Opportunities

Creative Commons is growing. Check this page from time to time to learn about new employment opportunities with us.
If you are interested in applying, please email a cover letter and resume to: jobs@creativecommons.org. Be sure to include the title of the position in the subject line. Thank you for your interest in our organization. Please NO phone calls, NO recruiters.

Open Positions:

Closed Positions:

Office Manager / H.R. Assistant

This is a senior administrative role that will be responsible for three primary areas including; office management, staff support and human resources support. This position reports to the Operations Director. The Office Manager will be responsible for a wide range of duties including office and facilities management, payroll processing, and new employee orientation. An additional key component of this position is to help oversee staff benefits administration.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Human Resources

  • New hire and termination support.
  • Process organizational payroll.
  • Assist HR with leave tracking and benefit maintenance.
  • Help develop and implement HR policies and procedures.

Staff Support

  • Manage telephone and front desk activities.
  • Liase with remote workers and external visitors.
  • Maintain files and filing systems.
  • Prepare, distribute or process correspondence.
  • Prepare and organize agendas, files, reports and presentation materials.
  • Make travel arrangements for staff and visitors, as needed.
  • Assist with special projects and manage long-term and/or complex projects as needed.
  • Perform other related duties as required.

Office

  • Research and make recommendations regarding company systems (i.e. phone and copy machines).
  • Develop and administer office procedures.
  • Handle repairs to office equipment and furniture.
  • Manage CC swag inventory.
  • Other office management responsibilities as assigned (i.e. coordinate office moves and space planning).
  • Update company contacts and accounts.

Non-essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Schedule and coordinate meetings for professional staff.
  • Provide word processing support with excellent proofreading, editing, grammar and spelling skills as needed.
  • Provide back-up to Bookkeeper/Office Assistant position: Order supplies and make technology purchases for staff; Order occasional lunches and set up events for staff appreciation.

Skill Requirements

  • Minimum of 4-5 years of administrative support experience; 1-2 years of human resources support experience.
  • College Degree or related course work and work experience.
  • Proficiency with Apple computers and applications.
  • Proficiency in the following computer applications areas:
    • Word (intermediate level)
    • Power Point (intermediate level)
    • Adobe Acrobat (intermediate level)
    • Google Web Applications (i.e, email, calendaring systems, document sharing)
    • Wiki editing
    • Type 50-60 wpm with accuracy

Other Qualifications

  • Ability to multi-task and ensure deadlines are met.
  • Ability to adapt and prioritize in rapidly changing environment.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Ability to learn and anticipate staff/organization needs.
  • Ability to make sound judgement calls and decisions.
  • Demonstrated analytical skills.
  • Ability to work with numbers comfortably.
  • Self-Starter
  • Able to work independently and as a team member.
  • Detail oriented and have demonstrated follow through ability.
  • Ability to maintain confidential information/files.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to deal effectively with visitors/customers in person or on the phone.
  • Ability to be resourceful and resolve routine and complex problems.
  • Ability to handle large scale projects and meet assigned deadlines.

Financial Responsibility and Authority

Support management team in collecting data for budget expense projections. No expense approval or signatory authority.

Job Environment

Collaborative, community-building atmosphere grounded in an environment of mutual respect and trust. The facility is an open pod setting in downtown Mountain View, California, easily accessible via car and public transportation. Amenities include a communal kitchen and free parking. Laptop/desktop computer and ergonomically conscious office supplies and space provided. Travel required (including international).

Career Path

The company promotes within; proven abilities often leads to growth in role and title. Compensation commensurate with experience.

Bookkeeper/Office Assistant

Position Closed. CC is no longer accepting applications for this position. This posting only remains as a reference for those people who have already submitted applications, and it will be removed at some point in the near future.

