CULTURE
People that Count
Quite simply, it’s our people that drive our agency and creating a culture which genuinely puts them at the heart of our operation and vision is what makes them feel counted. We are a B Corp and Blueprinted agency, and we take our commitment to using our business as a force for good seriously. We don’t tick boxes, we build and evolve initiatives, programmes and partnerships which create meaning, both for the people in our business, as well as the communities and stakeholders we serve. We are proud to be included in the 2024 Campaign Best Places to Work list and were shortlisted for the 2024 PR Week Best Places to Work.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY and INCLUSION AT CIRKLE
We recognise that providing equality of opportunity, valuing diversity and promoting a culture of inclusion are vital to our success. Our aim is to harness people’s individual talents and skills by creating an open and inclusive workplace culture where people can be free to be themselves no matter what their identity or background.
We are fully committed to this agenda and ensure that our policies and processes, recruitment and selection, measurement and reporting and team training follow D&I best practises. We believe that we have an important role to play in supporting this agenda externally and work closely with organisations like Career Ready, Creative Access, Brilliant Creative Minds and Brixton Finishing School to support and drive change within the wider comms industry.
Here’s a snapshot of some of our most popular programmes:
A flexible working policy
A flexible working policy co-created with our teams to help increase wellbeing and reduce unnecessary travel – we don’t mandate office attendance and our teams continue to choose where to work and the hours they work.
Partnership with the social impact app, OnHand
Partnership with the social impact app, OnHand – to encourage teams to volunteer for causes and charities close to their hearts and connect with local/like-minded communities.
Additional paid time off
Allyship Day, encouraging our teams to demonstrate allyship by supporting the interests of marginalised groups e.g. paid time off to support peaceful protests, support in campaigning and lobbying initiatives, attending events.
‘Joy Day’
Joy Day’ – an extra paid day where the team take time off to do something that will bring them joy and positive wellbeing.
Celebration & Belonging programme
Celebration & Belonging programme – a range of funded and inclusive social events – recent events have included multi-sensory bingo session in Shoreditch’s ‘Dabbers’ venue, ‘Painting & Bubbles’ and ice-skating at Somerset House.
Working Well Manifesto
Working Well Manifesto, a set of principles to improve wellbeing and work-life balance/ boundaries – it includes protected lunchtimes, the encouragement of walk & talk meetings and protected focus time for tasks which involve critical thinking.
A ‘Force for Good’ programme
A ‘Force for Good’ programme which rewards those who go above and beyond in the key areas covered in our CDPs, covering Performance, People and Purpose – sub-categories include Wellbeing, ESG and ED&I .
Partnership with Creative Access and Career Ready
Long-standing partnership with Creative Access and Career Ready, including annual internship programme supporting young people from underrepresented backgrounds, and career mentoring and masterclasses through the social mobility charity, Career Ready.
Inclusive benefits and policies
Inclusive benefits and policies – career breaks, sabbaticals and global secondment opportunities, a fertility journey policy, generous maternity, surrogacy and adoption policies (including up to 25 weeks full pay for those with over 5 year’s service), carers leave and reproductive health policies offering menstruation and menopause paid leave and support.
Monthly peer forum groups
Monthly peer forum groups, quarterly engagement surveys and a weekly ‘Happiness Portal’ – to track morale and share weekly colleague kudos.
SOCIAL and ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT THAT COUNTS
We take our responsibility for looking after of our people and our planet seriously. We champion transparency at every touch point within our business and our proud to share our 2024 Impact report which details the initiatives and progress we have made against each of the 17 UN Global Sustainable Development Goals. Being stewardships for positive, action-orientated environmental and social governance is intrinsic to how we operate as a business, both in the decisions we make, and the actions we take.
We recognise that accountability needs to sit with us all and have developed a robust governance structure which ensures board level sponsorship across our critical areas – you can read more about this in our Impact Report here.
Let’s have a chat
Email us with your burning questions:
Drop Cirkle a message and we’ll be in touch:
Corporate Reputation:
tommy.gibbs@cirkle.com
B2B & Trade:
amy.searle@cirkle.com
Consumer:
kate.gibson@cirkle.com
Digital & Social:
andrew.boyers@cirkle.com