Do at Spartz Media
We provide unlimited free soda, coffee, tea, waffles, cereal, milk, pop, candy, chips, and other snacks/drinks. And there's usually beer in the fridge, for those working late.
Your desk wall could look like this.
We have a convenient downtown location (next to the El/multiple public transit options)
We take darts seriously – our tech director coded an entire web app to track stats.
We get competitive.
Bananagrams, Magic the Gathering, and Settlers of Catan are popular.
Here's a typical day – October 31st.
We have high ceilings in our loft office.
OK, it's a stretch, but we have tons of natural light from our huge, south-facing windows.
We throw pizza parties to celebrate each person's birthday and to welcome new employees.
We are the proud owners of nine of the smartest and best-looking fish in the world. (Just ask them)
Unleash your inner "hater" and climb up the leaderboard with your witty ripostes.
This growing Library is a testament to our commitment to each person's learning and development.