People & Culture Specialist

We’re Curiosity. An independent creative solutions agency in Cincinnati that lives and breathes the power of being strategically curious. We ask insightful questions to uncover surprising perspectives. Because in a world with no definitive answers, the more curious you are, the more solutions you reveal.

At Curiosity, culture isn’t a perk — it’s the environment where our people grow.

Curiosity fuels brands with fascination. In People & Culture, our work is even more intentional: we cultivate a healthy, fascinating culture that attracts, supports, and develops curious, relentless, and ambitious people. We believe great cultures don’t happen by accident — they’re designed, tended, and sustained with care.

As the People & Culture Specialist, you are a steward of that environment. You bring operational excellence, sound judgment, and genuine care for people. You ensure the systems that support our employees — onboarding, benefits, payroll, compliance, and engagement — are thoughtful, seamless, and human-centered.

Healthy cultures grow great talent. This role helps ensure Curiosity is a place where people can do meaningful work, feel supported as humans, and grow into their next chapter — wherever it leads. If you care deeply about people, believe details matter, and enjoy helping cultures thrive from the inside out, this might be your place.

• Own and support the full employee lifecycle— onboarding, benefits enrollment, parking access, payroll coordination, leave administration, and offboarding — with care and consistency.
• Serve as our go-to expert in Rippling (HRIS), ensuring people data, payroll, and recruiting workflows are accurate, organized, and running smoothly.
• Partner closely with our Finance team on payroll processing, reporting, and people-related budgeting — stewarding both trust and accuracy at the intersection of people and money.
• Administer health, welfare, and retirement plans in partnership with brokers and vendors, ensuring compliance while helping employees understand and navigate their options.
• Monitor the health of our culture through dashboards, reporting, and feedback — paying attention not just to numbers, but to patterns.
• Support workers’ compensation, unemployment, and FMLA processes with care, accuracy, and discretion.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and rollout of People & Culture policies, systems, and processes.
• Be a trusted first point of contact for employee questions