We’re a Living Wage Foundation employer.  Underpaying employees (or, worse, offering unpaid internships) harms social equality because it favours those from wealthier backgrounds. That’s why we commit to paying our team at least £25k (the London Living Wage) and we don’t work on roles that pay less.

We publish salary brackets for all roles.  Salary secrecy fuels pay inequality, which disproportionately affects marginalised groups. Unlike other recruiters, we publish salary brackets for ALL our jobs.

We offer paid mental health days once a month.  Mental health is health. We want Lightning to be an environment where everyone feels empowered to be their best selves – and sometimes that means taking a time-out.

We’re Certified Proud.  We aim to create a safe space where members of the LGBTQ+ community can live a life free from discrimination and unease. As a member organisation, we commit to operating under The Certified Proud Principles.

We offer accessible, inclusive career guidance in our Lightning Lounge.  We want to help every candidate achieve their potential, whatever their industry, age, race, gender, sexuality, or class. To make career (and life) guidance accessible for everyone, we hold free, weekly one-to-one video chats offering CV workshops, job advice, industry insights, or even just a safe space and motivational boost.

We’re a QueerAF Lifetime Member.  QueerAF supports, mentors and builds the resilience of queer creatives to get their first commissions and kickstart their media career. As a lifetime member, we’ve helped kickstart this community-interest company and support a weekly newsletter to amplify queer content – all without the need for adverts. So they can tell stories because they matter to the community, not for clicks.

We’re an expert for The Conscious Travel Foundation.  The Conscious Travel Foundation is a community for like-minded travel professionals to share ideas and foster new relationships, providing essential resources and access to some of the most forward-thinking minds in sustainable travel – so that, together, we can take manageable, measurable and achievable progress towards a greener, more inclusive, more conscious travel industry.