Bookkeeper/Office Assistant for growing high-tech nonprofit. Tasks include general bookkeeping functions, assisting with the month-end close, grant reporting, other ad hoc reporting, and general office assistance. Minimum time commitment of 20 hours per week.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Accounts Payable: managing the full cycle of payables; reviewing and entering bills; coding expenses
  • Accounts Receivable: project/grant invoicing
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Payroll and benefits reconciliation
  • Balance Sheet reconciliations
  • General bookkeeping: creating general ledger entries; routine close functions using accrual accounting (including cash, Balance Sheet accounts, etc.)
  • Assistance with forecasting and variance analysis
  • Assistance with tracking grants
  • Assistance providing information for annual audit and preparation of schedules
  • Assistance with budgeting
  • Assistance with monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
  • Preparing and reviewing monthly revenue calculations
  • Assistance providing tax return information to tax preparers
  • Maintain vendor files
  • Purchasing office supplies
  • Other responsibilities as requested

Education Requirements
4-year accounting degree; CPA certification is a plus.

Experience Requirements
1+ years well-rounded accounting experience; experience with nonprofit accounting preferred, but not required.

Skill Requirements

  • Broad understanding of accrual-based financial reporting.
  • Strong software and internet skills, including familiarity with Excel, and QuickBooks.

Other Qualifications

  • Attention to detail and deadlines
  • Good record-keeping practices
  • Ability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks with varying deadlines
  • Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely and complete manner
  • Ability to be assertive. Ability to identify tasks necessary to complete broad goals, and to take ownership of tasks to ensure completion.
  • Ability to speak up with new ideas.
  • Self-starter who can operate with a minimum level of supervision.
  • Good communication skills.

Financial Responsibility and Authority
Access to online banking and financial instruments.

Job Environment
Collaborative, community-building atmosphere grounded in an environment of mutual respect and trust. The facility is an open pod setting in downtown Mountain View, California, easily accessible via car and public transportation. Amenities include a communal kitchen and free parking. Laptop/desktop computer and ergonomically conscious office supplies and space provided.

Career Path
Bookkeeper/Office Assistant would have opportunity to work on modeling. Assist Controller in working directly with management team in project budgeting and forecasting. Work with other staff on special projects potentially. Work with Controller to redesign accounts structure.

Regional Project Managers

Position Closed. CC is no longer accepting applications for this position. This posting only remains as a reference for those people who have already submitted applications, and it will be removed at some point in the near future.

Positions available

  • Europe
  • Latin America

Job Summary
Assist Creative Commons and the CC Affiliate Network Coordinator with organizational planning, strategic communications, community building, and fundraising in the appointed region (Europe or Latin America) in support of the organization’s mission, goals and objectives.

A primary focus of position in 2011 includes assisting with organization, coordination and planning for CC’s global meeting, including preparatory meetings and planning.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Support and encourage accomplishments of objectives expressed in Memorandum of Understandings
  • Cultivate and support sustainable regional initiatives that advance the organization’s mission
  • Advise CC and affiliates on regional resource needs
  • Identify and assist with regional fundraising opportunities
  • Foster relationships with region’s professional organizations, advocacy organizations, and other individuals and community organizations to promote use of Creative Commons legal and technical tools, participate in regional activities
  • Promote consistent messaging; publicize CC-related activities
  • Encourage coordinated and harmonized translation of CC materials, where possible
  • Encourage planning and implementation of regional websites
  • Field requests for information and interviews with key stakeholders and commentators
  • Identify and coordinate opportunities for policy statements relevant to region and/or globally
  • Co-organize regional meeting and play a key role in planning global meetings
    Facilitate and support self-organization and the development of inter- and intra-regional governance and leadership
  • Coordinate the preparation of a annual regional roadmap in collaboration with
  • CC and affiliates in the region (the regional roadmap describes goals, objectives, and risks in the region; it includes strategic events and partnerships, fundraising opportunities, license and tool adoption, community building activities, and inter-regional activities)
  • Prepare regular reports regarding objectives, successes, and challenges

Education Requirements
Four-year college degree or equivalent experience; advanced degree preferred.

Experience Requirements
3-5 years of involvement in free/open culture movement, ideally within the CC affiliate network.

Other Qualifications
Ideally from and lives in specific region; fluency in local language and English.

Compensation commensurate with experience.