Digitas Reviews

Pros

Great benefits and really smart people to work with. Lots of opportunities for learning and development. Does well with providing employees opportunities to experience different types of projects and client accounts through rotations.

Cons

No work-life balance even though management makes a point of saying there's a way to have both! Compensation increases for people who stayed with the company more than 2 years were not on par with the rest of the industry.

Advice to Senior Management

Need to work on retaining talent that has shown loyalty to the company. When your superstars reach out for help - please make a concerted effort to follow through. They'll be more loyal to the company in the end.

Pros

Friendly atmosphere, no crazy hrs.

Cons

Marketing driven...
Old Creative Directors with limited digital knowledge... (copy writers)

Advice to Senior Management

Invest more on design & creative talents.

Pros

Have great talented people to work and grow with.

Cons

The structure of the place could be a bit better as they structure people to sit by teams not by departments. That might be good for marketing or other departments but not for creative, as creative should with other creative groups that can help produce the creative vibes.

Pros

at the forefront of pushing digital advertising. everyone in the industry is trying to be Digitas. but being at the forefront means that you are constantly in unchartered waters.

Cons

the experience is as good as you make it. its not your typical plug and play agency

Advice to Senior Management

the agency is as only as good as the talent.

Pros

The people at Digitas are great- at every level. You have your handful of jerks, but you'll get that anywhere. Overall this company cares about the people and it shows!

Cons

It can be very demanding and long hours are more the norm than the exception. It seems that often times accounts are understaffed.

Pros

2 kegs on tap in the office
Lots of social functions
Good work resources and opportunities to take ownership
Fun and casual environment

Cons

Politics, egos and more egos. Typical advertising agency in this respect, but the competition between departments made things difficult to get done. Overall I thought the structure and work process was extremely inefficient.

Advice to Senior Management

Make sure departments know their responsibilities and roles, and make sure it is consistent across accounts.

Pros

Great Benefits
Smart People
Fun Activities
Team Participation Encouraged
Participation in community service events where it was possible to make a difference
Worked with some really great people who I was able to learn great deal from.

Cons

Promotions are based on peer reviews instead of just solid performance
Salary was a bit below average
Navigating politics while learning what you need to know in order to be successful can be difficult.

Advice to Senior Management

Focus more on learning and development of existing employees.

Pros

They actually do care about how employees feel. They want you to have a life outside of work. Location is great too - dont have to be in midtown or way on the west side.

Cons

It's a marketing run organization, so there isn't a ton of investment in deep knowledge or insight. Some in upper management are insane, and everyone knows it, but since they sell well they are kept around.

Advice to Senior Management

There's a small handful of senior people that everyone has a problem with. Please deal with those people. Value smarts sometimes more than the sale.

Pros

- Digitas has a very fun, casual, collaborative atmosphere
- Benefits package is great... lots of vacation/flex days and lots of holidays
- Managers are very flexible to let employees follow their career goals and provide a lot of encouragement

Cons

- Some teams work pretty hard and put in long hours on a regular basis
- Work is pretty repetitive and gets boring after a while

Advice to Senior Management

- Do more to attract brighter talent especially at the entry level
- Do more to provide proper training to new employees

Pros

The culture at work is fun and very young. The benefits at the company are great and they work with very reputable companies

Cons

Working long hours and sometimes feel like, "just another employee," in a big corporate office. Limited growth opportunity in most departments.

Advice to Senior Management

I think the upper management at Digitas should be more involved and interact with the lower management and give more feedback.