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Updated Jan 17, 2023
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- "W+K offers an exciting creative work environment with a culture that supports taking creative risks." (in 7 reviews)
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- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
The community of people, it was an all effort project type of environment. The perks, great health/commuter/401K/cell phone reimbursement/ Student Loan-benefits. Definetly a place to expand your horizons and learn from great creative people.
Cons
Unfortunately management created a toxic environment for some departments. Taking their years in the company and seniority as leverage to their own advantage and purpose.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Fun environment and the coworkers can be so much that you become lifelong friends. This is a great creative space to express your creative needs especially if you have a side Hustle. It's a place full of laughter and joy. They have ambitious ideas and make great ads.
Cons
They are inauthentic about the diversity and inclusion. Their HR teams are fraudulent and pretend to help you but they are really for the company. They only accept a certain type of black person.. and that is the one who code switches. They are more open to black men who don't "code switch as much" but never open to the black women who is herself as she will be demonized. Management does not take accountability for their racist counterparts. They are more serious about upholding their racist structure and having happy hours than they are of the health of their employees. Their black lives matter stance was just something to do and is not upheld. Don't be fooled by the name as they will not care about how much money you make because they feel their name is enough. Also, white creators can do no wrong. Beware of the smoking mirrors.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Start young and don't stay more than 3 years.
Cons
It's a cult. If you're interested in advertising but want to do something positive, Wieden will say this is the place for you. But the farther up the ladder you go, the more you realize it's just another advertising agency. Like most others, they're trying to make a lot of money and don't actually care about the consumer or the client. They just want to make work they consider "good." And if you look at their reel for the last decade, there's not much there that holds up. They used to be amazing but they're running on fumes now. The amount of malarkey they peddle is insane. Wieden is like the Antichrist of advertising. They're insanely good at claiming a moral high ground but they're still selling the same old crap.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Time off is ok if approved but “unlimited” is never as good as sounds
Cons
Work style is unorganized and chaotic, shifting leadership, mediocre pay
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Waste of creativity
Dec 27, 2022 - Studio Designer in Portland, ORRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Interesting projects Big clients A lot of creative potential
Cons
No potential for career growth Projects were poorly directed Lots of hours wasted chasing ambiguous goals Work is rarely used
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
A great place to work!
May 17, 2022 - Brand Manager in Portland, ORRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- lots of projects and lots of ownership - almost everyone seems open to trying new ways of doing things - leadership has made a point of protecting employees during the pandemic - leadership working to actively improve culture/ encourage people to come into office - ability to work remote as often as needed
Cons
- sometimes disorganized teams - looking only at their dept and not the overall business objectives - seems that some are averse to rules/ best practices/ onboarding - still feels like many accounts are reinventing wheels to make simple, standardized templates for internal and client facing decks. - teams are really lean and leads to consistently working over standard hours without any indication of when it will decrease, making having a work life balance a challenge to keep projects moving.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
it was truly perfect in every way
Cons
there are no cons here
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Believe the hype
Oct 1, 2022 - Anonymous Employee in Portland, ORRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The commitment to creativity and creative people is real, and a part of why clients hire the agency.
Cons
With high expectations, work that would make the reel of another shop can feel disappointing
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Best agency to work
Oct 9, 2022 - Account Director in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
True Diverse Environment, amazing leadership, fantastic clients, remote work flexibility.
Cons
Too much gossip dramas around the office.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Amazing work environment
Aug 11, 2022 - Graphic Designer in Portland, ORRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Supportive, understanding and focuses on your mental health
Cons
We work mainly on big clients which is great, but it can limit the creative freedom and opportunities
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Wieden+Kennedy has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 393 reviews left anonymously by employees. 77% of employees would recommend working at Wieden+Kennedy to a friend and 72% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.
77% of Wieden+Kennedy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Wieden+Kennedy 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Wieden+Kennedy to be benefits, culture, coworkers and the cons to be senior leadership, management, career development.
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