Life at Civis

Yes, we are a remote first, hybrid optional organization and are actively hiring on a fully remote basis. If you live in Chicago and prefer working in an office, we do have an office available. As long as your at-home setup works for you, then it works for us.

Our Chicago office is located at 200 W. Monroe St., 22nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606.

Civis currently has about 50 employees and counting.

Civis does provide a laptop and charger that we ship to you. We also add $150.00 to your first check for you to stock up on work related supplies of your preference.

Though we do not provide a work phone, we do give each employee $25/check as a stipend for your personal phone bill.

Our company utilizes Google Suite and Slack – Gmail, Google Meet, and Slack are our main forms of communication.

Civis offers a la carte package options for medical, dental, and vision. We have a PPO plan, along with a HDP (that includes a Civis Employer contribution to an HSA account). Civis covers at least 80% of the cost of premiums for medical, dental, and vision, and 100% of the premiums for both long and short term disability and $50,000 of life insurance.

We know that family comes first. Civis offers paid parental leave to all full-time employees within the first 12 months of either giving birth or their partner giving birth at 100% of their regular salary. The parent giving birth is eligible for twelve weeks of continuous paid leave from the time of the birth. Non birth parents can take six weeks of continuous paid leave from the time of the birth. We also offer adoption leave between 6-12 weeks, depending on the age of the child.

Compensation is more than just your base salary number. At Civis we use the phrase, Total Rewards. Total Rewards includes your base salary, potential bonus, 401K match, and other benefits that help your bottom line. Employee benefits equal, on average, 7% of Civis employees’ salary.

• Remote work
• Unlimited vacation time
• Unlimited sick leave
• 9 company paid holidays for 2025
• 4 Civis for Good volunteer days per year (once per quarter)
• 401(K) match program with immediate vesting
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• Pet insurance & pet bereavement leave

Civis has an open vacation policy for employees to take as many vacation days as they would like, as long as they still complete their work. Civis hires exceptional, professional adults to perform a wide variety of important functions that contribute to the success of our company. It is Civis’s intent to provide its exceptional employees the freedom they require to balance the responsibilities of both their work and home lives, thereby maximizing their value to Civis.

Civis understands how important those after-school pick ups can be, or the need to attend a mid-day doctor’s appointment, and we allow employees to make arrangements with their work schedule to accommodate. We are very flexible as long as you’re getting your work done and hitting your goals.

As a progressive workplace, pay equity is an important piece of setting a clear value of equal pay for equal work, while also working to avoid the temptation of bias. Our HR team has done thorough research and adjustments to make sure we are doing our best in not only being competitive with the market, but in making sure we are being equitable with the people who are tenured here at Civis and compensated accordingly.

Our teams stay close-knit through their stand-ups and weekly meetings. As a company, Civis hosts monthly All Staff meetings to keep employees in the know of what’s happening in other departments.

We also encourage participating in Donut Pals! A feature in Slack that randomly pairs you with another employee so you can spend some quality time with coworkers you may not get to see in regular meetings.

Each person has their own unique style. Each one of our Leaders are approachable, supportive, and encouraging of autonomy. We aren’t interested in micromanagement.

Civis is a firm believer in promoting from within and giving our employees any and all opportunities to advance their careers without having to go elsewhere. Whether your goal is moving up into a leadership role or moving into a new skill area, we’re committed to helping you grow professionally and personally.

Diversity and inclusion are central to our science and our employee experience at Civis. We believe in a shared responsibility to promote equity across our teams, our clients, and the public.

Civis is committed to providing resources, programming, and benefits to reflect our commitment to DEI — both internally and externally. We strive to hire, empower, and celebrate the diverse voices on our team. It’s up to each of us to make Civis a great place to work and deliver the best possible outcomes for our clients.