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    Initiative Reviews

    Updated February 6, 2019
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    Pros

    • "There is a great work/life balance" (in 14 reviews)

    • "Super nice people and work environment" (in 18 reviews)

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    1. "Investment director."

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

      I worked at Initiative part-time

      Pros

      Great culture and engaged leaders.

      Cons

      Long hours and relatively low pay.

    2. "Not bad to start at"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Initiative full-time

      Pros

      Fun company culture, great perks, cool staff

      Cons

      not a high paying agency, high turnover

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    3. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Manager, Partnerships in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Manager, Partnerships in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Initiative full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Very interesting clients to work on, a lot of upward movement

      Cons

      Work is very dependent on which team your on, lack of communication among management

    4. "Good place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Initiative (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Really smart employees and leadership

      Cons

      Additional training by craft would be great.

    5. "Not bad place to work"

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      Former Employee - Associate Media Director in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Associate Media Director in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Initiative full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Employment best practices at work

      Cons

      Long hours, stressful, backbiting, lacking diversity

      Advice to Management

      Be more encouraging of diversity.

    6. "Stepping Stone"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Initiative full-time

      Pros

      Great place to start a career in media

      Cons

      Low salaries
      Work/life balance is pretty much non existent

    7. "Analyst"

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      Current Employee - Business INte in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Business INte in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Initiative full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Get to learn a lot about the digital advertising space, learn technical skills in Excel, Tableau, and maybe SQL, and friendly peers

      Cons

      There could me more collaboration across accounts.
      Projects vary by account and are typically more interesting for larger spending accounts

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      "Ok for some but not for me"

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      Former Employee - Associate in Los Angeles, CA
      Former Employee - Associate in Los Angeles, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Initiative full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great holiday and unlimited PTO

      Cons

      No work life balance
      Crazy hours - like to stay late to say they stayed late
      Unlimited PTO but most teams can’t take advantage of it
      Working from home is hard due to network
      Drinking boozy frat culture

    9. "Associate, Digital Partnerships"

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      Current Employee - Associate Media Buyer in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Associate Media Buyer in New York, NY
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Initiative full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great people
      Casual work space (beer garden)

      Cons

      No clear path for growth
      Lack of opportunities for promotion
      Management needs training on how to manage employees effectively
      Super low pay (below industry standard)

      Advice to Management

      Learn to value and compensate your junior level employees-- they handle a lot of the day to day work

    10. "Good first job"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      clear path for career growth, great work perks

      Cons

      long hours and low pay