Humble Bunny’s Culture Code & DNA
4 Unconventional Features of Humble Bunny
Unlimited Holiday
If you are hitting your targets, delivering your work on time, and showing up for your team with “true+th”, you are free to take as much holiday as you want. Further, we recently added mandatory holiday each year so that this whole system works even better. No company does holiday like HB does!
Professional Development Day
Learning, goals, and impact are mission critical to your career (…and they’re critical for the company as well)! Once a month, you get 1 mandatory day to focus on making a non-project “Impact”–an achievement that will live permanently in your record of promotions and value-delivered. HB even pays a bit extra so you can spend money on the tools to make it your best!
Culture Day
Culture Day is a time to come together hard on things like HB’s direction, our brand, our working approach, and project collaboration. We merge this with some casual (and sometimes competitive) fun to know each other. We also change up the location – whether it’s a new space with a view of the city, or at the base of a mountain (before an invigorating hike) – it’s a fresh and personal day for all of us.
Bi-Annual Company Trips
At HB, we target 2 trips a year (3-4 if you’re on the “Direction Team”) Yes, it’s a bit crazy and unconventional, but that’s kinda who we are as we challenge the idea of work as a lifestyle. Each trip has a theme: Snow, Beach, Mountain, International, etc. Let’s make a promise to each other: You come and kick ass on the marketing in the day-to-day, and we’ll make our CEO Nate pay to take you all over the place. ;)
Other Amazing Features
Transparent Work Targets
By giving every member access to their “Delivery Planner”, you have a clear view of what your tasks and responsibilities are. Moreover, you always know if you’re below, at, or above your target, empowering you to much more easily convince the boss-man to pay you more money!
Career Path Transparency & Planning
Your career, your title, and your salary are important. With crystal clear promotion frameworks and manager integrated meetings, we actively help you build your path forward. No more “they changed my department” or “not what I expected” bullshit here.
Up to 4 Days Remote
At HB, you can work remote up to 4 days in the week (Wednesdays are on-site). You can also come into the office every day! From Day 1, It’s fully up to you. You can also change it up each week. Want to work remote from *Insert Dream Destination* Thursday to Tuesday? Go for it. You now have that freedom.
Hyper Flex Hours
Most companies offer flex as an 8-hour block, with a mandatory core in the middle. At HB, we only require the core. You decide when to work the other hours. It’s “hyper” flexible. Further, you can request forgiveness on the core for other needs or urgencies that come up in your life!
As you can see, we set out to do things a little differently. And hopefully, so do you.
We believe that by maximizing your unique background and individual culture, we can enrich not only your work but also your life. But let us be clear, this isn’t about you—it’s about “us” as a team, and it’s about taking our virtues and our power to have an impact upon our teammates, Clients, and society as a whole.
If you carry this strong sense of self, but have an authentic fire in your heart to contribute to others, you could be an amazing candidate for one of Humble Bunny’s rare and coveted marketing positions.
To help you learn more about us, we would like to introduce you to a bit more of our culture code and client-oriented Value.
The Humble Bunny Vision
As a business, what is the world we envision to operate within?
We believe that success for all of our team members, clients, and partners comes not from questions like “What do we have to do?”, but rather “Why are we doing this?” Essentially, we’re talking about impact from the work, and purpose in our energy.
We have a dream that one day we will live in a world where happiness and success are driven by our own definitions, and are earned via contribution. A world where happiness is elevated and enriched by value-driven “brands”. These Brands 1) allow, encourage, and catalyze people to grow and focus on the things they hold dearest as individuals while 2) drive and build growth in unconventionally creative and simultaneously responsible ways. A world where professional success embraces financial freedom, but ethically as an organic byproduct of trust, real value, and social contribution first. A world where brands exist to serve a community, are true to their staff and customers, and are passionate about acting with care, integrity, and responsibility to their people and their work.
Our Vision Photographed – Shot by a team member during a team trip to Okinawa
Our Culture and Value Map
What principles do we effect in the present to support and pursue our Vision?
