Pros

The work atmosphere is great at DraftFCB. It is not pompous, it is not overly "professional", but definitely not a "sweatpants" creative agency either. Being there allows you to do some solid advertising work and get a fair paycheck without the competition felt at some other agencies.

The office is located in a very convenient area of the city. It's in the Manhattan Mall, which is improving! There are some OK stores, Starbucks downstairs, and direct access to a myriad of subway lines right under the building. There is a foodcourt in the basement so Wwen the weather is bad, there is no need to go outside! Being in the 30's in the mid-town also means there are shopping options and lunch places around the area if you want to go out and take a quick walk.

It's easier here than elsewhere to ask to work on extra projects so that you can make yourself stand out. It's up to each person to try and do above and beyond. There is work to go around.

Cons

The accounts are very limited at DraftFCB. The projects are not glamorous at all, they can be boring, and frankly, there isn't a lot of choice to rotate on different projects. There is a lot of pharma accounts and smaller accounts.

Morale flips and flops. We win some accounts, we lose some accounts. We're not known to be an amazing agency, but we win some awards now and then. So sometimes it's hard to be extremely proud of your workplace when you feel bad news just keeps coming.

It's not a place to learn a lot. Resources are limited and it does not have the advantage of large media resources like some other agencies have. The media department is small and there aren't lots of "veterans" to learn from. It's best to get schooled elsewhere before coming here because there will be learning gaps depending on what accounts you work on.

Advice to Senior Management

More training for media department is required. Send people to training workshops, hold them yourselves, and ASK your employees what they need. People cannot always TELL you because there is no forum to tell you about cool things, best practices, and other bits about what we hear from our friends and associates at other agengies.