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    Channel 4 Reviews

    Updated June 29, 2017
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    1. "Great place to work"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Good work environment - sweets in meeting rooms

      Cons

      Hectic - most teams are understaffed and carrying out multiple roles

    2. "C4 Sales"

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      Former Employee - Sales Executive
      Former Employee - Sales Executive
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Channel 4 full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Best company ever, rare to find in this current climate

      Cons

      No cons - really inspired place to work

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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Stimulating work environment with no real cons"

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      Former Employee - Online Content Producer in London, England (UK)
      Former Employee - Online Content Producer in London, England (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Channel 4 full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      They care about their staff and offer good incentives on top of an already competitive salary. Stimulating work environment with colleagues who care about their role within the company, as well as caring deeply about the company itself.

      Cons

      Not the best canteen food. IT infrastructure is somewhat clunky.

      Advice to Management

      Keep it up with the innovating and continue to listen to employees of all levels.

    4. "Great place to work, but often not for the reasons the senior managers like to think."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Channel 4 full-time

      Pros

      Great place to work for people who are self starters and have a positive attitude. Push on the door and you will generally find that it opens, more often than not it opens quickly.

      Cons

      Can feel a little 'public sector' at times and not very commercial - they think that they are commercial and they are by public sector standards but not by any commercial business standards.

      Advice to Management

      Have a clear, relevant and accessible purpose (ie not just the charter which no one reads and is 30 years out of date). Do this before the government does it for you.

    5. "Live the remit and dream big"

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      Current Employee - Research
      Current Employee - Research
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Channel 4 full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      A brand that's genuinely loved
      A cathedral of creativity
      A place where you can do the best work of your career
      It's tele, so what's not to like
      You sometimes spot celebs who you never knew existed
      It also has a half price canteen once a month
      A place you are proud to work at
      The only job I've done where watching TV is part of daily requirement

      Cons

      It's still a big company, but don't let that put you off
      The canteen tastes half price most of the time (still pretty good though)

    6. "Cannot fault this place"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Progression
      Great culture
      Fabulous atmosphere
      Good pay
      Great people

      Cons

      Can't really think of anything

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the great work

    7. "Development Executive"

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      Current Employee - Media Development Executive in London, England (UK)
      Current Employee - Media Development Executive in London, England (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Channel 4 full-time

      Pros

      Really enjoy working here. Very good company. Creative and takes care of their staff. A good place to work indeed.

      Cons

      The lifts never work. And the canteen food isn't as good as it could be. But overall, a good experience here.

      Advice to Management

      Continue to be aware of those working below you, and their career prospects. It would be useful to have regular feedback on progress.

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Positive outward image not always matched internally"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Channel 4 full-time

      Pros

      The company has flexible working and is really driving recruitment for BAME minorities and people with disabilities.

      Private Health Care as standard
      2 days extra year on top of standard every Christmas
      Excellent work life balance

      Cons

      Headcount constraints are a real issue
      Lack of flexibility for salary negotiations are causing good people to leave
      Desperately poor pension scheme replaced a fair and pro-employee scheme that had previously been in operation

      Advice to Management

      Lift many of the strictures that were imposed following the recession in terms of head count and salary restroctions and offer a more equitable pension plan

    9. "Interesting job"

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      Former Employee - Software Engineer in London, England (UK)
      Former Employee - Software Engineer in London, England (UK)

      Pros

      Interesting job. Active management. Nice place to work for.

      Cons

      Some of the work was outsourced.

    10. "Slow decision making"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England (UK)
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England (UK)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Good company ethos. Good reputation. Top level management good at sharing information / strategy with staff. Nice building and central London location.

      Cons

      Sometimes very slow decision making processes. Too cost concious at times. Salaries often considerably lower than private sector. Low staff turnover leads to shortage of opportunities to progress.

      Advice to Management

      Endevour to benckmark salaries with private sector - especially for specialist technical / professional roles. Recognise / celebrate work of technical staff more - not just creative staff.

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