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Updated May 30, 2023
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- "Lots of great people with amazing creative potential willing to go above and beyond their craft to deliver good work." (in 430 reviews)
- "no work life balance at all (have to work on weekends and gets whatsapp texts after 10pm)" (in 119 reviews)
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- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★Featured Review
Amazing culture
Dec 9, 2022 - Management Supervisor in Chicago, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
This culture is rooted in David Ogilvy and his many Ogilvyisms. There is a tribal mentality to this which connects all the people who work here.
Cons
The pay is lower than many similar sized agencies
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
excellent work nice people great learning environment
Cons
big and sometimes slow lots of layers
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great workplace but very traditional in terms of growth and structure
May 30, 2023 - Finance Analyst in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Wearing a lot of hats and learning from smart individuals at the company
Cons
Tough to move up due to a lot of red tape and the company being older and more traditional
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great place to work
May 12, 2023 - Anonymous Employee in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Ogilvy has been a great place to work. They have poured a lot of time into employees who are new and take time to train. They are successful with training employees from the start and patient in the process. Ogilvy has many programs to get employees up and running and is a fantastic place to be if you're just starting out. Managers are not huge on micromanaging and communication is generally smooth.
Cons
Ogilvy's benefits are not on-par with the rest of the industry. They do not offer equal health plans, wellness options, and their bonus/raise structure is unclear.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great place to work
Apr 27, 2023 - Project Manager in Denver, CORecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Amazing team, and great culture.
Cons
Fast paced, and multiple work streams
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
culture, global, network, smart, people
Cons
big, slower, advertising-focused, margin vs growth
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Was very involved in the creative process
Cons
Don’t sponsor visas at the entry level
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Optimistic Toward Growth
Mar 23, 2023 - Senior Content Producer in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
There is an overall optimism toward growth of the business and gaining new clients.
Cons
A large organization so catering to individual's needs takes more work on the employee's side.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
iconic agency that boasts on creativity opportunity to work with top brands on brand marketing or public relations happy our is fun
Cons
can innovate more on analytics offering
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Word of caution
Mar 7, 2023 - Anonymous Employee in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Nice people are found in every company.
Cons
Ogilvy has more than its fair share of a-holes and people who don't know how to run a business. Have a conversation with any employee about career pathing, compensation, rewards or life/work balance to get insight. If I were a client, I would be uncomfortable entrusting my brand here.
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Ogilvy Reviews FAQs
Ogilvy has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,250 reviews left anonymously by employees. 71% of employees would recommend working at Ogilvy to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
71% of Ogilvy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Ogilvy 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Ogilvy to be benefits, culture, career development and the cons to be senior leadership, management, compensation.
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