A Productions has this week been named one of the UK’s Best Places to Work in TV 2025.
This marks the third time we have been awarded the coveted accolade by leading industry website and magazine, Broadcast. The survey recognises the employers that are “doing things right and creating cultures that make employees proud to be a part of them”.
Training schemes, employee benefits and company culture are among the key factors that determine the Best Places to Work in TV. A special report based on the survey has been published today, with 32 companies having made the cut.
The team at A Productions
Katherine McQueen, joint managing director at A Productions, said: “We pride ourselves in ensuring that A Productions is a diverse, inclusive and enjoyable place to work, where everyone can fulfil their potential and feel valued. It’s important to us to engage staff regularly in sharing their feedback and shaping the way we run the company, with our team’s wellbeing central to our ethos.”
A Productions invests significantly in its team with a dedicated welfare manager who offers staff 1:1 support; flexible working policies; an extensive mentoring programme; regular social events; a virtual suggestion box; and a half day Friday ‘wellness afternoon’ for staff every month in addition to holiday, among many other initiatives.
The studio has established an ever-evolving equality, diversity & inclusion programme, which includes: unconscious bias training and regular workshops for staff on topics such as neurodiversity and mental health; outreach work with schools, colleges and universities; recruitment via non-traditional routes; and apprenticeships, internships and placement opportunities. A Productions recently offered a free animation course to budding animators who were all newcomers to the industry, with two participants offered a role at the end.
The Best Places to Work Survey asks companies’ management about pay and best practices, while employees are asked to share their views on areas such as leadership and planning, training, development and resources, role satisfaction and environment. The scores are weighted in favour of the employees’ responses.
The participants in A Productions’ free animation course