People and culture

Global network.
Family feel.

We take great pride in our Havas family. They bring many unique personalities, perspectives and passions to their work. Collaboration is at the core of how we operate, and Villages are the homes we work in. We encourage our people to take advantage of our many opportunities to learn and grow. Through local agency training sessions, participation in special projects or one of our unique global development programs, we offer our people endless opportunities to explore.

#LifeAtHavas is about working together to make a Meaningful Difference.​

Learn and grow

Our agencies empower our people through a number of unique learning and development experiences, including lunch-and-learns, skill workshops, guest speakers, mindfulness and meditation as well as culture-building opportunities like musical guests, social and networking events, community outreach and more.

Experiential learning experiences such as Havas Lofts and Havas NextGen enable employees to build new skillsets and gain exposure to other markets, making for stronger collaboration between our global employees. Femmes Forward works to empower the women at Havas, and help accelerate the progression of their careers. We continue to introduce new programs that inspire fresh-thinking, exploration, and continual-growth for our employees in their careers.​

Learn and grow
A few of our talent programs to keep employees learning & growing globally:

Havas Lofts

Havas Lofts is a 4-week global learning experience designed to give employees insight into how the Havas network operates across its many countries and cities. Lofts participants are matched with an agency in another country, and guided to accomplish specific learning objectives through the help of a host coach. The program centers on building global skill sets, expanding cultural awareness, and enhancing leadership competencies. ​

Havas NextGen

NextGen Is a comprehensive, year-long executive leadership program designed to prepare our organization's high potential leaders for future senior leadership roles. The program brings together 50+ leaders from around the global network for three modules of learning, networking, and skill-building, and aims to build a community of leaders through a collaborative and team-based experience. ​​

Femmes Forward

Femmes Forward accelerates the progression of women’s careers at Havas through skills workshops, leadership assessments, insight and advice from leaders, and an advancement plan to guide their careers. Over 150 women have participated across 7 global classes, and those who have been out of the program a year or more have experienced a 50% promotion rate. Other versions of the program include FRIDA, a Femmes Forward experience tailored to women creatives, as well as FF ON AIR, a virtual adaptation of the program (currently in progress).

Havas Chatrooms

Havas ChatRooms is a a speaker series inviting Havas employees to connect with and hear from internal and external thought leaders on a range of hot industry topics including:​
  • Multicultural Marketing​
  • Creativity During COVID-19​
  • Leadership in the New World of Work​
  • Changes in the Media Landscape​
  • The Evolution of the Health Category​
  • The Future of Women at Work​

North America: Havas Connect

Havas Connect is a comprehensive mentoring approach providing mentees the opportunity to connect with and learn from diverse colleagues through a mix of both individual and group mentoring, as well as supplemental learning opportunities like speakers and personal development courses.​

North America: Havas Emerge

Havas Emerge is a 9-month, 3-module program designed to accelerate the early careers of Asian, Black, Hispanic, Indigenous, and other non-white ethnicities. As part of Havas North America’s #CommitToChange plan, Emerge aims to increase representation in management roles across Havas’ North American agencies.​

UK: All In training programme

We deliver our bespoke All In Workshop across the business covering bias, privilege, equity, intersectionality and anti-racism practice. This workshop is now a compulsory part of our onboarding process, setting the tone from the beginning for our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.​

India: Women who Inspire

Havas India has kickstarted ‘Women who Inspire’ – an initiative to foster gender diversity and female leadership. ​ The objective is to bring about a cultural transformation that will help us to build a diverse and strong workforce that develops more women leaders in the group. our women leaders do. ​
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Life at Havas is all about creating great work together, and we're always on the lookout for the very best talent from across the creative industries.

If you're a creator, an innovator and enduringly passionate about craft, we want to hear from you.

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