We are a next-gen experience, strategy & design agency on a mission to inspire human connection
Our approach is collaborative, holistic, and human-first. We build on behavioural insights, data, and trends to drive deep, personal connections between customers and brands. We specialise in digital innovation, strategy, branding, and environment design.
We are one team
Collaboration is a founding principle of YS culture. We’re a team of diverse skills and viewpoints, connected by creativity. We work closely with our clients, forming supportive, inspiring relationships.
We champion inclusivity
We care about our team and our inclusive culture. Through our ‘Inclusive Spaces’ initiative, we're tackling bias in retail design and aiming to make retail spaces universally equitable.
We are about our people
We were awarded the Sunday Times Best Place to Work accolade for 2024, as voted by our team. We reward talent and offer perks to help you feel your best and get the support you need. Our teammates are strong in their aptitudes and support each other’s growth. We make time to socialise, connect, and create.
We are purpose driven
Sustainability and social change are key to our operations. Our charity, Vital Hardware, provides hardware to disadvantaged young people, accelerating their entry into the design sector. We’re on our journey to becoming a B-corp.
Health and Wellbeing
- A 3:2 hybrid model with the option to work from home twice a week, allowing you to focus or collaborate when needed.
- 25 days of holiday increasing with length of service, bank holidays, your birthday off, and a well-being day.
- Vitality Healthcare with access to a reward programme for points earned through healthy living.
- We offer the Cycle to Work scheme if you'd like to upgrade or invest in cycling kit.
- We love our furry friends. Well-behaved dogs are welcome team members at all of our studios.
Room to Grow
- We offer a range of training and development options to ensure you continue to grow and develop throughout your career.
- Everyone at YS has a mentor, invested in their career growth. They support you in building your own unique Personal Development Plan, meeting for a 1:1 each month and twice a year to create and review your growth plans.
Community
- We offer 2 days per year off work, to volunteer for the community or a charity of your choice.
- We have an internal DE&I forum, offering our team a platform for their voices to be heard and DEI topics to be elevated within our agency.
Family Friendly Policies
- YS supports you however you choose to grow your family. We’re proud to be a member of ‘Careers After Babies’, creating a workplace that supports working parents and carers in balancing family life and career
- Enhanced parental packages and flexible return-to-work plans.
Working Abroad
- You'll have the opportunity to work from another country for two weeks every year.
- As well as international work trips, you can request to work temporarily from one of our global studios.
Social
- Twice a year, we go big with social extravaganzas, which have included festivals in the woods, helicopter travel, and themed trips abroad.
- Our weekly team socials, Fake Fridays (often on Thursday!), celebrate our team and the events that matter, from birthdays to anniversaries and promotions.
- Try the local F&B offerings with your teammates by having lunch together on YS at our monthly YS Lunch Club.
- Team socials focused on body and mind, from guest speakers to gong baths.
What our team say
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YS offers moments of amazing creative connection with an incredible team of visionary future thinkers.
Isobelle Jones
Design Director
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YS is a platform for endless learning, an incubator for new ideas and a home for a global community of diverse creatives.
Debbie Vesey
Senior Strategist
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Collaboration is at the heart of how we work, fostering a culture where every voice, opinion and idea matters.
Lorraine Wilson
Account Director