Havas Lofts June 2017: Meet the Class
What if you had the chance to explore another culture and learn in a new agency for 4 weeks?
Since the pilot program in November 2014, Havas Lofts has provided unique learning experiences to 152 participants from 66 Havas agencies, across 19 cities. Lofts is a training program in which participants spend 4-weeks at a Havas agency in another country to absorb its way of working — new colleagues, fresh concepts and approaches, varying tools, a unique agency culture, and more.
Monday, June 5th kicks off our most expansive class yet — 23 participants come from 10 cities around the globe: New York, Paris, London, Chicago, Boston, Madrid, Mexico City, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and San José (Costa Rica). Together, they represent 23 agencies from the Havas Creative Group, Havas Media Group, and partner Vivendi Group (CANAL+, Universal Music Group, Gameloft).
Participants will document their experiences and insights right here on the Lofts blog, as well as on Instagram and Twitter (#HavasLofts).
For a closer look inside our global agencies, add @havaslofts on Snapchat to follow along with daily participant takeovers starting on June 5. Add us via our QR code (left).
And now, please meet the blog contributors — the June 2017 Class of Havas Lofts:
ABOUT HAVAS LOFTS
Focused on enhancing our Together strategy of collaboration and integration across the Havas Group and Vivendi Group, Havas Lofts is a global learning experience designed to give employees insight into how the Havas network operates across our many countries and cities.Each class is comprised of about 20 participants from a variety of disciplines and levels across both creative and media groups, as well as select Vivendi agencies. Participants are matched with a coach in their host agency, immersed into agency processes and culture, and guided through a 4-week framework to accomplish specific learning objectives.
By placing participants in Havas Villages around the globe, the program provides a unique look into how Creative and Media groups can work together to share resources, exchange best practices, and better serve clients — therefore bringing our Together strategy to life.
Lofts was piloted in November 2014 with 20 participants in New York, Paris, and London. It has since expanded to also feature agencies in São Paulo, Mexico City, Chicago, Boston, Prague, Sydney, Buenos Aires, Miami, Madrid, Milan, Shanghai, San José, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt. The program will continue to run in June and November of each year.
