Join One of the Fastest-Growing Companies in Chicago
Spartz 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, attracts 17 million readers 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 digital media publishers. Our brands have a social media presence of over 12 million followers on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. The communities of Spartz are passionate and loyal – close to 60% of our young, highly engaged audience visits a Spartz site every day.
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Our Mission
Use mass collaboration to improve the lives of millions of people.
Our 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.
Why Work at Spartz
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
Eat and drink.
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.
Spend $50 to ‘Pimp Your Desk’.
Your desk wall could look like this.
Get here easily.
We have a convenient downtown location (next to the El/multiple public transit options)
Play darts.
We take darts seriously – our tech director coded an entire web app to track stats.
Play Fantasy Football.
We get competitive.
Play board and card games.
Bananagrams, Magic the Gathering, and Settlers of Catan are popular.
Wear whatever you want.
Be 15 feet tall.
We have high ceilings in our loft office.
Be one with nature.
OK, it’s a stretch, but we have tons of natural light from our huge, south-facing windows.
Eat pizza.
We throw pizza parties to celebrate each person’s birthday and to welcome new employees.
Play with fish.
We are the proud owners of nine of the smartest and best-looking fish in the world. (Just ask them)
Compete in our ongoing “Hater Point Competition”.
Unleash your inner “hater” and climb up the leaderboard with your witty ripostes.
Check out a book from the Spartz Library.
This growing Library is a testament to our commitment to each person’s learning and development.