Vantaggi
The agency tends to speak in hyperbole about its values, but at the core, there are some really wonderful people, but respect for work-life balance is really dependent on the individual team. I was lucky to benefit from what I'd almost call "extreme" flexibility. With autonomy comes great responsibility, but it's worth it if you're interested in growing your career in an agency setting.
Svantaggi
It's hard, I think, in many of the groups, to truly become an expert. In many ways, the account teams play a highly tactical role in support clients' needs, versus strategic support and counsel based on industry expertise. There's growth opportunity for salary and title, but not a lot of emphasis is placed on actual growth and evolution of competencies. The company is trying hard to figure out the role that acquisitions play with the core agency, especially as they rebrand into a broader marketing and comms agency. This is all good on paper, but much of the company still approaches the business from a PR perspective.