At Viva, our people are everything. We believe that happy, healthy teams are more creative, productive and deliver better work – making for even happier clients.
We embed Mind’s ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ into our culture, ensuring every initiative supports our team’s physical health, mental resilience and happiness.
Giving back
Everyone at Viva gets 16 hours of volunteering time each year to support causes they care about. We’ve proudly partnered with Nightsafe, a Blackburn homeless charity, and Friends of Serenity, a Lancashire baby loss charity, through pro bono projects.
Director Lisa after working with Nightsafe said: “I have never truly felt community spirit like this. You can see it. You can feel it. Everyone was there to help those less fortunate than themselves.”
Wellbeing allowance
Every team member gets £40 per month via the Juno app to spend on whatever makes them happy, be it fitness, beauty treatments, learning or even a great meal. Juno points can also be donated to charity or shared with teammates.
Mental health resilience
We treat mental health as seriously as physical health. Mental Health First Aiders are always available for confidential, judgment-free conversations and all team members have access to the Spill therapy platform provides instant access to expert mental health support, no waiting lists.
Anonymous feedback:
“Speaking to someone who understood what I was going through without waiting was a massive help. I’m not sure how I’d have coped without that support.”
Staying active
We offer weekly yoga and bootcamp sessions for the team, plus a daily 20-minute ‘walkout’ to step away from the screen and reset.
Continuous learning
We invest in our team’s self-development with:
- Annual training budgets
- Team-led training sessions
- CIPR membership
- Personalised career plans
- A dedicated PR, business and personal development library
Hybrid working
Our week is a mix of office, client and home-based working to ensure we can collaborate effectively, carve time for deep work and have valuable facetime with clients. We also support working parents (to both humans and animals) with the option to flex their day around care needs.