Context Partners Reviews

Context Partners is a small, thoughtful Portland-based design studio that invests a lot of time into our client work and internal employee engagement. It is an incredibly positive work environment where you are almost never reprimanded for trying something new and you have a lot of latitude to line up the resources that you need for project work. Coworkers are the real highlight of the job – a true pleasure, where 100% of the people are smart, caring, and genuinely support and look out for each other. Many have each other over for dinner and go camping together outside of work. The design work that we do for clients is incredibly varied (we work with non-profits, for-profits, domestic, and international organizations – a real mix), so while there are themes in our work, no two projects are exactly the same. We have twice annual in-person all-staff retreats and I think most of us feel very lucky to have such a supportive, stimulating work environment where we get to regularly engage with interesting people doing interesting, important work around the globe!

Ever since I learned about Context Partners, I knew I wanted to join the team. I've always been drawn to impactful work, but really didn't see myself in the nonprofit world. CP, using design thinking methodology to help build communities, represented the intersection between purpose and profit that truly appealed to me. I've been with CP for over a year now and I have grown and learned so much. This community of designers, innovators, and problem solvers is inspirational and passionate. The projects are interesting and offer varied learning experiences. I also love the opportunity to travel to different contexts, both international and domestic, to help implement the strategies that we design for our clients.