New countries, once-in-a-lifetime experiences and opened horizons are what branding agency DesignStudio offers its teams.
It aims for "world-leading creativity" through "radical collaboration" with its clients. And its team – based across London, New York, Sydney and Shanghai – gets to the heart of client brands, whether that's getting on bikes for Deliveroo or visiting 14 countries in a week with Airbnb.
And when staff aren't here, there and everywhere, there're plenty of reasons to enjoy the day-to-day at DesignStudio.
Employees benefit from more than a week of extra gifted leave for fun and family time. They get Christmas party day and the day after off ("Because sometimes we have to let our hair down, right?!"), the period between Christmas and New Year, and a day for R&R during Wellness Week.
And on top of the little gestures of free breakfasts and fruit, there are financial perks. These include yearly pay rises and 'thank you' bonuses for every employee regardless of how long they've been at DesignStudio. And every quarter, a team stands to win a £2000 prize for doing great work demonstrating the values – Contagious Energy, Unconventional Research and Bold Leaps.
Employees are free to work from home most of the week, but everyone's encouraged to come in for 'DS Mondays' so the team can start the week together. And to strengthen the 'DS family,' there are 'Monday stuff' and Friday stuff' meetings – the Monday get-together is work focused, and Friday is more light-hearted, celebrating birthdays, work anniversaries and new starters.
