Fingerpaint Group Employee Reviews about "philanthropy"

Pros

*Great, talented, smart people *Fun, casual atmosphere *100% of insurance premiums paid *Summer Fridays *Paid sabbaticals after 5 years *Tuition reimbursement *Independently owned *Beautiful office space (in all locations) *Philanthropic efforts/an entire day dedicated to philanthropy once a year across all offices *Everyone is accessible, from the CEO down - no one is "too good" to give you their time

Cons

*It's agency life - the pace can be hectic, and it's not for everyone *Work/life balance is not always protected. There's an expectation to work remotely if it's a night, weekend or even sometimes on vacation *401K match is low - but at least it is on Fingerpaint's radar and something they're looking to improve

Pros

Benefits, staff, camaraderie, philanthropy, smart and hard working employees

Cons

Poor work-life balance, pay increases and promotions came slow

Pros

CEO is awesome and seems to really care about his employees, knowing them by their first names, and going out of his way to connect. The culture is fun, a work hard/play hard mentality. There are food and snacks stocked at all times. Birthday pto every year. Summer fridays this past year. Big on philanthropy and giving back.

Cons

The “100% employer-paid benefits” are garbage. The only plans offered are two crappy high-deductible plans that cover barely anything. It’s actually the worst healthcare insurance I’ve been offered through an employer. Ever. The 401k match could be better too.

Pros

I had the most positive internship experience to date at Fingerpaint. The company's culture is unlike any other––philanthropy is heavily valued, people work hard to produce inspirational work while having fun simultaneously, and you can bring your dog to work. There were five interns, and we had a blast together in the ten weeks we were at Fingerpaint. I credit Bo Goliber, intern coordinator, for hiring us with our strengths and personalities in mind. We worked collaboratively on a summer-long intern project where we produced three print marketing brochures for a local non-profit. It was great having a real-life client and wrapping up the summer with something we were all really proud of. Also, it's a PAID internship program, because the company values interns and their work.

Cons

Access to mentors/supervisor was challenging at points because they were so busy. Over all, they were very helpful and responsive.

Pros

-Culture is a refreshing change from big agency networks -Ability to act on ideas without a lot of bureaucracy -Truly driven to make a difference -Genuine commitment to philanthropy -Building a stronger, more experienced team -Commitment to nurturing young talent -Growing at a face pace -Interesting clients

Cons

-As growth happens, there are inevitably growing pains to be managed. Not a con as much as a reality during the growth spurt

Pros

Free healthcare coverage for ALL employees! The opportunity to network and visit with other FP offices. Multiple philanthropy opportunities, providing unique ways to give back to the community Student loan coverage Summer Fridays. Enough said. The freedom and comfort of a no-titles work zone. Entry-level opportunities (mentors available) Investment in Employee Development Takes Employee Feedback Seriously Internal rewards and incentive programs for your efforts Hands-on paid internships You can bring your dog to work. Unlimited coffee and bagels!

Cons

Upstate NY weather Cubicles– but that's advertising life!

Pros

No big agency red tape. Access to CEO who is approachable and engaged. Great team collaboration. Sincere co workers. Fully paid healthcare. Robust additional employee perks (bring dog to work, birthday off, dedicated philanthropy efforts, paid sabbatical). You can move forward in your career here if you take initiative.

Cons

Can't think of any real cons!

Pros

People are on their game here, and you can tell by the conversations you have in meetings, in the kitchen, or at our open air work areas. The things we do, the feats we achieve, it makes everyone sort of rise to the occasion to collectively get things done. Fingerpaint has an internal dev team (in my previous agencies we used 3rd party vendors) and an internal digital strategy team which makes collaboration between departments simple, and it lets the execution of creative ideas take a more direct route. You hear a lot about uncommon collaboration when Fingerpaint is discussed in the media, it's Ed's favorite term for what we do here, and I have to say (I'm not just drinking the Kool-Aid) I think it's true. Creative sits with Account, we talk, we find solutions, we figure things out. Project management sets up meetings between individual to manage all of our time and make sure we connect on projects, that's cool because it keeps me organized. The work can be challenging and plentiful, but I'd say most days I'm home by 6, so are lots of people. Also a plus, everyone understands that life happens, and when people need to take time to be with their families, everyone is accommodating. I can honestly say I've done my best creative work since joining Fingerpaint, and that's kind of all that matters. But other things I've really enjoyed include the dedication to philanthropy, the breadth of clients (pharma/device/consumer/film/entertainment), fun things like the office is dog friendly, there's always candy and soda and bagels and fruits and snacks. There's an amazing holiday party every year for all offices, we have excellent transparency with monthly and quarterly updates on what's going on in the agency, there's lunch and learn pizza parties, there's public acknowledgement of accomplishments, and I must say I like our downtown Saratoga location, it's pretty cool.

Cons

This is advertising so the problems I've found here I have found at previous agencies, I guess that's life. Cons include things like very aggressively tight deadlines, rushed jobs, overload of tasks, too many meetings to do the actual work, people needing to stay in their lanes, people steamrolling decisions, and a clear understanding among all people of the value each department brings instead of grumbling about who gets what hours, who's driving the train or who's doing to much or too little. People are people, you can't escape that. The age old account vs creative thing is mitigated here because we're all in each other's bidness, but we're also all adults who can come to terms with decisions and talk through grievances.