Winner
Dragonfly Film and Television
“We develop and promote as many people as we can on a returning series like Ambulance”
Rest of the Top 5
The Garden Productions
“We have a strategy that is designed to help identify and grow diverse talent”
Studio71
“Our philosophy is to hire smart people and give them everything they need to succeed”
Knickerbockerglory
“Recognition of good work is probably more powerful than money”
Flicker Productions
“We made an entire series with an all-female crew, from executive producer to director, online editor and runner”
Features
Communication key to happiness
The 30 firms on this year’s Best Places to Work in TV list are better than their peers at engaging with and inspiring staff
Giving careers a chance to take off
Recruiting from diverse backgrounds and providing the training staff need to take their careers forward set the Best Places to Work apart
Making the working day more fun
From company dogs to yoga classes, the Best Places to Work do all they can to create a stimulating and enjoyable environment
Rest of the Top 30
Air TV
“We recruit locally, and we constantly look for new ways to help creative people stay here”
Blakeway North
“We love helping creative people advance their careers and frequently give them breaks and the support needed to make a success of them”
Blast! Films
“We will continue to work with our industry networks and broadcasters to increase our diversity and the number of work placements we offer”
Blue Zoo
“We have made a concerted effort to raise awareness of the benefits of a diverse workplace to foster innovation”
Curve Media
“We are open to anyone who is interesting and has shown commitment to the industry coming and having a chat with us”
Fifty Fifty
“We provide internal training to all staff and external training on appropriate courses across all departments”
Firecrest Films
“We regularly give team members opportunities to take on more responsibility for us, to establish their talent level and encourage growth and development”
Freesat
“If there’s a good idea – everything from yoga to bake-offs – to improve working life, we’ll listen”
Hungry Bear Media
“An idea we want to implement in 2019 is to invite in two commissioners every month to hear ideas from across the company”
Icon Films
“Bringing in profitable and interesting work is key to incentivising people”
Lightbox
“Lightbox has created a diverse-talent initiative working through our US office, together with the American Black Film Festival”
Lion Television
“We run in-house courses around areas such as camera skills, and we send staff on specific courses”
MG Alba
“Managers, senior managers and executives are supportive of our young staff and give their time to coach and nurture them”
Middlechild Productions
“I would love to introduce time off for staff to help with charities”
October Films
“We prioritise individual development, particularly at junior level”
Plimsoll Productions
“We try hard to create a fun and creative place to work”
Potato
“We are always focused on finding new talent”
Raise The Roof Productions
“We are committed to developing employees so we encourage regular in-house courses, as well as external courses”
Rapid Pictures
“We have a very strong female technical and creative team”
Shine TV
“We have a diversity committee, which works to suggest ways we can improve our outreach”
Shiver
“You have a responsibility to give people a chance to break into the industry and you’re missing a massive opportunity if you don’t”
Stellify Media
“We make sure we approach potential sources of new talent outside of the usual places”
Timeline Television
“We offer compressed-hours options to office staff with a long commute, so that they can work a four-day week”
True North Productions
“We’re great believers that some of the most interesting voices will come to us from left-field”
Whisper Films
“We look for people who are ambitious and fun and in whom we see potential”
