INTERNAL

Internal Culture

Agency that
minds what matters

As our agency grows, we make sure our people grow with it. We invest in an experience where people feel supported, valued and able to build meaningful careers, strengthening both retention and our next generation of leaders.

PEOPLE IN MIND:
Stronger retention rooted in mindful support & agency culture

Great agency culture is built through the relationships people create, support received, opportunities to help them grow, and the freedom to be themselves.

We invest in experiences that make those happen – all to foster an environment where people feel valued, connected, and are thrilled about building what’s next together with SVEN. 

Our Mindful Programs

01 Culture

Belong

BELONG creates opportunities for employees to connect beyond project teams, build new friendships, and turn a growing agency into a genuine community.

02 Culture

Be Supported

BE SUPPORTED focuses on helping employees navigate agency life with mentorship, wellbeing initiatives, stronger systems, and a culture that reminds people they're never doing it alone.

03 Culture

Grow

GROW creates opportunities for employees to keep learning, improving, and unlocking what's next - whether it's developing new skills or reaching personal milestones.

04 Culture

Be Yourself

BE YOURSELF celebrates individuality and creates space for employees to share their interests, passions, ideas, and personalities with the people around them.

Belong: Find Your People

01 Find Your People

SVENbuddies

Carving spaces for people to connect through shared hobbies, passions, and interests, no matter how niche.

02 Find Your People

Wakeup Call

Online "radio show" where work takes a backseat in favor of employee spotlights and light conversations.

03 Find Your People

Just Duo It

Our monthly hangout that challenged employees to team up with work strangers and take on fun challenges together.

Be Supported: We've Got Your Back

01 Got Your Back

Mint Program

Pairing newbies with mentors for career guidance, practical advice, and emotional support as they navigate their first months.

02 Got Your Back

Dopamine Cafe

Transformed our pantry into a space for unplugging, resetting, working on personal projects, or just taking a breather.

03 Got Your Back

SVEN Bulletin

Serves as SVEN's digital news hub where we focus on employee milestones, wins, key moments and agency news.

Grow: Level Up

01 Level Up

Daybreakers Cup

Internal awards program that celebrates breakthroughs. Expanded in 2025 to recognize individual and team growth.

02 Level Up

Internal Trainings

Granting employees regular opportunities to sharpen their craft, learn new capabilities, and stay ahead in their own ways.

03 Level Up

Bottoms Up LMS

Makes learning more accessible by centralizing training resources and development opportunities, from hard to soft skills.

Be Yourself: Bring Your Authentic Self

01 Your Authentic Self

Side Quest

A creators' market where employees showed off their side hustles, passion projects, businesses, and pursuits outside agency life.

02 Your Authentic Self

KORIQUE

Celebrated the unique experiences, POVs, and quirks that make every person different with a game night built on individuality.

03 Your Authentic Self

Soft Launch

Marked SVEN's 18th anniversary with a cake-decorating experience that put the anniversary and peoples' personal goals front and center.

04 Your Authentic Self

OH, SHIP!

Extended SVEN's culture of appreciation by celebrating what makes each client partnership unique and meaningful.

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Jas Nicolas - Assoc. Director for Applied Intelligence

SVEN has created an ecosystem that thrives in proactive governance of AI, meaning we are trained not only in creating effective prompts but also in challenging and optimizing it. AI is not something we go to for answers; it's something we tinker with so it adapts to be more accurate and efficient. In its core, AI and any other tool, can only be as good as the person using it; and as digital creatives, the ideas and curiosity still start with us.

Yana Padolina - Sr. Core Intelligence Analyst

For me, SVEN gives me the freedom to explore AI with curiosity, not fear. I can try something new, get it wrong, learn, and try again. That freedom, together with people who are just as curious and open, gives me a real sense of wonder about what we can do next.

Tin Balunos - Sr. HR Manager

As a creative, the human element in my work is very important. At SVEN, we make sure to use AI as a tool to make our work more efficient but still preserving that human touch in the final output, allowing us control and agency in our creativity.

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