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Be part of a world-class team creating the best work of their lives. Design Studio

Be part of a world-class team creating the best work of their lives.

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DesignStudio is shaped by its people.

We’re a curious, ambitious and welcoming collective of over 100, spanning London, New York, Shanghai and Sydney.

DIVERSITY EQUITY & INCLUSION

Radical collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. We know that the best work comes from bringing together great people and great ideas, from diverse backgrounds, experiences and communities. 

Our ambition is to create a workplace where everyone feels comfortable to bring their authentic selves to work every day.

We recognise that there is a huge amount of work to be done to realise this, and it starts with us acknowledging the diversity challenges we face at DesignStudio, and industry-wide.

As of 1st February 2023, our team across the group identified as:

  • Ethnicity
  • Gender

White

70%

Asian

16%

Mixed or Multiple Ethnic Background

8%

Black

4%

Middle Eastern

1%

Latin American

1%

Female

53%

Male

46%

Non-Binary

1%

Our commitments

We’re working towards building a team that better represents the diversity, accessibility and inclusion principles that we believe in by addressing the following:

01

Ensure the ethnic diversity of each of our studios remains ahead of the general population of the cities in which we operate.

02

Improve the diversity of our senior leadership, in terms of gender and ethnicity.

03

Commit to an ongoing investment in training to understand our biases and how they impact our work.

04

Continually educate ourselves on how the DS experience can be improved for employees from marginalised communities.

Benefits

We asked our team what matters most to them, then created a series of benefits, policies and commitments around it. Here are some of the highlights.

Environmental & societal

Certified Carbon Neutral business through Carbon Neutral Britain.

2x CSR days available each year to every team member.

Dedicated annual budget for charitable giving.

Hybrid working

Permanent commitment to hybrid working across all of our studios.

Family-friendly policies

Industry-leading maternity and paternity leave.

Support of flexible working.

Rewarding long service

Sabbatical opportunities following 3, 4 or 5 years service.

Long service reward after 5 years service.

Annual exchange programme

Transfer to one of our other studios for 90 days.