Based in Colorado, Artifact Uprising believes that everyone has a story to tell. Through the company's premium-quality customizable photo projects, you're able to tell that store. While the company is a small one, it has some pretty big ideas. But those ideas are useless without the entire team on board. That's why the company goes through such strides to ensure it builds a great workplace that is empowering for employees to overcome new challenges, develop new skills and think innovatively.
Diving Into the Values at Artifact Uprising
The values are not taken lightly at Artifact Uprising. In fact, the values are part of what makes the company tick. Every employee carries out the values in everything they do because those values stand for why the company was founded in the first place. These core beliefs, the community and employees are at the center of everything Artifact Uprising stands for.
They believe that success and kindness cannot be one without the other. They believe that there are no such things as mistakes, only progress. They believe that no matter who you are, you have something to learn. Through encouraging employees to find inspiration in their daily lives, the company tries to empower conscious observers.
The company's office is surrounded by great local restaurants, bars and coffee shops in the Sunnyside neighborhood in Denver.
Community at Artifact Uprising
Inspire Each Other
The AU culture is thick with support because every employee strives to elevate those around them. As one of the company's core values, it's essential that this is built into their everyday work life. It doesn't matter who the team member is or what level they're at, everyone is constantly helping each other grow and celebrating when they do.
This is especially important to team leaders as they like to build their teams with smart people who are dedicated to helping others grow and expect the same in return. It's rare to find a team that's eager to continuously learn with, empower and celebrate each other.
The AU team is comprised of talented, bright individuals who are constantly collaborating over cups of coffee to think innovatively. The company celebrates as a whole when someone fails and learns from it. The team empowers each other to grow in their roles at the company while making sure they're having fun along the way.
The teams at AU work cross-functionally sometimes in order to achieve shared business goals. Through collaboration and communication, these groups are able to have a much larger impact on the business. That's why the work at AU is so meaningful. Every day employees come in ready to put creativity at the center of whatever they're working on that day.
Plus it helps that AU believes in every idea. No matter how silly or crazy, every idea that a team member has is always welcome. Sometimes those ideas lead to a collaboration that ends with a really great idea. The company isn't focused on the past. Instead, they're focused on finding better solutions.
Stepping Away at AU
Creating Space to Be Creative
Sometimes in order to be creative, you need space. You need some quiet time away so you can explore the impossible and dive deep into the unknown. At AU, you'll be encouraged to do just that. They understand that sometimes life is just too busy. From waking up early for work, reading through too many emails, attending long meetings to trying to make deadlines and staying up way too late, sometimes you just don't have the time to think creatively.
Enter Artifact Uprising. They're stepping away from the word "busy." Instead, they've created a workplace that is more productive, creative and fulfilling so people can get away from that never-ending cycle of being busy. By doing this, the company has made a 6-hour workday possible. At AU, you can say goodbye to distractions and prioritization, and hello to 2 extra hours each day.
This thinking stems from AU's belief that the best ideas happen outside of work. That's why they inspire their employees to use those extra 2 hours to make time for things that have been put on the back burner, like yoga, hiking in the foothills, writing or reading.
"Our hope is that what's good for our team will also be good for our customers - that this experiment will actually lead us to do our best work," says Artifact Uprising's co-founder Jenna Walker. "The greatest success we can hope for in building this company is to build a place where everyone's dreams and personal lives are supported."
Benefits at AU
Love Your Work
AU strives to take care of its employees inside and outside of the office. By supporting employees' wellness and ability to take care of themselves, the company has more success because the employees are healthy and happy. The comprehensive benefits and perks policy includes:
The company empowers each employee to take care of themselves by leaving work on time and actually taking breaks during the day. AU goes above and beyond for its employees so that they actually enjoy their life and work. That's why employees walk into the office every morning wearing a smile.
