Vantaggi
Was a good place to begin/grow a career. Pay superior to direct competitors (though NY/CT based employees disagree) Met good people that I truly care about. Did NOT shut down due to pandemic. Access to several well-known clients that can be used to build careers after EDM.
Svantaggi
Management selects several good employees and works them into the ground while allowing other to skate by. Also makes promises which go unfulfilled. Reliant on outdated, obsolete business model (linear, server-based broadcasting) by low-tier clients to survive. Too reliant on too few clients, which allows those clients to walk all over EDM staff. Management will not back EDM employees in conflict with clients. Judging by actions/inaction and decision making by upper management, it's painfully obvious that EDM plans to consolidate the company to it's Atlanta HQ. Stamford office will be closing in the next 3-5 years, max. No new clients have been assigned to the Stamford office in years. At least three rounds of layoffs occurred during my tenure, backing this opinion. I encourage all EDM Stamford employees to begin seeking alternative employment immediately.