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Congratulations to everyone who attended the Arrows and Major Players | B Corp™ quarterly lunch club for top revenue growth over the quarter. The team were treated to lunch and drinks at Fallow. Here’s to many more successes! #TopBillers #LunchClub #EmployeeRecognition

Our Netherlands Business Manager, Louise Hope, has shared her latest insights from the Dutch market where creativity remains an economic commodity: 📈 The annual growth of the #CreativeIndustries was 4.2% versus 3.4% for the entire #NL economy 👥 The industries currently employer over 390,000 people 👩💻 There has been a significant increase in the number of 'creative professionals' inside and outside of the sector - emphasising importance of the creative economy Find out Lou's latest insights, in addition to the evolving #talent landscape, start-up's to watch and May's campaign of the month 👇

🚀 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐭! 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 1 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤! We are thrilled to see the enthusiasm from our membership renewals and new applications so far! 🌟 If you haven’t joined us yet, there’s still time to be a part of our mission: 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞. At Bloom, we are breaking down barriers to women's equality and driving change in the industry. 👭 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫? - 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲: Connect with top female talent across media, marketing, and communications. - 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: Access exclusive bi-monthly events and skill-sharing workshops. - 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: Engage in our mentoring program to inspire and be inspired. - 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Support our charity partner, Women's Aid Federation of England with 20% of your membership fee, and participate in fundraising events. 💪 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧? Bloom is more than networking and skill development. We champion social change and promote inclusion in our industry. 📅 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Continue your Bloom journey by visiting https://lnkd.in/deD4Yurm 💥 Act soon—membership applications are open 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝑻𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑱𝒖𝒏𝒆 4𝒕𝒉! (Please note: VAT is not included in the membership fee). 💫 Make 2024 a year of growth and empowerment 💫 If you have over 6 years of experience in the industry, which ensures we can offer our mentees the best mentoring experience, join us in making a difference! For those interested in becoming a mentee there will be a separate application process for this and we will be opening our mentee applications in the summer. 𝘔𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 🌸 #BloomUK #TogetherWeAreBloom #BusinessWomenInUK #WomenLeadersUK #UKNetworking

Our recently published #SalaryCensus2024 highlighted that over half of the current workforce feel that they are currently undervalued and underpaid. 🗣 Being able to negotiate a #payrise is a key career skill that will help throughout your working life, and while asking for recognition at work and more pay can feel daunting, it shouldn’t be shied away from. 💸 So, what do you need to consider when having discussions with your employer around #salary or #dayrates? In our latest blog, we share our advice on how best to prepare for a pay discussion --> https://lnkd.in/eUvTnxKF

This week’s #hotjobs for permanent and freelancer roles across #digital, #marketing, #product, #tech & #creative have landed 👇 🌌 Senior Packaging Designer // £70-90k // London // Laura Renaud 📲 Senior Producer - Social Content // £65-75k // London // James Owen 📣 Senior Digital PR Executive // £35-42k // London // Carla De Sa 🎨 Senior Art Director // £55-70k // London // Laura Renaud 🤝 Partnerships / New Business (Gaming) // £60-70k // London // Lucy Simpson 🚀 Marketing Manager // £65-75k // London // Jodie Clayton For more details about these live roles and all other opportunities we are currently recruiting for, click here⤵️ https://buff.ly/2prwiHY Alternatively, get in touch with us: 📞 020 7836 4041 ✉️ [email protected] 💻 https://buff.ly/2xGRQE

🚨 Be The Director - Virtual Workshop 🚨 We have partnered with LookUP to support those who have been affected by redundancy, and who want to harness their storytelling skills to help them successfully find a new role. In this session, Caroline Keylock, Matthew Hook and Joanne Lucy will share invaluable tips and techniques to help you craft compelling narratives that make you stand out in any professional situation. Spaces are limited so secure yours via the link below: 📅 Tuesday 25th June ⏲ 10 - 12pm (GMT) 📌 Virtual on Zoom 🎟 Free - Limited Tickets: https://lnkd.in/eMJJZWkD

It was a lot of fun talking about implications of AI on various sectors, especially the creative industry at Major Insights 2024! Major Players | B Corp™ As a Board Member of Rise it was extra special for me to discuss some of the implications on the broadcast media sector, and on women and minorities. I hope AI doesn’t create more divide in the world, and instead helps in levelling up! Thanks George Greenaway-Poole Gary Trueman Joanne Lucy & the team for the invitation to speak. 🙏🏼

Earlier this month, Toren Williams and I had the pleasure of sharing our experiences and insights at the London Major Players | B Corp™ 2024 #Census Insights conference. The conference is a platform for Major Players to present their in-depth research into salaries, career, and workplace trends across the UK Creative Industries, yielding over 145,000 data points for the fourth consecutive year. Why is this interesting stuff? Because data enables Hiring Managers and Business Leaders to make informed decisions and develop comprehensive strategies (sometimes with consultancies like us 😉) to attract, retain and promote the industry's best talent. On a panel discussion beautifully moderated by Rosa Rolo, myself and fellow champions of change, Laura Jordan Bambach & Ronnie Smith held a healthy, honest and insightful debate on 'Pay Transparency: Strategies for Talent Remuneration' and here are just a few of the key takeaways from our session: 1️⃣ Share the salary! Save everyone's time and effort and share the salary. A job is a business transaction, you want the candidates' expertise and labour and they want to know how much you believe that is worth. 2️⃣ Regularly benchmark salaries across your organization and embed a clear and concise pay scale ladder 3️⃣ List your company benefits, and we don't mean 'pizza and ping pong tables', employees are not a monolith, and having a comprehensive employee benefits package will enable you to attract a wider range of talent 4️⃣ Communicate exactly what the recruitment process entails - is it a 2-stage interview or 5? If you're interested in reading the free insights report, feel free to download it here https://lnkd.in/eq3MxtQk if you want to know how we at The Avenir Network can help you in implementing Inclusive Recruitment processes, drop me a dm.

We have teamed up with Within People, to bring an interactive session on how to design an equitable employee experience. The #PromisesNotPerks 90-minute workshop will enable you to identify what you need to do to create a more equitable experience for all your employees, and how you can practically drive engagement, performance and retention among teams at all levels. This session is for business leaders, hiring managers, HR, change & transformation professionals, who will come away with a greater understanding of how #EVP and #EX can support growth, commercial strategies and culture. 📅 Wednesday 22nd May 2024 🕤 09:30-11am (BST) 📍 Major Players HQ, 7-11 Stukeley Street, London, WC2B 5LB (in-person) 🎟 Free - limited tickets remaining, please contact Rosie MacPhail

This week marks #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, and the importance of creating an environment that promotes positive mental wellbeing is paramount. Findings from our recent #SalaryCensus2024 highlight that: 🧠 11% of the #CreativeIndustries identify with having a mental health condition 🔝 7 out of 10 consider #mentalwellbeing support as important when considering their current or next role 🤲 Only 12% currently feel like they receive substantial support from their employer 💼 Almost one-third (30%) feel that changing jobs would enhance their mental wellbeing, with a further 34% unsure These statistics underscore the importance of implementing and strengthening policies that support #mentalhealth, facilitating a more inclusive, productive and healthier workplace. In our latest blog, we discuss how organisations can put in place actionable strategies, with the help of our charity partner, Mind, and foster better work environments ➡ https://lnkd.in/eVPAjCfF