Proceed with caution. - Recensione dipendente - Producer presso TubeScience

1,0
18 ott 2017
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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People were generally nice, though I didn't stay long enough to really get to know anyone. I was told that salary would be negotiable after the trial. They offered to match my current day rate for the trial. They have a keurig machine in the office, fresh avocados, toast, and healthy snacks from their clients. A lot of the snacks tasted stale from having been open for too long.. The CEO gave and inspiring hour-long talk on the first day of the trial about what TubeScience has been doing, what's worked and what hasn't, and where they're headed. They want to be growing a mile a minute. IT SOUNDED AMAZING. Please read the cons.

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They seem to be reaching out and attracting anyone and everyone from YouTube creator wannabes to legit writers, producers, and editors from various companies. Half the people that showed up for the trial didn't come back the next day. They display their work and vision in a glamorous way but really just want to spit out as much click-bate video ads they can in a day, not even caring if it looks bad or not. They literally said, "Sometimes the ones that suck get the most clicks." I felt like my talent was wasted when I realized what kind of content they actually make here. They hire amazing and not so amazing editors to do the same job. They hire producers to write sales-y headlines. Actual production is a one man job. Don't expect to be making any big commercials or web series here. At least not yet. Even though they speak of big things, the owners lack the knowledge of how to get there.

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Risposta di TubeScience
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Hey, Thanks for the feedback. I'm the company CEO, so I presumably gave that talk... First, I'm really and truly sorry you had an unpleasant experience during your 5-day paid trial. We created the trial program -- which to be clear is basically a long paid working interview, not a freelance gig or contract position -- so that we can evaluate whether people are going to enjoy working here, and to help us determine if they will be able to make a real contribution to the team and to our clients. Some specific notes: 1. Regarding diversity of hires: Yes, we are hiring for a variety of roles. And we place a huge value on diversity of backgrounds -- ultimately we produce videos that are viewed by hundreds of millions of people, so we need a team that has a truly diverse background to make those. But I would absolutely disagree with your condescending description of some of those as "YouTube creator wannabes." We've found that a self-taught person who can create authentic content that their audience wants to watch is going to bring as much to the table as someone 'legit' who graduated from a top-tier film program. 2. Regarding video quality: It's our job to make videos that those hundreds of millions of regular people, on Facebook and Instagram and elsewhere, will *choose* to watch. Unlike a TV ad that can't be skipped, TubeScience ads are all opt-in. Consequently, it's our job to make content that those people will find interesting, informative, and relevant to them and their lives and needs. When we succeed, the data show that clearly. When we fail, we get immediate feedback and can adapt. It turns out that what you might think of as "high quality" isn't actually what a consumer on FB/IG cares about. They often don't care if something was shot on an iPhone or a 6K Red Dragon -- they want to understand how a product will make their lives a little bit better. So we encourage our team to think about what really matters to the consumer. Consequently, sometimes our videos may appear to be technically simple (even though there's usually a lot of thought and historical data that guides the narrative component). At other times, especially when selling a high-end, visually striking item, we'll put a lot more of the focus on shooting and editing in a manner that showcases the product at its best. It's really just a question of what makes sense for the end consumer and what they'll want to see. For people who do make it through the trial and get a full time offer, we try our best to let them work on things that they find challenging and professionally fulfilling. 3. Thank you again for having participated in the trial program, and I'm sorry it didn't work out. As you observed, we end up making a full-time job offer to only about 50% of people who do the trial program. So if it didn't work out here, it's absolutely not personal, and I wish you the very best success! Moshe CEO @ TubeScience

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