As part of our ‘Packed Lunch’ lunch and learn series we welcomed Thorin Bristow to our Soho HQ
As part of our ‘Packed Lunch’ lunch and learn series we welcomed Thorin Bristow to our Soho HQ.
Our APAC office recently hosted their first “Packed Lunch” event
Our APAC office recently hosted their first “Packed Lunch” event with the delightful Cynthia Jee Yoon Kim, focusing on ‘Empowering Women and Embracing Equity’.
We have been accredited as a London Living Wage Employer.
We have been accredited as a London Living Wage Employer. This means that our commitment will see everyone working at Across the Pond will receive a minimum hourly wage, which is significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s.
World Autism Awareness Day
World Autism Awareness Day is internationally celebrated on 2nd April to encourage UN member states to raise awareness about neurodivergence.
Announcing expansion of our entry level inclusion scheme “Foot in the Door”!
Announcing expansion of our entry level inclusion scheme “Foot in the Door”!
Did you know 2023 could be the Year of the Rabbit or the Cat, depending on where you live?
At Across the Pond, we celebrate them both–as seen in this lucky charm created by Sanni, an emerging artist from The BRIT School as part of our Foot in the Door programme.
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15th to October 15th, is a time to celebrate and honour the rich culture, history, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities in the United States.
Packed Lunch: Fire of Love - A Q&A with Director, Sara Dosa
We recently were joined by Sara Dosa for another thrilling ‘Packed Lunch’ episode.
Sara directed, wrote and produced Fire of Love and we were lucky enough to have her come in and share with us her experience on making this incredible film. 🌋📽️
Packed Lunch: Explore Metaverse Diversity
We had the honor of hosting Arthur O'Neill from Mindshare as part of our enlightening Packed Lunch Series. 🥪🎉 Arthur delved into a captivating discussion about the significance of diversity in the ever-evolving Metaverse and why it truly matters.
Packed Lunch: Common People
As part of our ‘Packed Lunch’ lunch and learn series we welcomed Tom Armstrong and Jed Hallam from Common People to our London Office.
Common People is a community for people within creative industries with experience of being from a Working Class background. They started in the summer of 2021 after reading a report which found that only 16% of people working full time in the creative industries are from a Working Class background. They aim to address this imbalance through talks, consultancy and connecting good people.
Across the Pond is proud to announce we are now a certified B Corporation! 🥳
We’re happy to announce that Across the Pond is now a Certified B Corporation!
Across the Ponds Women’s History Month Library
In honour of Women’s History Month we dreamed up a majestic library full of books written by women. 📚😍 Although we would love to go there in real life, a digital library will have to do for now.
We signed the workplace menopause pledge!
In progressive workplaces all around the world, well being taboos are being broken. But there’s one taboo that firmly remains stubbornly unspoken about - menopause.
Packed Lunch: Brown Girl Like Me
Continuing with Across the Pond's “Packed Lunch” speaker series, we welcomed Jaspreet Kaur (Hothi), poet, teacher and author of “Brown Girl Like Me - The Essential Guidebook and Manifesto for South Asian Girls and Women”.
Packed Lunch: From reality TV chump to HIV+ Activist, understanding HIV in 2022
We had a brilliant 'Packed Lunch' session recently. We were honoured to hear from Alex Causton, who shared his journey with HIV, and told us important ways we can be allies to the HIV+ community.
Packed Lunch: Misrepresentation of Islam in the media
For the latest talk in our 'Packed Lunch' series, Rizwana Hamid from the Centre for Media Monitoring presented her team's findings on 'Misrepresentation of Muslims and Islam in the Media'. A fascinating session. All of us who are involved in creating content that represents individuals and communities have the power to do so responsibly.
Packed Lunch: Neurodiversity Awareness Session
Packed Lunch - our lunchtime team get-together to share creative inspiration and general good stuff. This week we invited Angie Alderman from Genius Within CIC to talk to us about Neurodiversity Awareness.
Packed Lunch: What it means to be transgender
In this 'Packed Lunch' session, we heard from the brilliant Katie Neeves, Trans Ambassador (She/her). Katie talked to us honestly and openly about what it is like to be transgender, she gave us advice on how to be a trans ally, and generously gave us an open forum for questions.
Packed Lunch: LGBTQ+ in Advertising: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
As part of our DEI focused speaker series, this week we discussed “LGBTQ+ Representation in Adverts: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly” with Rich Miles and Asha Harkness from The Diversity Standards Collective
Packed Lunch: The importance of representation in casting and content
The utterly brilliant Selma Nicholls came to talk about the importance of representation in ads and content, and share her inspiring story.