Our culture

We are led by what makes us great: our people. Driven by their natural ambition, they live our values and thrive within our high-performance culture. It is this culture that empowers our amazing team to grow, succeed in their careers, and stay endlessly curious.

Many businesses say it, but we truly live and breathe it. Our people and our culture are at the heart of every decision we make. Our culture has got us this far and it is the rocket fuel that ignites our future growth. We have many accolades and achievements as a business, but there are none that make us as proud as being recognised as a world class company to work for. Our people make us.
Emma Dean COO

Our values

We all share the same values and collective focus, and this has driven us from the very beginning. Our values and behaviours are integral to every aspect of SMG life.

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Stay Hungry

Like many successful companies, we were founded on dissatisfaction with the status quo and the desire to change it. And we’re still hungry to push ourselves continually to improve and learn.

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Stay Honest

We’re straight talkers and our word is our bond. We value honesty and integrity, and this is reflected in how we do business and how we expect our people to operate.

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Stay Foolish

We have a childlike curiosity so we challenge convention - for instance, we launched the first ever shopper media planning and buying service for brands when we found out that existing media agencies “didn’t do retail”.

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Have Fun

At SMG we believe it is so important to enjoy your work and have fun while doing it every day. In addition to this, our company events are the stuff of legend, whether it’s a pub quiz, a book club, giving back to our charity partner, or a black-tie dinner we always have something going on.

LIFE AT SMG

Collectively we value ambition, adaptability, unity, responsibility, inclusion and fun. We are passionate about providing opportunity and growth, recognising and rewarding great work, and doing this within an inclusive and innovative environment.

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SMG employees on stage celebrating winning an award
SMG employees in conversation at a conference
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An SMG employee addressing colleagues at an event

Brilliant people

You’re brave. You’re brilliant. You could be one of us.

We are growing across various teams and in multiple locations, from client service through to media, strategy, technology, finance and others. Whether it be your first role or you’re a seasoned professional, looking for a career move, we’d love to hear from you.

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FEEL THE JOY

We are proud to be accredited as ‘world class’ by Best Companies.

Always learning from what our people tell us is a fundamental to our growth and our success. Best Companies allows us to understand and build upon our people proposition, ensuring we provide a world class experience and environment for people to thrive.