Crispin Porter Reviews in Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Area

Pros

One of the best creative atmospheres there could be. They realize you'll be essentially living at the agency from time to time, so they make sure it's a great place to be. Gym with trainer on site, dog-friendly, kitchen stocked with snacks, sodas, tea and coffee. Very open and relaxed atmosphere with many casual meeting/brainstorming lounge areas throughout.

Cons

You must not depend on getting off work at 5:00. On occasion, don't depend on going home at all. The showers aren't only for the gym users. At some point you will not leave for more than 24 hours at a time. There is an unfortunate practice of rewarding those who look out for themselves more than those who support the team.

Pros

resume, big brands, awards, and culture.

Cons

lots of morons. they pi55 away money retaining worthless low level employees in departments like QOL. Big EGOS.

Advice to Senior Management

listen to your employees.

Pros

Interesting culture, dog friendly, fun parties

Cons

Big egos and lack of knowledge on how to run a large company. Lack of "human resources" - they call it "quality of life" - but it should be called "lack of compassion for employees". They need to separate offices by accounts. If you want to be appreciated for all the hard work you put into CPB, don't bother coming here, they only promote incompetent people in upper management.

Advice to Senior Management

Hire a consultant on how to run a professional company. And stop promoting ego maniacs who don't know how to manage people.

Pros

The creative work that leaves the agency is unparalleled. At any time, you are working the most cutting-edge, wacky and polarizing work in the industry. Everything has a chance to win a Cannes Lion. Always get questions about Crispin when interviewing as everyone wants to know how the machine works.

Cons

Slave-ship hours. Typically 14 hour days where face time is important. Leaving before 7 is taboo even if you've finished all your work. Account people are bag holders for Creatives who run the place on their whims. There is absolutely no strategy involved with creative development-- it's all about the quantity of work that can be pumped out. A lot of the time Account people feel like they're just filling a spot on the org chart to justify a retainer fee. Creatives don't care what Account people or Clients want, it's all "We're Crispin. Take it or leave it."

Advice to Senior Management

Stop pretending like people actually want to live in Miami or Boulder. You're making people self-select themselves into complete dedication to the Agency.

Pros

Working at CP+B looks great on a resume. You're working with some of the best creatives in the industry, and for the most part, the creatives are genuinely great people. And since CP+B has such notable clients, it's fun to be a part of creative that gets seen by a large audience. There are lots of perks, like in-house concerts every once in awhile, free breakfast, an on-site gym, you can bring your dog to work, and they'll pay for your cell phone (Blackberry), to mention a few.

Cons

Painfully long hours. You're fully expected to be tied to your Blackberry at all times (hey, they are paying for it after all). And if you aren't, then you are looked down upon. Management tends to play favorites, and when you bring this to upper management's attention, they seem to turn their ear from it. It makes for a very stressful place to work.

Advice to Senior Management

Please, listen to the people under you. I mean, REALLY LISTEN to them. Listen to what needs to be fixed, and really fix it. CP+B could be such a wonderful place to work, if there were just some improvements made.

Pros

Good name recognition within the industry, working with top creatives in field. There are many talented and motivated people to learn from and a lot of cool perks. If you can find the right person to be your mentor in the company you go far, it is a lot like a family and if you are part of the "old school" it is much like a family. in my almost 3 years at the company it has seen tremendous growth so the family atmosphere has changed a lot and also with the transition to the Boulder office things have changed quite a bit. It is hard for those of us still in Miami since all the creatives are in Boulder. There is always a fun holiday party and a gift and bonus in December as well as various things like t shirt giveaways and other gifts.

Cons

department manager is not qualified to manage and does not treat her employees fairly or support them. upper management does not help in these situations and just accepts it as status quo. favorites are played and it is accepted by everyone. Not all departments are like this it seems to just be in the production/creative services area. The department has grown so much in the last few years and little has been done to create opportunity for those that have been in the department for a while and have done well. This is not the case company wide but specific to my department.

Advice to Senior Management

to get more feedback from lower level employees. It could be anonymous so they would get honest answers.

Pros

Crispin Porter is definitely a great resume builder...go there do your 1-2 years and get out. You'll move onto any agency that you want to, but of course you'll have to leave Miami or Boulder. You'll work on some of the greatest creative in the industry with some of the best people in the industry.

Cons

No work life balance AT ALL. You sleep with your blackberry and are basically always "on call". Creative dept treats account people like their personal assistants, not as part of the process.

Advice to Senior Management

Senior Management needs to get some experience working at other agencies. They've all been there forever, and dont care to learn from employees who have worked at other agencies.