PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 12,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Instrument, a leading digital
agency within the Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) network, today announced
it was honored on Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators
list as a standout for women.
Instrument envisions a future where society and systems are just
and inclusive, enabling all people to reach their full potential.
The agency believes that differences in our backgrounds,
identities, and the way we think make our teams stronger and more
innovative.
In 2020, in the midst of a social justice uprising, Instrument
publicly announced its vision for a diverse workplace beginning
with goals of mirroring or exceeding the U.S. Census percentages in
ethnicity, race and gender representation—aiming for at least 40%
BIPOC and 55% female-identifying by 2025. The agency is ahead of
its stepped goals for BIPOC and women representation, with 37%
of employees identifying as BIPOC and 61% identifying as
women.
"This digital agency is striving to maintain a healthy and
inclusive workplace through addressing five categories of change:
accountability, talent, education, belonging, and impact," Fast
Company's Rebecca Barker
writes.
Instrument uses a bi-annual employee engagement survey to
stay accountable on its inclusion goals. Last year's scores of
employees were 78% agreeable on markers of equity and 85% agreeable
on markers of inclusion, while Instrument survey scores in 2022
exceeded 80% agreeable for both.
Instrument's workforce is led by a majority women-identifying
Executive Leadership Team— 70% — demonstrating the importance of
representation in leadership to create a workplace that supports
inclusive workplaces. "Paths to leadership not only exist at
Instrument, but they are mapped against equitable expectations and
attainable goals. I have a seat at the table, I'm encouraged to use
my voice at that table, and I am supported by unlimited invitations
for more women to sit with us. I'm incredibly inspired by our
leaders and proud that the values of Instrument continue to
reinforce opportunities for all," says Instrument's CEO,
Kara Place. Place became CEO in
June 2022, succeeding co-founder
Justin Lewis, who now leads
Stagwell's Constellation network of agencies.
Creating an environment where women feel empowered and supported
to be innovators also begins with the basics. Instrument believes
that it should be standard practice for companies to offer health
and wellbeing benefits, but that's not always the case. Most
recently, Instrument added unrestricted access to reproductive care
to its benefits package in addition to full fertility coverage, a
work-from-home and wellbeing stipend, generous parental leave, full
transgender coverage and alternative care, among other
benefits.
About Instrument
Instrument is a digital agency with offices in Portland, Oregon and Brooklyn, New York. We are a dynamic group of
creative technologists and storytellers that use the power of
design and technology to co-create groundbreaking work with our
clients. We connect brands like never before—helping organizations
reimagine the most valuable pieces of their digital ecosystem. With
deep talent in the areas of Strategy, Design, Development and
Content Creation, we build modern experiences for ambitious
brands.
About Stagwell
Stagwell is the challenger
network built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative
performance for the world's most ambitious brands, connecting
culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize
the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our
13,000+ specialists in 34+ countries are unified under a single
purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for
their clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
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Sarah Arvizo
pr@stagwellglobal.com
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