The day we unveil our Employee of the Year (EOTY) is one of my favourite days in the agency calendar. It’s a hotly fought contest not least because of the size of the prize, more later, but because it’s the culmination of months of consistently living our values with the ultimate accolade of being recognised for that amazing achievement. 

EMPLOYEE DEFINED VALUES

Our EOTY scheme works because it was designed by our employees for our employees. Every month we vote for our employee of the month based on them demonstrating two of our values of; Client Happiness, Team Happiness, Creativity, Curiosity and Get Results. 

The monthly winner gets their name in lights, a little gift and then the votes get totted up with the person who gains the most over the year obviously becoming the winner of EOTY. 

AND THE WINNER IS…

Mark Griffiths. Studio & Technical Director

Because of my appalling poker face I’m not told until the very last moment and so it’s always a real pleasure to enjoy the moment with the employees when it gets announced in front of the agency.  This year Mark was recognised for his amazing achievements around our new branding, new website and office move as the biggies but also for his year-long support to his colleagues and our clients. 

NOT FORGETTING THE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR RUNNERS UP

The most interesting insight this year is that the most senior and the most junior members of the team also featured at the top of the leaderboard. Matt Taylor our Junior Integrated Designer was second for his curiosity and team happiness bias and James Ballinger a member of our senior leadership team for his client happiness and getting results efforts.

PUTTING WELL-BEING AT THE HEART OF THE REWARD

In previous years the winner’s received an all-expenses paid trip to New York but in 2018/19 we wanted to place even greater emphasis on well-being and so this year the prize is the same value but can now be spent in a way that contributes to the winner’s well-being. So that might be a holiday with the family, learning a new sport or skill, or even purchasing a bike. As long as the winner can demonstrate well-being, we don’t mind.  

Mark is yet to decide! Hurry up!

By Sue Benson

Managing Director