Full-Time

HR/ER Specialist

Posted on 9/15/2025

Internet Brands

Internet Brands

5,001-10,000 employees

Manages vertical-market digital media platforms

Compensation Overview

$80k/yr

Minneapolis, MN, USA

In Person

Category
Customer Experience & Support (1)
Requirements
  • 2-4 years HR generalist experience; 6+ years overall HR experience, ideally supporting a call-center or high-volume environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication; proven ability to partner with leaders and employees.
  • A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset and commitment to continuous-process improvement.
  • Ability to problem solve effectively and ability to manage competing priorities with urgency.
  • Strong computer skills, familiarity with Google Workplace products.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, high level of professionalism and integrity.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
Responsibilities
  • HR Shared Services: Serve as the first point‐of‐contact for employees and partner with HR Shared Services to submit all people-transactions for processing using the correct systems processes(hires, terminations, transfers,, compensation, etc.).
  • Improve the onboarding/offboarding process by using checklists and ensuring timely completion of policy acknowledgments, benefits enrollment, equipment returns, annual compliance training, etc.
  • Partner with IB Recruiting /Finance to review and create regular staffing reports to help reconcile headcount, turnover, and attendance).
  • Employee Relations & Accommodations: Work in partnership with IB HR and leadership to resolve various employment matters including Performance Management issues, Employee complaints/Investigations, as well as the implementation of company-wide people activities such as: - Hiring, Training, Employee Survey, Performance Reviews, Goal Setting, Policy Changes, etc. Partners with IB Recruiting /HR as needed to assist with processing employment transactions (hires, transfers, equity adjustments, promotions, etc).
  • Serve as the first point‐of‐contact for employee complaints, policy questions, ADA/FMLA/other accommodation requests.
  • Partner with leaders and IB HR to investigate concerns, recommend risk-mitigation strategies, and document outcomes.
  • Track performance-management cases and follow through on corrective-action plans and follow-ups.
  • Office Coordination & Communications: Collaborate with IT to manage seating charts and asset collection for new hires and departing employees.
  • Assist and support leadership in organization-wide projects i.e. All-Hands events. as needed.
  • Assist with additional tasks as needed.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field preferred.
  • PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SCP certification a plus.

Internet Brands is a digital media company that builds and operates a portfolio of vertically focused websites and digital platforms across industries such as automotive, health, legal, and travel. It earns revenue from advertising, subscriptions, and lead generation, often aggregating audience content and tools to attract users and generate business leads. The company also grows its capabilities through acquisitions, including WebMD and other health-focused businesses, to strengthen its content, reach, and services. Overall, Internet Brands helps clients—from small businesses to large enterprises and professionals—improve their online presence and customer engagement by delivering targeted marketing solutions and industry-specific digital products.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

Post IPO Equity

Headquarters

El Segundo, California

Founded

1998

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Thomson Reuters sells FindLaw to Internet Brands, expanding legal portfolio pending approvals.
  • Intugo partnership boosts software development presence in Mexico.
  • Healthwise assets enhance WebMD's personalized patient engagement solutions.

What critics are saying

  • Google AI Overviews suppress Avvo, WebMD traffic, slashing leads 70-90% in 3-6 months.
  • Healthline overtakes WebMD rankings, eroding 250M monthly visitors in 12-18 months.
  • FTC fines WebMD $50M+ for misleading content, crippling ad revenue in 12-24 months.

What makes Internet Brands unique

  • Authority Network launched April 13, 2026, covers 86% AI-driven legal searches.
  • WebMD Ignite serves 650+ healthcare organizations post-Healthwise acquisition February 2024.
  • Manages vertical-specific platforms like Avvo, Martindale, CarsDirect for lead generation.

