Culture & Community Specialist

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:

• 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

What you will bring to Acorns:

• 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.

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns' mission, vision, and values, please apply.

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.

About Acorns: Acorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. Since 2014, Acorns has grown into a global company with multiple life-stage products serving the needs of kids, teens, adults, and parents. Named one of Time’s “World’s Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 14 million people save & invest over $27 billion dollars, much of it from spare change and small amounts.

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