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Benefits at Hook
We want Hook to be the place where you’ll do your best work—where you’re comfortable taking risks, supported by an inclusive team, and free to disconnect as life suggests. We believe in fairness, creating access to opportunity, the advantage of diversity, sharing profits, and taking vacations. We offer professional growth stipends, mentorship programs, full health and wellbeing coverage, parental leave, flexible time off, sabbatical, discretionary bonuses, retirement matching, connectivity reimbursement, remote working, and more. We want to be everyone’s favorite agency, and that includes you.
Financial + Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Hook offers full- and part-time employees the option to contribute to a traditional 401(k) or a Roth 401(k), and Hook will match qualifying employee contributions up to a certain percentage.
Performance bonus
Every full-time employee will receive discretionary annual profit-sharing when Hook’s profit margin is above a certain percentage. Profit-sharing is distributed twice a year.
Pay transparency
Office Perks
Company-sponsored outings
Our Good Neighbors Committee oversees events across the org to ensure there are equitable opportunities to get involved and connect with team members during and outside of working hours.
Fitness stipend
Hook offers all full-time employees an annual stipend for approved purchases that support emotional wellbeing, mental health and stimulation, fitness, and professional development.
Company-sponsored happy hours
Our Good Neighbors Committee oversees events across the org to ensure there are equitable opportunities to get involved and connect with team members during and outside of working hours.
Onsite office parking
Onsite parking is available at both of our hubs in Ann Arbor and LA.
Free snacks and drinks
Our two offices are fully stocked with a variety of hot and cold beverages as well as healthy and indulgent, savory and sweet snacks.
Home-office stipend for remote employees
All full-time employees receive a one-time remote work stipend for their home workstation (beyond items Hook already provides – laptop, monitor(s), mouse and keyboard, connector cables, and dongles)
Mother's room
Professional Development
Continuing education stipend
Hook offers all full-time employees an annual stipend for approved purchases that support emotional wellbeing, mental health and stimulation, fitness, and professional development.
Customized development tracks
Job training & conferences
Mentorship program
Our internal Education Sprints and Sandbox mentorship program initiatives advocate for peer-led learning where our teams are able to mentor each other and nurture their leadership skills.
Online course subscriptions available
Promote from within
Personal development training
Health Insurance + Wellness
Dental insurance
All full-time employees and their families are able to opt-in for Hook’s dental insurance plan.
Disability insurance
For all full-time permanent employees, Hook offers a voluntary short-term disability insurance option that will help cover lost wages in the event an employee cannot work due to illness or injury.
Health insurance
Employees have the option to choose from a traditional PPO plan or an HDHP (still PPO) accompanied by an HSA account with quarterly employer contributions.
Life insurance
All full-time permanent employees are automatically enrolled in Hook’s life insurance policy at no cost to the employee. Hook offers additional voluntary options for employees and their dependents.
Vision insurance
All full-time employees and their families are able to select one of Hook’s vision insurance plans.
Wellness programs
Hook offers all full-time employees an annual stipend for approved purchases that support emotional wellbeing, mental health and stimulation, fitness, and professional development.
Mental health benefits
Mental health resources are covered via insurance and our EAP provides 24/7 support to employees seeking mental, physical, or emotional support or any help navigating through significant life changes.
Diversity
Diversity manifesto
Documented equal pay policy
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Mandated unconscious bias training
Hook's Equity Council, with People Ops and community allies, drives awareness through mandatory trainings on unconscious bias, activating allyship, mindful dialogue, and psychological safety.
Diversity employee resource groups
Hook’s Equity Council serves as a collective of Hook employees who provide guidance and create initiatives that proactively promote systemic equity across the company.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Our Recruiting Training addresses biases that come up in the hiring process and how to mitigate them, and our interview panels are representative of the diversity here at Hook, across all disciplines.
Diversity recruitment program
Our hiring philosophy prioritizing the person behind the craft, not where they learned it. We source talent directly from communities that are dedicated to highlighting people and their passions.
Culture
Volunteer in local community
Sandbox and Sandbox U are our external mentorship programs for high-school students and entry-level creatives that provide exposure to creative professions through mentorship and hands-on experience.
Flexible work schedule
We’re a 100% remote-first agency—we don't require in-office days or core working hours.
Open door policy
Partners with nonprofits
Last year our ongoing pro bono projects totaled nearly $200K in value on behalf of Safe Places for Youth, Neutral Zone, and the Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor.
Remote work program
We offer a "work from wherever" approach that provides the flexibility to work from home, one of our hubs in Ann Arbor, LA, and New York or a co-working space.
Team based strategic planning
OKR operational model
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Day off for your birthday
Each employee is given a flex holiday each year to be used for their select holiday: Can include your birthday, Hook anniversary, or other holiday of your choice.
Child Care + Parental Leave
Family medical leave
Hook provides leave according to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), which provides for unpaid, job-protected leave to covered employees in certain circumstances.
Generous parental leave
Hook provides 12 weeks of paid parental leave to regular full-time and part-time employees following the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Fertility benefits
Fertility/infertility resources and support are available through our healthcare provider. Our annual growth and wellbeing stipend can also be used for fertility benefits not covered by insurance.
Vacation + Time Off
Generous PTO
Hook offers 25 paid holidays for all full-time employees.
Paid volunteer time
For employees on sabbatical, we offer an additional 2 weeks of paid leave for volunteering.
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Employees are given 7 sick days (56 hours) to utilize each year. Sick days can be used for sickness, scheduled appointments, or as mental health days.
Sabbatical
For those who have been with the company for 7+ years, Hook offers a 10-week paid sabbatical for personal enrichment, with many using it for inspiration and education.
Flexible time off
Floating holidays
Bereavement leave benefits
Company-wide vacation
We feel that time off is the most efficient when taken as a collective, so we offer multiple company-wide breaks for employees, including a one-week summer break and a two-week winter break.
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WHO WE ARE
Hook is a Creative Production Agency. With a collaborative, maker-centric team, and an emphasis on production-led design, we develop creative campaigns, short-form content, and websites for well known brands.
Our mission is to integrate creative and production to help grow brands faster. But we believe what’s most important are the people who work with us and the experience they hav...
