Features – Page 17
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FeaturesBest drama series: Happy Valley
“Beautiful, surprising, original and at all times staying true to what it is”
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FeaturesRoundtable: How to ease the freelancer crisis
Industry leaders discuss what can be done to help out-of-work freelancers – from government aid to greater industry collaboration
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FeaturesBest Places to Work 2024: category winners
The top-performing companies across four key disciplines
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FeaturesWoodcut Media
‘We actively promoted flexible working even before the pandemic. One exec told me I’d changed his life’
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FeaturesWildstar Films
‘Wildstar has paid cost-of-living payments and offered free, on-site access to an external financial adviser’
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FeaturesThe Whisper Group
‘We promote wellbeing by encouraging regular breaks, offline time and a work-life balance’
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FeaturesVoltage TV
‘Both the co-founders are of minority ethnic origin so we place great importance on diversity and inclusion’
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FeaturesTwofour Broadcast
‘Our staff go to schools/colleges/universities to give talks, and we offer work-experience placements’
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FeaturesThe Connected Set
‘There is a real feeling of community, through team-building, regular check-ins and supporting staff wellbeing’
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FeaturesStudio Ramsay Global
‘We ensure that everyone gets the most out of their time with us, and we try our hardest to offer longer-term contracts’
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FeaturesSilverback Films
‘We put our trainee and junior production co-ordinators on the overseas and foreign filming course’
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FeaturesRare Television
‘We believe in taking collective responsibility, which is repaid in loyalty and everyone having a sense of ownership of our output’
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FeaturesRaise The Roof Productions
‘We give our permanent staff bespoke plans and one-to-one coaching, and recently increased their wages in response to the cost-of-living crisis’
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FeaturesOptomen Television
‘We have a relaxed and welcoming environment where everyone is treated as equal and with a high level of respect’
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FeaturesMindhouse Productions
‘We are kind, we are fair and, when in doubt, we surround ourselves with dogs and cake’
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FeaturesLifted Entertainment
‘We allow employees to participate in community service during business hours without losing pay or using holiday time’
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FeaturesHello Halo Productions
‘Kindness and respect are hugely important in creating a positive culture, and are demonstrated from the top down’
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FeaturesFirecrest Films
‘The short-term freelance culture in TV is a significant discriminatory obstacle, so we often engage people on longer contracts’
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FeaturesExpectation Entertainment
‘We want our employees to feel empowered to discuss how we can improve as a business. We are collaborative in our approach’