Better work comes from giving great people a fair opportunity to do it.

Alterra Studio is committed to building a professional environment where people are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness.

We believe different experiences, perspectives, disciplines, and ways of thinking can make creative work stronger. At the same time, our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is grounded in a simple principle: opportunities and decisions should be fair, lawful, and based on relevant qualifications, performance, capabilities, business needs, and other legitimate criteria—not stereotypes or unlawful discrimination.

Our approach applies across the way we work with employees, applicants, independent contractors, collaborators, clients, vendors, and partners.

Equal opportunity

Alterra is committed to providing equal opportunity and complying with applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws.

We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status where protected by law, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Where work authorization is legally required, Alterra may verify eligibility to work as permitted or required by law.

This principle applies to employment-related decisions and opportunities, including recruiting, candidate consideration, hiring, compensation, assignments, advancement, training, mentorship, professional development, benefits, discipline, and separation.

Protected characteristics are not used, in whole or in part, to provide unlawful preference or disadvantage in these decisions.

What equity means to us

For Alterra, equity means working to ensure that people have meaningful access to opportunities and are evaluated using relevant, consistent, and lawful standards.

It does not mean guaranteeing equal outcomes, imposing demographic quotas, reserving opportunities for particular protected groups, or applying different employment standards based on protected characteristics except where specifically required or permitted by applicable law.

Company-sponsored professional opportunities, including training, mentorship, networking, internships, and development programs, are provided based on lawful and relevant eligibility criteria.

Our goal is to widen access to opportunity while maintaining consistent standards for everyone.

An inclusive working environment

We want people working with Alterra to be able to contribute their best ideas without being subjected to unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or retaliation.

Alterra does not tolerate unlawful harassment based on a characteristic protected by applicable law.

We also expect professional, respectful conduct in interactions involving our team, contractors, clients, collaborators, vendors, and other partners.

Disagreement, critique, creative debate, and differences in opinion are a normal part of collaborative work. Inclusion does not require uniformity of thought or belief. We distinguish productive disagreement from conduct that violates applicable law or our professional standards.

Accessibility and accommodations

Accessibility is part of creating work that more people can use and participate in.

Alterra is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees for disabilities, sincerely held religious beliefs or practices, pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions when required by applicable law and absent an applicable undue hardship or other lawful limitation.

Accommodation requests are considered individually based on the circumstances and applicable legal requirements.

We also work to improve the accessibility of our digital experiences and encourage people who encounter an accessibility barrier on an Alterra-operated website or service to contact us so that we can evaluate the issue and, where appropriate, provide an accessible alternative or address the barrier.

Accessibility is an ongoing process, and the inclusion of this commitment should not be interpreted as a representation or warranty that every piece of content, third-party service, legacy asset, or digital experience will satisfy every accessibility standard in every jurisdiction.

Clients and collaborators

Our commitment to fair treatment extends beyond employment.

Alterra makes decisions about prospective and existing client, vendor, contractor, and partner relationships using lawful business considerations such as capabilities, expertise, scope, availability, capacity, conflicts of interest, performance, pricing, payment history, professional conduct, safety, legal or regulatory risk, and alignment with the services we provide.

We do not make discriminatory employment decisions in response to a client's, customer's, partner's, or other third party's preference concerning a person's protected characteristics.

Alterra reserves the right to accept, decline, suspend, or terminate business relationships for lawful and non-discriminatory reasons, subject to applicable contracts and law.

Independent contractors, vendors, clients, and other third parties remain responsible for their own legal obligations, employment practices, policies, content, and conduct unless a written agreement expressly provides otherwise.

Diversity in our creative work

Design has the ability to shape how people understand and interact with products, companies, and ideas.

Where relevant to a project, we consider accessibility, audience diversity, cultural context, usability, representation, and potential barriers as part of the creative process.

Our role is to help our clients build thoughtful and effective work. Unless expressly included within a written engagement, Alterra's creative, design, development, or strategic services do not constitute legal, regulatory, accessibility-compliance, employment, or civil-rights advice, and clients remain responsible for determining the legal requirements applicable to their businesses and use of our work.

Demographic and personal information

If Alterra collects voluntary demographic information for legitimate measurement, reporting, accommodation, or compliance purposes, we seek to handle that information appropriately and in accordance with applicable privacy and employment laws.

Providing voluntary demographic information will not, by itself, determine access to employment opportunities or other professional benefits except where the use of such information is specifically permitted or required by applicable law.

Information relating to disability, medical conditions, accommodations, genetic information, or other legally protected confidential information is handled in accordance with applicable confidentiality requirements.

Speaking up

Anyone working with Alterra who believes they have experienced or observed conduct inconsistent with applicable anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, or anti-retaliation requirements may raise the concern through the appropriate Alterra contact.

We encourage good-faith reporting of concerns.

Alterra prohibits unlawful retaliation against individuals for raising discrimination concerns, requesting an accommodation, participating in an investigation or proceeding, or otherwise exercising rights protected by applicable law.

Concerns will be handled as appropriately and discreetly as reasonably practicable under the circumstances. Because reviewing a concern may require communicating with relevant individuals, confidentiality cannot always be guaranteed.

Our commitment

Our objective is straightforward: create an environment where talented people can contribute, collaborate, develop, and succeed without unlawful barriers.

We will continue to evaluate our practices as our company grows, our work evolves, and applicable laws and standards change.

Diversity broadens perspective. Inclusion makes collaboration possible. Fair opportunity gives people room to do their best work.

Legal scope

This statement describes Alterra Studio's general principles and commitments. It is not an employment agreement, offer, guarantee of employment or engagement, promise of any particular outcome, or modification of any written agreement.

Nothing in this statement is intended to create contractual rights, alter any lawful employment relationship, waive any right or defense available to Alterra or another person, or expand or restrict rights provided by applicable law.

Nothing in this statement should be interpreted as requiring Alterra to make an employment or business decision based on a legally protected characteristic where doing so would be unlawful.

Where this statement differs from a requirement of applicable law, the applicable law controls.

Alterra may revise this statement from time to time to reflect changes in our operations, policies, or legal requirements.

Last updated: August 2026