creating brilliant work that matters and doing it better together, two of our guiding values at HUNTER. Our staff gets to work collaboratively on the most beloved global brands that touch consumer’s hearts, minds and lives and they create incredible campaigns and bring attention-grabbing 360 marketing ideas to life. On the occasion of Hunter’s 30th anniversary five years ago, we developed a set of defined values to establish guiding principles for our staff and their work. Everything from "always hunting" to being "better together" to creating "work that matters" – and these values have served us through a pandemic, a time of great societal unrest and many changes to the way people work. Our values have become our north star and when employees live into these values together, true collaboration is at its best.
incredible growth has not changed the familial culture that the staff feels day in and day out. Our CEO was HUNTER’s first employee in 1989, starting at the firm as an Account Executive. Thirty four years later, we are solidly a middle-class agency with 250 plus employees across the world and HUNTER is now also part of a best-in-class global network of communications agencies. Through it all, Hunter has maintained the boutique, family-oriented culture that our employees know and love.
prioritizing the agency’s DEI efforts and our employee-led Action Group which was founded in 2020 with the mission of developing strategies and actions that make anti-racist efforts a prominent part of our industry and permanent culture, and has now evolved to focus on more aspects of inclusion, diversity, equality and accessibility. Led by the agency’s first DEI manager, efforts like launching affinity groups and making more space for conversation, including a Black Employee Resource Group and mentoring circles, have created a culture of respect and inclusion and help establish trust among colleagues.
giving them growth and advancement opportunities along with ongoing skill development. That opportunity comes via nine distinct business units ranging from Retail and Health + Wellness to Spirits and Home + Lifestyle + Travel and integrated specialty teams focused on digital, entertainment, content, measurement, creative and more. Training in professional areas is a tremendous benefit that we provide – and it includes upskilling in topics that benefit the work and the client service, but also training and resources in areas like managing burnout and leading diverse teams to support our staff in all aspects of work. Annually, the agency brings together its staff for our marquee HCC (Hunter Community College) event where we provide external expert training and development in areas that the staff have requested (e.g., creativity and presentation skills).
they were built with our manifesto in mind, we earn it. Part of earning it is earning our staff’s trust and dedication. Not only by giving them a place to create and execute creative and strategic client work, but also by having fun and inviting them to share their professional and personal lives with each other, be it through cultural committees, initiatives like Bring Your Parents to Work Day or monthly cupcakes and cocktails to celebrate agency work and staff milestones.
our newly implemented mentoring circles create professional development opportunities across staff levels and teams. The agency also has a roster of cultural committees that focus on everything from health and wellness, creating events for the mind, body and soul to staff entertainment, a group of employees who come together to plan our epic holiday karaoke parties, Halloween festivities or even a summer night out at a Mets game.
being approachable while leader-ing. Our CEO, Grace Leong, is in and of the work, staying highly involved in client service and rolling up her sleeves to dive into all aspects of the work, from brainstorming to strategic plan development. Grace was the agency’s first employee and now, oversees the firm as an accessible leader with an open door policy and those qualities are impressed upon the firm's Business Leadership and Specialty Leadership teams.
Over the past year, we continued to adapt to our staff’s needs and today’s ways of working. We launched a Work from Anywhere policy, providing the ability to work outside of our office headquarters for four weeks per year, in addition to a hybrid return to office model. We also have a competitive parental leave policy offering 16 weeks of paid time off for new moms and dads, and we offer robust benefits in health, dental, 401k, insurances, Employee Assistance Programs and other key areas. Hunter also constantly reviews and updates our salary/compensation packages to ensure we are competitive in the industry and geographies that our employees work from.
HUNTER is an award-winning consumer marketing communications firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and London. The 250+ person firm employs a powerful blend of marketing solutions including strategic planning, earned media relations, social and digital media, talent and influencer engagement, experiential marketing, multicultural outreach, and content creation and distribution to earn attention for some of the world’s best known and most beloved brands. Founded in 1989, HUNTER has grown into one of the most respected mid-size marketing communications firms in the country, proudly serving a broad range of esteemed companies and brands across the Food + Beverage, Wine + Spirits, Health + Beauty, Home + Lifestyle, Retail + Ecommerce, Travel and Education sectors.
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