Spoon Radio Unveils Global Talent Development Program... Plans to Hire Over 100 Employees Within the Year

Industry-Leading Benefits Including Student Loan and Jeonse/Wolse Support

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheolhyun] Spoon Radio (CEO Choi Hyukjae), which operates the real-time personal audio broadcasting platform 'Spoon,' announced on the 11th that it plans to hire more than 100 people within the year to advance its service and expand overseas operations. On the same day, it also unveiled a new 'Talent Development Program' that supports employee growth through industry-leading welfare benefits.

Starting this month, Spoon Radio aims to recruit over 100 people across 26 positions including development, management, marketing, and overseas business. The hiring ratio is 70% for development roles and 30% for non-development roles, with server developers accounting for the highest share at 20%.

Along with new hires, Spoon Radio will implement a 'Global Talent Development Program' aimed at the growth of all employees. The main features include ▲Global exchange work program ▲Support for university and graduate school enrollment ▲Unlimited support for work-related seminars ▲Monthly self-development allowance of 100,000 KRW ▲Foreign language education support of 200,000 KRW per month (400,000 KRW upon reimbursement) ▲Unlimited book requests regardless of genre.

In particular, the global exchange work program allows employees who wish to participate to be dispatched for three months to Spoon Radio’s overseas branches located in San Francisco, Tokyo, and other cities, with local accommodation and living expenses covered. Support for university and graduate school enrollment provides employees with 1,000,000 KRW per semester as academic assistance and four hours of paid leave per week when enrolling in work-related departments. Up to 70% of tuition fees will be supported through internal review, and interest on student loans will also be covered. Additionally, the company offers ▲Interest-free loans up to 100 million KRW for deposit on monthly rent ▲Refresh leave ▲Flexible working hours ▲Remote work system ▲Health checkups ▲Breakfast and lunch support ▲Various congratulatory and condolence support.

Currently, Spoon Radio also operates an employee referral program. When an employee meets an acquaintance for recruitment purposes, a meal allowance of 30,000 KRW per person is provided. If the candidate is hired, the employee receives a 2,000,000 KRW bonus, and the hired candidate receives a 1,000,000 KRW bonus. Furthermore, if multiple acquaintances are referred and hired, a bonus of up to 4,000,000 KRW per person is paid, and even external parties recommending employees to Spoon Radio receive a 1,000,000 KRW reward.

Choi Hyukjun, Vice CEO and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Spoon Radio, said, "We provide exceptional stock options to high performers every year and are dedicated to talent development," adding, "We will continue to strive not only for service growth but also to support the growth of our company’s employees."

Spoon Radio has shown approximately 200% annual sales growth domestically and internationally, recording 83.7 billion KRW last year, a growth of over 70% compared to the 40 billion KRW item sales in 2019, bringing it close to the 100 billion KRW annual sales era. Last year, the cumulative listening time per Spoon user increased by 44% compared to the previous year, and the number of live broadcast channels newly opened rose by 82% to 34 million.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.