Creative Artists Agency Reviews

Pros

Great team and support. A fun place to work.

Cons

Too many politics. Constantly re-adjust the function.

Advice to Senior Management

Recognize and award those who work hard. Need to pay more attention to talented individuals and award them based on their job performance.

Pros

You'll learn tons about whatever field (e.g. tv lit, motion picture talent, sports) interests you.
You'll learn what it takes to work for an agency and to be an agent.
It will make you more professional.

Cons

Perhaps too much of a "charmed" experience in that it does not accurately represent what working there full-time as a mailroom clerk or an assistant is actually like.
They don't call it a "six week interview" for nothing. If you make a significant mistake, your chances of working there post-graduation will be greatly impacted.
Agent-pairings are nice, but the frequency of interaction between intern and agent is highly variable - some interns will get the chance to speak to their agents everyday, others once a month, if that.

Advice to Senior Management

Encourage agents who are paired with interns to interact with them on at least a weekly basis.
HR has a reputation for being manipulative and holding grudges. Work to make HR more friendly and accesible and less standoffish and bullish.

Pros

Great people, great work envirment. Good food. I just love the area and the place. The atmosophere is incredbile. I love it.

Cons

Sometimes the people there can be a little to busy to take time to listen to me and help me with things I need help with.

Advice to Senior Management

Work on trying to be more open minded and helpful to customers and employees. Try to understand where they are coming from.

Pros

Benefits are good, can learn a lot about the industry. The year end bonus is nice. There a few perks.

Cons

The pay is low, the hours can be long, overtime not easy to come by. Not easy to move up ladder, have to really want it.

Advice to Senior Management

The leadership is generally ok. They could understand a little more about inflation and the cost of living in CA.

Pros

Great coffee, very professional environment

Cons

No overtime, and the HR isn't very nice

Advice to Senior Management

Ease up on the dress code please

Pros

Best way to make connections in the industry. Great access to industry leaders. Very well respected; looks good on a resume. Nice perks to compensate for low salary - movie screenings, free breakfast, benefits, parking, etc.

Cons

Not any freedom to criticize the company (constructively or otherwise). HR tends to treat assistants like children - micromanaging schedules, etc. Economic downturns affect assistants first, even though they are least able to absorb decreases in salary.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay assistants more.

Pros

Working at the best talent agency has some perks,

Cons

the price you oay to play with the stars is high, not a lot of free time, pay is low, but if you play your cards right could be a good stepping stone, don't stay there too long

Advice to Senior Management

take better care of the assistants that are working there, if they have paid their dues help them out. Same with your mailroom trainees

Pros

The People, The experiences. The prestige of working at the most recognizable agency in Hollywood.

Cons

Lack of leadership and training. Lack of communication of expectations and mentoring. 24/7 Job.

Advice to Senior Management

Communication. Follow up. Addressing difficult situations directly so improvement can be made. Remember the people and the culture are what used to set CAA apart from all of the other big agencies--that has been lost.