Life at Ad Hoc

Finding your place on Ad Hoc's research team

September 23, 2020

Ad Hoc researchers come from a wide variety of backgrounds from archaeology to anthropology to museums to education. The team is proudly a place where we accept and encourage the diversity of people and their experiences.

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Grow your design career at Ad Hoc

September 17, 2020

We recently launched a new career ladder for the design practice. Each step has clearly-defined competencies and responsibilities that help staff chart a path for how to grow at Ad Hoc.

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For remote work, try starting with trust

July 16, 2020

If your team is new to remote work, spend as much time setting up an environment based on trust as you are setting up technical tools to make it possible.

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Gift exchange — because even #remotelife people like gifts

February 06, 2019

As 2018 drew to an end, the season of appreciation, gratefulness, and gifting was coming upon us.

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Ad Hoc's design team experiments with a book club

December 11, 2018

Four months ago, when so much felt uncertain and I was getting ready to begin my first day at Ad Hoc, passages from Bird by Bird are what made the excitement swallow the anxiety in my stomach.

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Celebrating Pride Month at Ad Hoc

June 28, 2018

In March 2017, Ad Hoc’s LGBTQ+ employees set up an #lgbtq Slack channel, and since then, Ad Hoc-ers who identify somewhere within the LGBTQ+ family share articles, swoon over Janelle Monaé’s latest, and talk about the tough stuff.

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The truth about remote work

December 05, 2017

While the benefits of remote work are fairly self-explanatory (living where you like, being able to travel and work, etc), some candidates have concerns about whether or not remote work is right for them.

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Easy eclipse viewing with #remotelife

August 21, 2017

Sometimes, a once-in-a-generation event comes along to mess with your work day. Fortunately for Ad Hoc team members,

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James' uptime beard - #remotelife at Ad Hoc

August 08, 2017

I check my phone for PagerDuty alerts and pull my mustache from between my lips. Vets.gov was available through the night; I won’t need to shave this morning.

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#remotelife is for the birds

June 28, 2017

This spring, a robin decided to use my rain gutter’s downspout for her nest. I grabbed my phone, fired up a meeting room, and let everyone know that we had a live stream of the nest.

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Sophia’s #remotelife at Ad Hoc

June 12, 2017

I love the flexibility to cowork with other members of Ad Hoc when I need human contact, or to hole up in my basement den when I need to focus in solitude.

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Katie Gwinn’s #remotelife at Ad Hoc

June 09, 2017

I have found working remotely has been invaluable in being able to pursue my career while balancing the demands of a family.

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Laura Ellena’s #remotelife at Ad Hoc

April 20, 2017

As research manager, my days have a lot of variety. I frequently use our co-working space near the White House to plan projects, facilitate remote feedback sessions, and sync with teammates.

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Curtis’ #remotelife at Ad Hoc

April 11, 2017

Working remotely is pretty cool. It's by no means a breeze, and it comes with its own set of difficulties, but one thing I've come to greatly enjoy is the ability to eat amazing food.

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Danny Chapman’s #remotelife at Ad Hoc

April 06, 2017

I'm Danny Chapman, Creative Director at Ad Hoc. In my current role, I assist other design teams where I'm needed, and advocate for good design principles in all of the work we do.

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Ben Kutil’s #remotelife at Ad Hoc

February 21, 2017

I'm Ben Kutil, product manager and designer for Ad Hoc’s work with CMS on HealthCare.gov. I’ve worked independently for 8 years, and value the flexibility and focus remote work provides.

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