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Michael Koziol
2 Ratings
Pros
"Work life balance can be good too depending on the project" (in 16 reviews)
"There are a lot of very talented people to learn from" (in 30 reviews)
Cons
"You'll be courted but once you're in it's sink or swim" (in 10 reviews)
"Long hours, boring work, bad clients" (in 15 reviews)
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"Open environment that encourages growth"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Huge full-time
Pros
Huge has unparalleled culture and trust in their employees. I've had countless opportunities to step up and take on new challenges, it's the best of both worlds - with a "start-up" scrappy mentality, but all the great resources of a global company.
The Brooklyn HQ houses nearly 500 of the smartest individuals in the industry, and it's rare to see such a range of capabilities under one roof. Huge also is the first company I've worked for that encourages growth / learning in other departments outside of your own, your growth is really dependent on personal ambition.
Leadership is transparent and quite literally walking among you at all times, with Aaron the CEO regularly updating the company in monthly meetings of new business objectives and strategies.
Office space is dog-friendly, perks like food & booze, social clubs, parties, summer Fridays, compensation is higher than industry standard.Cons
Huge has had some growing pains, teams are in flux as they are restructuring many departments to focus on expanding capabilities.
Advice to Management
Huge is historically a company of experts, there could be higher investments in more entry level employees.
Huge 2018-02-07 10:50 PST![Huge Logo]()
"VP Engineering"
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Doesn't RecommendNo opinion of CEOI worked at Huge full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Smart people, interesting work
Cons
Crazy management culture, minimal stability
Advice to Management
Develop the creative and UX, but don't be try to be too "creative" about management
Huge 2018-06-14 18:23 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Senior leadership"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Huge full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great culture, feels like a standalone agency and not a satellite. Management invests in office space, food and other perks. General vibe is a work/life balance despite major clients. Talented business strategy, analytics, research, UX and creative teams. Opportunity to do great work.
Cons
Management doesn't empower senior team leaders to bring their expertise to the table. Decisions are made behind closed doors with a juvenile attitude, preventing the agency from learning from its mistakes. Promises are made to senior hires that are not kept. Vision is great, delivery is not. And at the price clients are paying, they often choose to not return.
Advice to Management
Listen to those you hire, even if it's hard to hear.
Huge 2018-06-11 10:40 PDT![Huge Logo]()
"Interaction designer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Huge full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Amazing colleagues, really high quality work
Cons
Bad project management, bad operations
Advice to Management
Fix resourcing!
Huge 2018-05-05 09:44 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Stay clear. Falling apart. Recent layoffs and office closures. Needs at least three years of rebuilding."
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Huge full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Small pockets of great digital talent are left.
Large number of recent exits allow for personal growth and opportunity.
Leadership and organizational chaos gives you the luxury on where to focus your time.Cons
A shadow of itself and past success
New leadership lacks buy-in, sophistication, and loyalty
Several recent rounds of lay-offs, office closures and leadership departures
Poor career management and manager trainingAdvice to Management
Start from scratch, rebuild trust, integrity and establish following
Huge 2018-05-26 19:13 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Management could have better focus"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Huge full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Very creative environment.
Good benefits.
Competitive pay.Cons
Business strategy fluctuations make employment futures seem shaky for certain teams.
Too many directors and not enough people doing actual work.Advice to Management
Get a vision and stick to it.
Huge 2018-04-29 10:44 PDT![Huge Logo]()
"Not the company it once was."
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Huge full-time (More than a year)
Pros
The Huge brand can help your career advance quicker.
Cons
Project processes are chaotic but not necessarily in the way that can lead to the best work.
Huge 2018-04-16 09:20 PDT![Huge Logo]()
"Good vibes only"
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Pros
great culture at our best
Cons
stress balls at our worst
Huge 2018-04-15 11:39 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Smart People/Aloof Management"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Huge full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
- You'll be working with intelligent colleagues.
- Interesting projects, for the most part.
- Huge pitches well.Cons
- Huge's pitching competence and strong agency brand carries them forward - but it's only a matter of time before cracks begin to form when they are unable to hire good talent due to poor word of mouth and other employers offering more competitive salaries and benefits.
- Agency has fired full time talent and is replacing with freelancers.
- No established processes and little oversight leads many projects to "crash and burn" after kicking off.
- Perennial resourcing issues sap team morale.Advice to Management
Exhibit empathy with your staff. Understand that there are many other opportunities inside (and out) of the industry for the caliber of people you're recruiting, If you don't treat your people well they'll leave.
Huge 2018-03-28 06:22 PDTHelpful (6)
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"In Need of a Major Course Correction"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Huge full-time
Pros
Exceedingly smart employees/colleagues at Director-level and below
On-the-ground workers are genuinely kind, collaborative, and helpful.
Many opportunities to learn from and work with smart and effective co-workers across disciplines.
Office space is comfortable with good snacks and some catered/free lunch opportunities.
Work-life balance is solid compared to some agencies, but this may depend on your role/supervisor/project.Cons
Management has been BAD. Very little transparency or cohesion and seemingly no overarching mission or clear route to success (worth noting that this may change, given the exodus of prior CEO, President, and others).
Huge has strayed from its core competency — at which it was truly one of the best in the world — of amazing experience design, to wade into a bunch of other channels and disciplines. It seems to have really hamstrung the agency by bleeding it dry of its creative talent while wasting money and attention on aspects of the business that should have remained exploratory, tertiary, or non-existent.
LOTS of turnover. Many of the agency's top performers have left on their own accord, with major layoffs thinning out some high-quality staff as well. Huge is trying to replace these teams with freelancers or outsourcing...which is going about as well as you might expect.Advice to Management
Try to undo whatever leadership was doing for the past few years, and hope the creative talent is willing to come back.
Huge 2018-04-09 09:11 PDT
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