Hill Holliday Reviews

Pros

I worked as an intern in the Accounting and Finance department. All of the teams worked well together and tasks were completed efficiently.

Cons

Not much room for advancement once placed within a team in the Finance or Accounting departments. Other departments were not as streamlined as the Finance and Accounting Departments.

Advice to Senior Management

Offer a higher compensation to interns and offer pay during the school year. Overall it was a great program and I learned a fair amount.

Pros

Interns were treated extremely well! We were given alot of hands on experience and were allowed to really understand how the business really works. The intern project was an excellent opportunity to evaluate intern performance and also gave us experience with team work.

Cons

Didnt really have a training period. So it took a while to understand what was really expected from the intern

Advice to Senior Management

Maybe give a 1-2 day training period where each department underlines the responsibility the intern should take on before assigning departments

Pros

friendly, hardworking team
your work is always appreciated
many opportunities to mingle with coworkers

Cons

terrible pay
one-client office
promotions are SLOW
depending on which line of business, there are many late nights

Advice to Senior Management

the high turnover is definitely from the low pay. please begin paying your employees what they are worth.

Pros

- The management, or at least the creative management, are wonderfully chill and open to talking to lowly interns and juniors.
- The IT team are fun people who you want to go to the pub with.
- Haven't met an unfriendly face there yet.
- Free Dunkin Donuts coffee. Endless supply.
- Office has great view and nice clean design aesthetic.
- The Production team have to be some of the coolest people you'll ever meet.

Cons

- Not really diverse.
- Endless meetings. (But that's advertising for you.)
- HR is bad at communication.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't let the diversity council become a paper tiger. Make it work, make it better, and you'll definitely not regret it.

Pros

Smart co-workers who are passionate about their job.

Cons

Long hours. Interactive department wasn't well integrated with the rest of the agency when I was there. Hopefully that has changed by now.

Pros

comfortable work environment, friendly people

Cons

small NY office, one client, limited opportunity for advancement

Pros

Talented people who care about excellence and their clients

Cons

New business efforts could be improved

Advice to Senior Management

More aggressive new business efforts

Pros

You get to see all of the glamor of a full service agency and big name clients.

Cons

Sometimes felt the competition within the company was unhealthy.

Pros

Surrounded by the top creative pedigree which can only make you better.
Great benefits.
Great effort by HR to keep employees smart and fit.
Good communication by top brass

Cons

Overrun by zealous account people who subtract value.
Service first. Creative? 3rd maybe 4th.
Too many SVP accoutn Directors not deserving of title that quickly become misguided, power hungry, megalomaniacs.

Advice to Senior Management

Fire all your bloated, overpaid, underskilled, mid level managers and bring up the smarter younger crop that can add value.

Pros

I think Hill is a great place to work. The people are great and very smart. It's like a big family.

Cons

Sometimes we have to work very late at night but I think the managers appreciate our hard work so its worh it.

Advice to Senior Management

I like the management team. They do a great job at communicating with everyone. And they know how to throw a great party.