Where our Vision envisions the world in which we want to live (and thereby our big picture mandate of change and impact) our Culture and Value Map is the foundation on which we build our day-to-day actions and decisions as a business executing premium marketing services to discerning Clients. It’s these “micro”. movements, towards our “macro” Vision that allow us to work towards such a future. A future that we certainly can’t create alone, but that we relentlessly and passionately pursue.
Humble Bunny Culture Code
Our culture advocates: (Some of) the people that make this all happen!
We believe that in order to create success for those around us, it is important to first refine our own roots in order to create a synergistic effect on our immediate members, and to create a large circle of small “successes”. In order to achieve this, we are conscious of growing step by step, even if it is a small step. This is our day-to-day mindset, and the Culture Code helps us align this mindset into action. The unique culture code of Humble Bunny, which was born from the exciting mix of cultures within our team, gives us a framework for collaborating. It also helps us understand and be positive towards each other. It’s a driving framework for our success.
1. An attitude of helping and caring for each other
2. The two-way cycle of “help and be helped”
3. Express gratitude and “Thank you!”
4. Give first, Get second
1. Take “just one more step” to delight or surprise the Team or Clients
2. Propose proactive solutions
3. Be in touch with the mind and heart of others and make the first move
4. Be at least part of the solution, don’t just ask for the solution
1. Value what you want to do. Value what others want to do.
2. Bring your vision and mission in life to Humble Bunny
3. Have the will to say, “This is what I would do.”
4. Have confidence in who you are, as well as what you can do.
1. Open format: Creating a place where people can exchange their wills and opinions regardless of their position or age
2. Every idea is worthwhile
3. Keep in mind the question “What do you think?”
4. Sessions to overcome challenges together
1. Try and fail wisely
2. Have the courage to take risks for growth
3. Support and Nurture others in their challenges
4. Jump first, my teammates will be my wings
1. Continue to learn with humility
2. Try to move forward even a millimeter from where I was yesterday
3. Share your learning with others
4. Embrace the unknown with confidence of an empowering team behind you.
5. Be curious and look for a solution that’s all yours
Are you ready to show your true self?
If you’re as exhilarated about the future we’re creating as we are, and also know that you have the heart to contribute to a high performing team, reach out to us and apply. Below is a key position that we’re recruiting for, but feel free to apply even if you have other value to provide. Welcome to the team!
Faqs
Is HB the perfect company?
Yes!
Actually, No! :P
We’re comfortable being imperfect. We also think that it’s realistic to be imperfect. Building a great company is not a destination, it’s an infinite journey that we consistently pursue—and also love pursuing. Every year, we get better and stronger. If you’re looking for the perfect company, you might be woefully too delirious to join us. Or, you might have a vision of how to craft that and want to make a contribution. If you’re the latter, let’s talk!
What is HB working on right now?
In 2024, we have a few core mandates:
1. Relaunching our new brand (this site is old!)
2. Increasing our contribution of knowledge and transparency via Discoveries, Video, and an amplified Social presence
3. Planning and Pre-launch of some awesome new products and intiatives
4. Review, Testing, and Relaunch of some culture initiatives
Unlimited holiday sounds great, but is it actually usable?
Yes, it is. And actually we recently made it better by adding mandatory holiday to enforce that a certain number of days get taken! We have never turned down a holiday where the team member is fully delivered and covered on their tasks (which we manage very closely to avoid overwork). Note that we have other systems (the “buffer” system, and the “floater” system) that allow us to support each other more. Ask us about this!
How long is the recruit process?
It depends greatly on the candidate. If you qualify for the position and we can do interviews straight away, it could take as short as 2 to 3 weeks. If there are gaps of information, we need a bit more screening, a portfolio, etc., it could take longer. We often do a take-home test if you are open to that. That test can also extend the process if, for example, you need more time to complete it.
How many projects will I have?
It greatly depends on the size of the project, but in general, you will have 2 to 4 projects that you are working on.
How are project teams made up at Humble Bunny?
Each project has a team of 2-4 people primarily running it.