It's nearly time for your first day with PinkNews!
Our Culture
We are a people first company and we have built a culture where we reward our employees and recognise success.
Whether you’re working hybrid or fully remote, you will be supported in your career journey and given the opportunity to thrive and develop.
We foster a culture of feedback and we want to hear from you.
We have quarterly team days where everyone gets to meet in person, hear from our senior leaders, connect with your colleagues and have fun.
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Ways of working at PinkNews
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Hybrid Working
As a hybrid worker you will be joining a fun and informal office environment, have opportunities to collaborate in person and virtually. We also provide free vegan snacks and drinks.
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Remote Working
As a remote worker we've created opportunities to connect with your colleagues online via our virtual coffee mornings and our virtual office drop-in sessions. We will also arrange for you to attend quarterly team days in person and each team will also ensure their remote workers feel included and involved through online collaboration and meetings.
Joining PinkNews
Your first day
Onboarding in the office with the People Team
Your first week
Introduction to your team and your role
Your probation period
You'll receive a tailored probation plan from your Manager
Your feedback
We will ask for your feedback regarding your experience joining PinkNews
Quarterly Team Days
Each quarter we gather together as a whole company to talk about the goals for PinkNews' growth as we continue our journey as the largest LGBGTQ+ media brand.
We hear presentations from senior leadership, collaborate with our colleagues, share our views and come together to have fun and connect.
Image description: The PinkNews team standing outside, celebrating and having fun.
FAQs
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Contact a member of our Talent team at talenthub@pinknews.co.uk
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Yourself! We will provide you with vegan snacks and drinks and we will take you out for lunch. You will receive your PinkNews starter bag which will include notepad, pen and you'll receive your laptop and any equipment you need.
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We have no formal dress code. Show up in whatever is comfortable for you.
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Contact us at talenthub@pinknews.co.uk and we will support you with this.
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We'll send you instructions with a QR code so that you can get into the office. You will be provided with a permanent pass card during your onboarding.
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We work on Apple Macbooks and use G-suite, Slack and Trello. Your line manager will onboard you to the tools necessary for your role and appropriate training will be provided
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Some of our teams work on a shift rota and some have set hours. Our core working hours are 09:30 - 18:00 and our shift times vary.
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You will have access to free tea and coffee as well as a range of free vegan snacks and drinks. There is a microwave and fridge available for you to use as well as a number of cafes, coffee shops and restaurants close by.
If you are storing anything in the fridge, please label it clearly.
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The office is wheelchair accessible and there are lifts available to use as well as a toilet for all. There are automatic doors at the entrance of the building and sliding doors for meeting rooms. The doors from the Reception level through to our office are push/pull.
We hot desk in the office, but if you require a dedicated desk, let us know and this can be arranged.
There are pods available if you require a quiet space but these are not bookable in advance.
PinkNews Glossary
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AKR's - Ambitions & Key Results
Part of our performance management system. AKRs are the foundations of each team member’s Professional Development Plans (PDPs), focused on establishing and setting individual development goals that allow each of our team members to grow.
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Inform, Inspire, Empower
An abbreviation of the PinkNews mission to inform, inspire change and empower people to be themselves.
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LGBTQ+
PinkNews uses LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer) in all internal and external communication relating to the community. We previously used LGBT+, but have recently moved away from this.
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MyPinkNews
Our registration/subscription offering to our super users
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OKRs: Objectives & Key Results
OKRs are how we set and monitor goals as a company. Each quarter the executive team set a series of company-wide OKRs, which each team then builds an aligned set of targets alongside. This system provides clarity and transparency of what each team is focused on across the organisation and aims to ensure each team member recognises the vital contribution they make to the overall success and growth of PinkNews.
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PinkNews
We always refer to the company as PinkNews, there is never a space between Pink and News.
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Pride of PinkNews
Our internal monthly awards, recognise our team members who embody our values. Each month nominations are open to the whole team, with three winners being announced at our monthly Pink Plenary all-team meeting.
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Pronouns
We introduce ourselves using pronouns at the start of all initial external meetings. For simplicity, we recommend adding these to your profiles across social platforms and messaging systems where appropriate. If you ever make a mistake with pronouns, we recommend apologising and then moving on. We have all made mistakes before.
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Same-Sex Marriage
We use either same-sex or equal-marriage, not gay-marriage.
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Snap
The company is Snap, the platform is Snapchat
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The Four I’s: Describe our four key company values
We are INCLUSIVE
We are INNOVATIVE
We have INTEGRITY
We are commercially and editorially INDEPENDENT
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Trans & non-binary/Trans+
We use these as umbrella terms, which encompass the wide range of trans identities that exist e.g. genderqueer, genderfluid, agender etc