Vantaggi
Excellent benefits, good pay, company pays for outside training, company issues tools and computer.
AVFX does excellent work for high profile clients and has a reputation as one of the best in the region. Equipment is at the high end of appropriate for the task. Employees are trusted to work independently and department leads typically design their own shows.
This is a great group of smart conscientious people to work with. Not a lot of office political drama and everyone works well across departments. Lots of daily collaboration and working to improve our product.
They promote from within. The senior management came up from within the industry.
Many employees have been with the company 15+ years.
The senior management managed to guide the company through the Covid catastrophe largely intact.
Svantaggi
Management is secretive about financial results.
Profit sharing benefit has been cut drastically since AVFX was acquired a few years ago. Other benefits, personnel, and policies have remained consistent since the acquisition.
Communications are sometimes lacking and strategic decisions are typically made with little input from employees.
There is a lack of diversity, which is typical for this industry.
Since this is a small company there has been limited opportunity for advancement, although there is planned future growth.
Long odd hours are sometimes required. It's show business.