[Hiring] Digital Marketing & E-commerce Fellow @Climb Hire

The Climb Hire Story

Three years ago, we had a hypothesis. Everywhere we looked, companies complained about the "war for talent," and the impossible task of finding gritty, entry-level candidates for their open roles. At the same time, we noticed that there was a dearth of hungry, fresh talent out there with tons of aptitude and drive, largely stuck in a cycle of under and unemployment whilst flying under the radar screen of tech and corporate America. They lacked robust professional networks and the skills to "break in." Thus, Climb Hire was born - grounded in the idea that by blending social capital-building, skills-based training, and community, we could close the experience chasm and get companies the diverse and determined talent they want and need.

We launched in 2019 with seed funding from Schmidt Futures, the Gates Foundation, Google, and others and have more than 5 x'ed our impact and budget in under three years. Since then, hundreds of people have gone through our unique training and have landed incredible jobs with companies like Google, Salesforce, Discord, IBM, BetterUp, Galileo, and more. Average wage gains are $20-30k, ~60% above the industry standard. We’ve also been riding the growth rocketship, expanding to over 20 cities nationwide and growing our internal team over 3x in just one year. We plan to serve over 1,000 Climbers in 2023 and beyond. On the program side, we’ve grown from one to three training tracks: Salesforce Administrator, Google Project Management, and Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce.

About the Position

Climb Hire seeks a dynamic, outgoing, and rigorously accountable Fellow to help launch our inaugural Digital Marketing & E-commerce learning track. The Digital Marketing & E-commerce Fellow will support the Program Manager to execute technical and professional development skills curriculum focused on the Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce certification, job search, and job readiness skills. The current curriculum consists of 160 hours of synchronous online training over 24 weeks. With this inaugural cohort, we aim to serve 150 learners to scale and increase our impact.

The ideal candidate is committed to giving back to young adults who are striving to overcome various adversities; have the desire to strengthen their facilitation and professional skills; join a community; and collaborate on a team.

This is a remote, contract role.

Position Responsibilities

• Attend 3 hours of direct, in-session instruction a week on Tuesdays or Thursdays (Tuesdays are preferred).
• Attend a weekly 1.5-hour meeting with the Program Manager and Fellows to prepare for sessions and practice session facilitation.
• Host weekly 1-on-1 or group sessions with Climbers (program participants) about technical and professional development skills.
• Provide coaching, training, mentoring, and support for Climbers to ensure program outcomes.
• Communicate consistent, individualized feedback regarding Climber performance to mentees, Fellows, and Climb Hire staff.
• Maintain accurate records of Climber progress and attendance on Salesforce.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Climb Hire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. We seek to build a diverse staff representative of the communities we serve. All qualified applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

Requirements

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience working in the Marketing and/or E-commerce industry.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive in remote, fast-paced environments with shifting priorities.
• Highly-motivated professional committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workforce and education.
• Experience working with diverse populations from historically disenfranchised communities.
• Enjoys working at fast-paced startups with outsized goals and results.

Who You Are

• A leader with a desire to develop the next generation of Marketing and E-commerce professionals.
• Strong facilitator with an interest in further developing these skills.
• Team player and flexible collaborator.
• Commitment to program facilitation 1 night per week.
• Exhibits strong emotional intelligence.
• Attends and actively participates in training sessions, feedback meetings, and check-ins with the Program Manager.

• Support small groups (Pods) during cohort sessions and outside of these sessions.
• Review and provide feedback on assignments.
• Actively communicate with Pods via Slack and email.
• Ensure your Pod develops a comprehensive job search portfolio comprised of an updated master resume, LinkedIn, and interview materials (“Tell me about yourself” response and STAR Stories).
• Ensure your Pod completes weekly assignments and is actively working towards the Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce certification.
• Foster an engaging sense of community virtually and when appropriate, in person.
• Attend and prepare for all Fellows meetings.

The following sessions are paid, mandatory, and virtual:

• Three (3) training sessions with the Track Lead and peer Fellows
  • May 15, May 16, and May 17 from 5:00-7:00pm
• Six (6) training sessions with the Fellowship Coordinator
  • May 22, May 23, May 24, May 29, May 30, and May 31 from 5:00-7:00pm
• Minimum of one (1) Open House and Tech Orientation session (2 altogether):
  • Open House: June 12, June 13, and June 14 from 5:00-6:30pm
  • Tech Orientation: June 19, June 20, and June 21 from 5:00-6:30pm
• Weekly Fellowship meetings (1.5 hours)
  • June 26 to December 18
  • Day is TBD
• Tuesday or Thursday Zoom cohort session from 5:30-8:30pm
  • June 27 to December 13

Compensation

• $15/hour
• 8 hours/week