The document outlines the company values of Scripted, which shape its culture. It emphasizes being the #1 marketplace for original content through continuous, profitable growth conducted with high ethical standards. It values creating a healthy, safe workplace that serves both business customers and freelance professionals. The values especially promoted are: scrappiness, passion, intrinsic motivation, selflessness, friendliness, openness and simplicity. Each value is then defined in terms of behaviors like taking initiative, collaborating, sharing knowledge, and constantly challenging complexity.
2. Scripted: The Business
- We aspire to be the #1 marketplace in the world for original content.
- We are a growth business. Our goal is continuous, profitable growth.
- We play to win, but we do so with the highest standards of ethical
conduct and respect for our community and those within it.
- We strive to create a workplace that ensures the health, safety and
happiness of our team.
- We are a marketplace that serves both business customers
(demand) and freelance professionals (supply), and we care deeply
about the experience and success we provide to both.
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3. At Scripted, we especially value the following
seven behaviors and traits in our colleagues. . .
. . .meaning we hire, recognize and promote
people who demonstrate these attributes
5. Scrappiness
You change your perspective to look for
creative and practical solutions to hard
problems. You have the courage to suggest
new ideas and ways to improve processes
whenever possible.
You value a “low-frills” environment, one that
focuses its resources on what will make the
most meaningful impact on our team and
product.
You are willing to speak up and take a stand
for your beliefs and opinions. You are
aggressive yet respectful when doing so.
You view Scripted as an underdog, and that
is one of the things you love about it. You
take pleasure in challenging “the big guys”
and established enterprise ways of doing
things.
6. Passion
You have passions in life - things that
motivate you and bring you joy, and about
which you care deeply. You bring that
passion with you to work.
Scripted is something about which you care
deeply, and you are excited to help make it
stronger and more successful.
You are tenacious and attack your work with
the same intense energy that you would one
of your other passion projects.
You strive to be the best you can possibly
be, and you inspire others with your thirst for
excellence.
7. Intrinsic
Motivation
The work you do brings you great joy. You
are constantly striving to learn more and
improve your skills out of love for the job you
do.
You work hard, fulfill your obligations to your
colleagues and are a consistently reliable
member of the team.
Your relationship with your colleagues is one
of respect, and you trust that they are doing
the same high level of work that you are.
You behave responsibly in an environment
that encourages freedom and are able to
prioritize work needs and manage your time
effectively.
You proactively suggest your own
developmental needs and pursue a path of
growth.
8. Selflessness
You are able to remove your ego when
searching for the best ideas. You collaborate
enthusiastically, regardless of whose idea it
was originally.
You take time to help your colleagues and
enjoy the opportunity to help someone on a
different team. Helping others matters
greatly to you.
You openly share information and
proactively share knowledge that may help
your colleagues do their work.
You understand and believe that while
individual success has value, it’s truly the
team victories that are the sweetest.
9. Friendliness
You celebrate victories and call others out
for praise when you see commendable
work.
You value a warm and welcoming work
environment and understand how much that
can add to someone’s experience and
overall morale.
You make time to say hello and interact with
your colleagues.
You welcome and encourage social activities
with co-workers while accepting those who
choose not to engage.
10. Openness
You take advantage of our communication
to give feedback and foster dialogue about
what matters most to you.
You believe in operating transparently and
love to openly share information and your
work. You also understand and respect that
there are limits to what can be reasonably
shared within a company.
You are quick to admit mistakes, as you
know that everyone makes them on
occasion and our interest is in correcting
them, not placing blame.
You display a willingness to step outside of
your comfort zone and try new things.
You respect and welcome different types of
people and viewpoints. You strive to help
Scripted become more diverse.
11. Simplicity
You are constantly challenging yourself and
your colleagues to make things easier and
to keep products, processes and
interactions as simple as possible.
You are passionate about making things as
easy as possible for our customers. You
believe that Scripted should be easy to do
business with (easy to try, buy, implement
and use).
You are the type of person who regularly
asks, “I wonder if there is an easier way to
do this?”
Editor's Notes
You demonstrate common sense in your decision-making, and act in the best interests of your team and the company on all work-related matters