GTB Art Director Reviews

Pros

Reasonable hours. Major client. National and Regional work.

Cons

Minimal salary increases. Only one client,

Pros

High budget account, creative freedom, all level creatives can work on same campaign meaning interns can win a huge brief if the idea is worthy.

Cons

Very little growth, no training, creatives are cliquey. If you win an idea, higher management will leave you in the dark, and next thing you know they've chopped your idea in a million pieces leaving nothing but scraps to tape together. No bonuses. Let's talk about the seriously messed up salary system. Juniors get overtime and mid-levels do not. They will give juniors promotions to mid-level without letting them know their pay will be cut by AT LEAST $10,000.

Pros

great company culture work from home flexibility national campaign opportunities

Cons

client can be narrow minded and hard to convince to produce content outside their comfort zone

Pros

Culture, great teamwork and great benefits

Cons

Lots of work too little time

Pros

Environment, not much else positive

Cons

Pay, work load, hours, life balance

Pros

Great opportunities to work with excellent clients and accounts. Outstanding culture.

Cons

No raises or bonuses. People have worked here for 5+ years without a raise, even for cost of living adjustment. Only a select few or certain "cliques" of people get recognition for good work. Promotions are given to those who don't deserve them. There is a very large pay difference between those who actually do the work and those who sit in offices.

Pros

Work life balance and nice co workers

Cons

Dated work and thinking w/ a TV first approach to everything. People who have been there for almost the length of their careers are resistant to change. Tier 2 retail clients are not marketing-minded people and do not appreciate conceptual creative.

Pros

The workers (that weren’t the boss’s favorites) were nice and helpful The HR team is really nice

Cons

Management played favorites and they continued to do the same things even though the client has asked for different things. Management would leave you out to dry and play favorites, giving all the work to the people they liked best. Amongst the favorites team, they hoarded work, didn’t share anything (even when asked or told), and they took credit for your ideas. They make you go through training to not have pre-conceived ideas about people, but management has been there so long, they’re a little long in the tooth and only go with what they know. It’s hard to get any new ideas across because they’re only worried about keeping what little business they have left instead of maybe making a new and better impression on the clients. There is a lot of ego in the office and the higher up teams will push people out they don’t like regardless of how you’re doing. They’ll tell you one thing, but wonder why you’re failing because they did the opposite putting you in an awkward situation. There’s a lot of male ego in the office. You’ll be sitting in a meeting with your coworkers, do the task from the meeting, your coworker will hoard the work, tell the boss you’ve done nothing and then the boss will ask what your problem is.

Pros

Great furniture. Great clients. My commute was short.

Cons

When I quit, I kept quiet and said that I enjoyed my time there. I was young, and it WAS a good learning experience. (I was also happy with the raise and respect I was about to get from my new employer.) But the thing that always stuck with me was when, during the exit interview, I was asked "Why are you leaving, besides the fact that there aren't any raises to hand out?" It was true, there wasn't a raise. There had never been a raise. And I knew there wasn't going to be one. There wasn't even a counter offer - they were content paying me my junior salary until I decided enough was enough, and left. They. Don't. Care. They'd rather spend what amounts to a decent raise for most people recruiting, interviewing and training a replacement. They'll tell you "You'll get a raise during the next raise cycle" - Only to find out that "someone in HR missed the deadline" (or any other lazy sounding excuse) and "you'll get it in six months - don't worry though, it'll be retroactive" (it's not.) They've been working on changing the culture there for five years. Trying to help people feel better about their careers. Nothing's changed. People still don't get what they deserve. You'll love working there. Believe me, for the first 18 months, you'll look past everything and relax in the awesome furniture, bask in the sun on summer fridays and brag to all your friends about the binge drinking during team building events. But don't stick around. It's a thinly veiled shroud designed to suck you in and keep you there. You'll get caught in an endless loop of soon-to-come raises that make you think "I can't leave now, I'm about to get a raise" and you'll never leave.

Pros

Need of a job. Good vacation and Holiday schedule, if you can take the time off. If you have a British accent you'll do well.

Cons

Cube life. Lots of secrecy and mistrust.