Careers

We aim to make it transparent and respectful of people’s time. First, our People & Culture team review applications and get in touch if we think there could be a good fit. From there, the process usually includes an initial interview chat, followed by a more in depth interview with the team lead or partner. Occasionally we’ll reach out for a third meet and greet with members of the wider team. Depending on the role, we may also set a small task or portfolio review.

New starters are greeted with a welcome pack, first-day lunch with your new team members, and a planned first-week and induction schedule to meet key people around the business and receive the necessary training in our systems and processes. To help you get started and feel supported, you’ll be paired with a buddy from your team—your go-to person for any questions to help get you up to speed, ensuring you feel supported and set up for success in your role. Also, our staff handbook and Plato intranet answers most questions you’ll have and are good resources to refer back to when needed. And the seating plan is a handy tool for learning people’s names.

Aside from a supportive, collaborative culture, you’ll enjoy the project and partnership model Plato operates. We don't live project to project and we’re not siloed either. While many clients come to us for a single service, we often collaborate across skillsets to prove the power of integrated partnership and accelerate our clients’ growth further. Our clients come from all manner of industries and range from ambitious local owner-operated businesses to Government agencies and large corporates; even organisations with international footprints.

We regularly send team members to attend learning opportunities or complete accreditations we know are important for their roles and will be of benefit to our team and clients. We also lead our team through internal training initiatives that are important to development and learning. Plus, we’re open to hearing from our team what they think will benefit their skillset and Plato. We use a competency framework for each department to help guide and develop individuals in their roles.

Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5pm Monday to Friday. We are open to the discussion of permanently altering start and finish times to meet individual’s life commitments. This is decided on a case by case basis and comes with some caveats.

This also applies to remote working. A decision to work from home should be to benefit our clients and team by allowing you to be more focused and productive when needed. The option of working from home isn't for at-home appointments or managing challenges at home. Standard leave requests and our other options of flexibility cover that.

We’re always interested in hearing from talented people who are good to work with and can teach us something new. If you’re into ambitious ideas and collaborative culture, send us a message and we’ll keep your details handy for when the right role comes up.

Yes! Each year, we offer support to recent or upcoming graduates from universities, Ara, and other educational institutions nationwide.

For Marketing, Commerce, and Communications graduates, we've designed a flexible internship, typically run at the end of the year. This programme provides students with a comprehensive insight into life within a busy and exciting creative agency. This internship serves as an excellent training ground for graduates, offering hands-on experience and exposure to agency life while working with exciting clients across all facets of Brand, Marketing, and Digital.

Interns will:

• Support our client services and operations team.
• Gain insight into client projects.
• Shadow client meetings and presentations.
• Receive inductions to all our departments: Marketing, Web and Tech, and Creative, learning about each department's functions and work.

We also partner with ARA design students to offer an annual creative internship. We're looking for a talented design student with a passion for their craft, eager to gain hands-on experience in a busy and thriving agency.

As an intern, you will:

• Attend meetings and brainstorms, shadowing our lead creatives and design team.
• Work on a live task list of creative outputs.
• Meet key leaders across the business.
• Collaborate with all our teams: marketing, web and tech, strategy, and client services.
• Gain valuable insight and knowledge to prepare you for your next steps in the industry.
• Be assigned a project from brief to delivery, supporting your learning and preparing you for future creative roles.