Director of Operations

PragerU

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • $150,000-200,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Location: Los Angeles, California (on-site)Our mission is to promote American values through the creative use of digital media, technology and edu-tainment. We're proud to be voted among the “Best Place to Work in Los Angeles” by the LA Business Journal 4 years in a row.Reporting to the CEO, the Director of Operations will oversee strategic execution across PragerU's diverse programming for both adults and children. This role requires exceptional administrative support skills, strong project management, excellent memory, and attention to detail. The ideal candidate has experience advising at the executive level, anticipating and resolving issues proactively, and managing cross-functional efforts in fundraising, marketing, operations, and content production. While broad familiarity is preferred, we welcome candidates with deep expertise in one or more areas and a willingness to grow.Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Drive operational efficiency and ensure consistent progress on key initiatives
  • Collaborate with team leads across marketing, production, and kids content to align priorities and optimize resources organization-wide
  • Facilitate clear, consistent cross-departmental communication and implement systems to effectively circulate key information throughout the organization
  • Provide high-level administrative support to the CEO and executive team, ensuring accuracy, follow-through, and timely execution of priorities
  • Maintain excellent memory for details and deadlines; ensure no tasks or action items fall through the cracks
  • Lead projects from start to finish: identify bottlenecks, surface opposing viewpoints, brief the CEO on challenges, and propose actionable solutions
  • Apply strong project management skills to coordinate teams, track progress, and deliver results on time and within scope
  • Support staff in developing systems and SOPs to ensure high-quality, repeatable program execution and minimize operational risk
  • Draft and review internal and external communications, including briefs and reports
  • Act as a liaison between staff, executive team, and the CEO, ensuring alignment and efficient information flow
Successful Candidates Will Possess:
  • 10-15+ years in a relevant management role
  • Polished, excellent communicator in written and verbal form
  • Extremely versatile, dedicated to optimizing productivity, able to iterate in a quick-moving fashion
  • Experience planning and leading strategic initiatives alike
  • Proven experience planning and leading strategic initiatives from conception to execution
  • Strong relationship builder with staff, vendors, and other key stakeholders
  • Ability to build positive relationships with all stakeholders (staff, donors, Board Members, etc.)
  • Dedicated with a servant leadership mindset to help the Company and CEO succeed as mission #1
  • Happy to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and thrive in a complex environment with multiple priorities
  • Work well in teams /collaboratively with no ego, committed to learning the system first before trying to change the system
  • Has great ability to forecast issues before they arise, and great cognitive abilities
  • Passion for PragerU's mission to further what we call "Americanism" and familiarity with the concepts espoused in our digital content
How to Apply: First review our website at . Read our annual report . Submit a resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, include a section explaining how your values align with ours, and why you would want to specifically work at PragerU.What We Do: We promote American values through educational videos for people of all ages. People come to PragerU for a variety of reasons, but they all have one thing in common: They want to grow—intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, and physically. To learn more about PragerU, visit .Salary Range: The salary target for this role is $150,000 - $200,000. Final offer amounts depend on multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, and most recent market data. This position is eligible for an annual bonus based on personal and company performance, in addition to our robust benefits package.We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.An error page could appear for several reasons. If a technical issue occurs while applying, we suggest double checking a few things. .Please note that we constantly have ideas and concepts pitched to us which we appreciate. Most ideas and concepts are not protectable and are freely available for the public and PragerU to use or modify and use. From time to time where they are not, you agree that by presenting these ideas and concept, and in consideration of PragerU reviewing these ideas and concepts, you hereby grant to PragerU an irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license to use, modify and exploit for any purpose any ideas and concepts and any expressions of those ideas and concepts. Nothing herein precludes you from using any ideas or concepts presented.

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