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Benefits

Medical, dental, & vision insurance

Life insurance

Short & long term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Credit union membership

Employee assistance program

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Casual Dress

401k plan

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

28%
PR Newswire
Apr 13th, 2026
Internet Brands launches Authority Network to boost attorney visibility across 86% of AI-driven legal searches

Internet Brands' Legal division has launched its Authority Network, a unified solution designed to help attorneys build credibility across its portfolio of legal platforms, including Martindale, Avvo, FindLaw, Lawyers.com, Nolo and LawInfo. The network addresses changing consumer behaviour, with nine out of 10 legal consumers researching online before contacting an attorney. Internet Brands' analysis shows its legal network appears in 86% of high-intent legal searches across AI-driven discovery environments. Authority Network provides attorneys with unified visibility, consistent credibility signals and optimised profiles aligned with modern search behaviour, including AI platforms. The solution shifts focus from isolated marketing efforts to building verified authority across multiple platforms where consumers evaluate legal representation. The service launched on 13 April 2026.

Intugo
Aug 11th, 2025
Case Study: Software Development

Since partnering with Intugo, Internet Brands has increased its presence in Mexico.

PR Newswire
Oct 3rd, 2024
Thomson Reuters enters into definitive agreement to sell FindLaw business to Internet Brands pending regulatory approvals

Thomson Reuters enters into definitive agreement to sell FindLaw business to Internet Brands pending regulatory approvals.

PR Newswire
Mar 14th, 2024
Webmd Health Services Announces Strategic Partnership With Verily'S Onduo To Enhance Employee Health And Well-Being

PORTLAND, Ore., March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- WebMD Health Services today announced a new partnership with Onduo, a virtual care management solution from Verily, an Alphabet precision health technology company. Onduo helps individuals living with chronic conditions, offering support for type 1 and type 2 diabetes, hypertension, healthy weight, and prediabetes. This partnership addresses members' needs by combining cutting-edge technology with comprehensive health and well-being solutions.WebMD Health Services will integrate Onduo's virtual care solution into WebMD ONE, a comprehensive health and well-being platform, providing a seamless experience for users. Together, participants will receive ongoing care support from a collaborative care team of Onduo health coaches, educators, registered dietitians, pharmacists and telemedicine physicians."Onduo's care management programs complement WebMD's well-being programs and health coaching services, stepping in with timely support to promote care coordination between the member, Onduo Care Team and the member's primary or specialty care provider," said Bruce Foyt, WebMD Health Services Vice President, partnerships. "This partnership marks a significant step forward in redefining the future of employee well-being. By combining the strengths of WebMD and Verily, employers and health plans can offer a holistic, technology-driven solution focused on improving the management of chronic conditions to enhance overall health and productivity."A peer-reviewed, 4-month study of Onduo for type 2 diabetes with chronic care model use showed significant glycemic improvements, and comorbidity biomarkers, such as systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol and weight1

PR Newswire
Feb 29th, 2024
Webmd Health Corp. Acquires Healthwise, Incorporated'S Operating Assets, Building On Leadership In Member And Patient Engagement Solutions

Healthwise's current operating assets will become part of WebMD Ignite, creating an industry-leading healthcare growth and engagement platform serving 650+ healthcare organizationsNEWARK, N.J., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands company and a leader in health information services for consumers, physicians and other healthcare professionals, today announced it has joined forces with Healthwise, Incorporated, the patient and member health education and engagement company, through the acquisition of Healthwise's current operating assets.Healthwise delivers a powerful offering of consumer health content to help healthcare organizations engage with and educate patients and members in their healthcare journey – ultimately reducing costs of care while empowering patients and improving quality. This market-leading curriculum forms the backbone of an impressive suite of solutions that enables health systems and health plans to meet patients and members where they are, whether through care management platforms, at the point of care, or digitally through online patient portals.Healthwise's operating assets — including content, products, technology, client relationships and certain trademarks — will join WebMD Ignite, WebMD's market-leading healthcare growth and engagement division serving health organizations, healthcare professionals, providers and payers. WebMD Ignite is transforming the healthcare ecosystem by driving personalization, championing education, and connecting at every touchpoint along the health journey."The addition of Healthwise's business increases our already significant scale in content, technology, data and AI," said Ann Bilyew, Executive Vice President, Health, and President, Healthcare Solutions Group at Internet Brands. "The addition of Healthwise's assets to Ignite Education will accelerate our ability to create engagement solutions that are deeply personalized and that are delivered in the moments that matter. With these expansive, industry-leading resources, we are the dominant provider of engagement and education solutions for healthcare."A deeper relationship with members, patients, and consumers to enable better outcomesThis asset purchase is another step toward improving U.S

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