The Pandemic Series

After over 10 weeks of isolating and remote collaboration, the return to work appears on the horizon. As The Pandemic Series moves to that new challenge, we conclude our remote work chapter with an interview that, while optimistic, reminds us to not forget what happened and how the return to work will be anything but normal.

As the world entered into remote working new questions emerged. How would our industry adjust? How are we feeling as events enfold over time? Where do we go from here? We set out to determine just that. Signiant is proud to work with the DPP to help tell this story as the industry navigates these historic and uncertain events.

"Just take it a step at a time. Because in the end, whatever that may be, that's all we any of us can do."

“We don't know what will come tomorrow, so we have to be prepared. There are lots of lives, lots of families, dependent on this industry. We can't stay idle after facing such a scenario.”

"Time. I think it's the biggest challenge. It's been frantic. It's been so frantic. Every day is just inventive in a way. Trying to get everything done within an unknown timetable and deploying technology at a slightly wider scale than we've done before."

“On the outside, we appear calm, cool, and collected. But inside, there is volatility, constant emotional swings, and sudden shifts.”

"We’re going to get through this together. We’re not in the same room, but we’re still working."

From Signiant and the DPP: The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the media industry - like all industries - is huge and unprecedented. One of the most immediate impacts is the need for almost every company to adopt remote working, using cloud-based tools.