Join our team of thinkers, makers, and advisors
We believe in the power of small teams to help clients dream one size bigger. By bringing out the best in one another and unleashing our collective potential, we can do the work of a lifetime—helping leaders and organizations in businesses, governments, and non-profits navigate change and build vital futures.
(OUR VALUES)
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COURAGE
Bravely imagine better.
If transformation isn’t scary, it’s not really change. If our work doesn’t risk failure or pushback, we’re not who we say we are.
Only when we find the courage to challenge the status quo—and embolden others to do the same—can we inspire new possibilities.
If transformation isn’t scary, it’s not really change. If our work doesn’t risk failure or pushback, we’re not who we say we are.
Only when we find the courage to challenge the status quo—and embolden others to do the same—can we inspire new possibilities.
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CRAFT
Take work personally.
High standards make work worth doing. Whether it be a phone call, a difficult decision, or a three-day summit, we take pride in our work.
Our craft is to inspire belief, provoke thought, and enable action.
High standards make work worth doing. Whether it be a phone call, a difficult decision, or a three-day summit, we take pride in our work.
Our craft is to inspire belief, provoke thought, and enable action.
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CONNECTION
Fuel possibility together.
The power of our work depends on the strength of our connection to one another. If we want to imagine and create something new, we need shared trust and inspiration.
That’s possible only when we meet every conversation as humans first—
with generosity, candor, and care.
The power of our work depends on the strength of our connection to one another. If we want to imagine and create something new, we need shared trust and inspiration.
That’s possible only when we meet every conversation as humans first—
with generosity, candor, and care.
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CURIOSITY
Never stop asking questions.
Our creativity and outcomes come from the depth of our understanding, propelling us forward. The more beautiful the question, the farther beyond the obvious we can see to vital futures.
Our creativity and outcomes come from the depth of our understanding, propelling us forward. The more beautiful the question, the farther beyond the obvious we can see to vital futures.
(LIFE AT SYP)
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"What keeps drawing me back is SYP’s deep respect for storytelling in all its various forms and its commitment to collaboration at every level. I’ve met some of the most generous, inspiring, creative, and kind people at SYP."
Maryam Mir
Strategist
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Freelance
"It's very rare to work so consistently on projects that are highly emergent and cross-discipline, with teammates who can mentally flex across arts, sciences, and humanities, holding shared aspiration with clients to envision entire systems."
Jia Jia Liu
Partner
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SYPartners
"Is “warm and fuzzy” a design ethos? It is at SYP. They have a way of making their employees feel included and important and always set up for excellence."
Pablo Medina
Art Director
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Task Force
"At SYP, you’re constantly learning to navigate new environments and solve new puzzles without clear instructions. People who thrive here are high-EQ, low-ego, and curious. Above all, this work will change you. Bring your best, and be ready to become something new."
Jacques Swartz
Strategy Director
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SYPartners
"I love dropping into teams at SYP. You’re brought in for your strengths and get to use them to the fullest alongside whip-smart colleagues and industry-leading clients. Dream assignments."
Katie Levine
Content Strategist
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Freelance
(our social contract)
Design the future. Find your best self.
At SYP, you will design and contribute to futures worth striving for, alongside brilliant, creative, and deeply curious humans—inside and outside SYP—while discovering how to show up at your best.
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The work
We partner with forward-thinking leaders of business, culture, and nations to solve their most challenging problems—with the intention of creating impact at scale.
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The people
We are a global community of thinkers, doers, and makers that will inspire and support you.
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You will be exposed to opportunities that will require a strong sense of self, humility to explore who you have yet to become, and courage to show off your passions, points of view, and ambitions.
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(OUR PLEDGE)
Commitment to fairness
(JOINING SYP)
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(Our Benefits)
Supporting you in work and life
Reward
- Competitive base compensation
- Discretionary, performance-based bonuses
- Retirement or end-of-service benefits aligned with local practice
Care
- Competitive health coverage for employees and dependents
- Wellness support to encourage physical and mental wellbeing
- Paid leaves for parental, family, medical, and bereavement needs
Flexibility
- Open vacation policy, in addition to local statutory requirements
- Planned "Work from Anywhere" program
- Support for staying connected, including cell phone and internet reimbursement
Open roles
Freelance Studio Designer
New York, NY