VML Reviews

Pros

Passionate, community driven, amazing benefits.

Cons

Lack of opportunities at the top. Not a lot of feedback good or bad. Not much training or development.

Advice to Senior Management

Spend as much time developing people as you do developing atmosphere.

Pros

The salary is very competitive with other agencies in the area
The benefits are top notch
Free beer on tap
Challenging work that varies from client to client
Management generally has a strong grasp of the work expectations

Cons

Sometimes long hours are expected to complete client work
Sometimes praise is only given to those higher up in the project stream

Pros

They have great benefits and great people to work with.

Cons

There can be big clients that demand long hours.

Pros

Flexible hours, dress code, and great atmosphere makes VML a great place to work. Jon Cook is very inspiring which keeps the employees happy and motivated.

Cons

VML is one of leading digital agencies in Kansas City which makes to very difficult to stay ahead unless you as an employee are also keeping up with the latest trends. Sometimes our lives make it hard to always stay in "the know".

Advice to Senior Management

Keep doing what you're doing because you're all a great example that hard work will pay off in the end.

Pros

- Great group of people to work with
- Huge opportunity to work on big name accounts

Cons

- Workload is unevenly dispersed with the same people working late nights and weekends
- Very little accountability
- Review process is lacking, its hard to grow when there is no feedback

Pros

people, projects, tools, location, rewards

Cons

unknown, industry involvement, creative level

Pros

Benefits. Vacation policy. Breadth of clients.

Cons

Egos. Lack of Promotions. Long hours. Low raises.

Pros

I love my job. I will say that it really depends on which alignment team you're on, though. My current Technical Director is wonderful and knowledgeable which makes a huge difference. I have had a few others that I just didn't mesh well with, but I think everyone has that at times. The opportunity is always there to move to the right spot within the company.

Cons

Every once in awhile there are some bad apples but to no fault of the company.

Pros

Everything. The culture. The benefits. The management team. I'm a huge fan.

Cons

The expect a lot from their people, but I felt like they did a good job of making me want to give them nothing less than my best. It was a win win.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep it up! The company socials, the beer on tap, the competitive pay along with the AMAZING work you produce should keep only the best there.

Pros

THE PEOPLE!! The vacation time, THE BENEFITS, the work, the environment

Cons

Oragnization, hours (same as most agencies)

Advice to Senior Management

In 2011 VML has proven that they are taking their commitment to improving the agency very seriously. I feel good about where we are going.