Company Culture at What If Media Group
Inclusion & Diversity Advisory Group
Our Inclusion & Diversity Advisory Group (IDAG) is an employee-driven initiative committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace culture that promotes belonging.
Equal Opportunity Hiring Practices
We believe that a team composed of individuals from different backgrounds fosters greater innovation, creativity, & problem-solving by bringing together varied perspectives & experiences. With that in mind, our hiring process is designed to expose us to a broad range of candidates from a vast array of backgrounds, cultures, education, & experiences, while ensuring all candidates are evaluated and hired based on their merit.
Training
We treat co-workers with dignity, fairness and respect and will not tolerate any form of unlawful discrimination, bullying or harassment.
Positive Workplace
In an effort to foster positive workplace decisions & interactions, all staff & partners receive training that teaches us how to promote a workplace environment that is safe, welcoming, respectful, & supportive.
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO for all full-time employees
- Paid holidays & floating holidays
- Generous Parental Leave policy for both full-time & part-time parents
- Generous Pregnancy Loss Policy for both full-time & part-time parents
Perks
- Donation Matching – Have your charitable donations matched by WIMG (up to $250.00 per year)!
- Raffles – Be automatically entered to win top-notch prizes…just for being an employee!
- Monthly Fitness Challenge – Track your steps each month & win prizes for meeting activity goals!
Philanthropy & Retreats
- Quarterly Philanthropic/Volunteer Events – Give back to your community by volunteering with your WIMG teammates!
- Employee input on company philanthropic giving – Feel strongly about an organization or cause? Let WIMG know & they may join you in supporting them!
- Company Retreats – Spend a long weekend socializing with your co-workers in fun & exciting locations!
Career
- Hybrid Roles – Experience the best of both worlds by working from both the office & your home.
- Onsites – Collaborate across teams with focused, in-person onsites to tackle a big project or to plan for what’s ahead.
- Career Development Plans – Take your career to the next level by working with leadership to outline your professional goals & map out the steps you’ll take to achieve those goals.
- Promotion-from-within – Work for a company that firmly believes in filling open roles with existing employees (when possible) instead of hiring externally.
- We foster professional development and career progression based on performance and merit.
Creation of Inclusion and Diversity Advisory Group (IDAG)
We formed the Inclusion and Diversity Advisory Group (IDAG) to help guide corporate decision-making on all matters surrounding DE&I.
Company-Wide Survey
In order to grow, we listen. IDAG has helped us create and distribute a company-wide anonymous survey, to help learn about how our staff are thinking and feeling on a wide variety of topics related to DE&I. We will be repeating and refining our DE&I internal surveying on an ongoing basis as we continue to make improvements to our endeavors.
Partnerships
We have partnered with recruiters, organizations, and businesses that help promote People of Color in the workplace.
Improved Hiring Practices
We have implemented hiring practices to support DE&I within our company.
Support for Black-Owned Businesses
We have and continue to support Black-owned businesses.
She Geeks Out (DE&I Training)
We have partnered with She Geeks Out to supply Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) training to staff, partners, and consultants.
Philanthropy
We are committed to philanthropy, & earmark a substantial percentage of our donations each year to organizations whose missions specifically support Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion efforts in business and society, as well as organizations that support disadvantaged communities.
Company Match to Staff Donations
We instituted a company match on staff donations to support our team’s individual philanthropic interests.
Voting on Election Day
We encourage our staff to participate in the political process and represent the change they want to see by making Election Day a half day to ensure our colleagues can vote how and when it is most convenient for them. Our partners, IDAG, and staff joined forces to use the power of our proprietary websites and other media channels to get out the vote – designing and distributing advertising that informed people about where they needed to go locally to cast their vote and make their voices heard.
Books Recommended by IDAG
We distribute books recommended by IDAG to our team focused on racial issues and the fight for racial justice, and host discussions to consider takeaways and learnings and how they can be implemented within the company.
Year Up
What If Media Group donated $10,000 to Year up, which is one of the country’s most impactful workforce development nonprofits. Year Up serves predominantly Black and Latino young adults who come from situations where a path to a good job is less accessible than it should be. Year Up’s stated mission is to close the Opportunity Divide, ensuring all young adults gain the skills and support that will empower them to reach their potential through careers and higher education. Year Up gives students a choice of training in a number of disciplines, some of them tech. It provides students with stipends, earning while they learn, so it’s a uniquely supportive program. Not only do their students get important education and training, but they’re also assigned social workers to help overcome challenges that many students face. Year Up serves thousands of students each year, educating and then placing them in six month paid internships in some of the best companies in the country. 90% of students go on to a job in their area of study, or are enrolled in school within four months of completing the program. We are proud to be a Year Up supporter.
Peace Players
In 2020, What If Media Group made a $10,000 donation to Peaceplayers, an incredible global organization that uses basketball to combat hate. Peaceplayers trains their coaches in conflict resolution and building relationships, and facilitates communities in conflict playing games and learning together. Peaceplayers’ work in the U.S. has a particular emphasis on women in troubled communities, and bringing Black and Hispanic youth together. Outside our country, Peaceplayers faciltiates Israeli and Palestinian youth playing together, and bonds are formed that last through participation in alumni groups. Peaceplayers has impacted over 75,000 youth and thousands of coaching leaders, targeting the roots of conflict all over the world.
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