BLKJ Reviews

2.5

25% would recommend to a friend

(38 total reviews)

29% positive business outlook

BLKJ has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 38 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there.

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38 reviews
1.0
8 Jun 2022
Recommend
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Pros

• exposure to creative work / thinking • this is the place for you if you’d like to have your bar for a workplace lowered so much that any other workplace you encounter after blkj looks like paradise (even if they just offer u basic respect + common decency)

Cons

• no proper growth structure / training. kinda was just expected to do what i was told and perform even with little to no guidance • messy internal structure / resourcing • creatives (only referring to the ones i worked with) were undisciplined, unprofessional and uncollaborative. join blkj as a suit if you enjoy being a personal assistant (read: slave) to the creatives. during my time here, creatives showing up late to client meetings / not even showing up for internal meetings without giving a heads up and unreasonable requests were commonplace • company that does not respect your time (both during and outside of work) • depending on your portfolio, might end up doing churn work disclaimer: these are my experiences and i worked with a lean team. others might have completely different experiences

1.0
9 Mar 2023

Vanity Project by a bunch of industry “never beens”

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Working with some award hungry creatives (local / regional, never hit the bright lights). If you like scam work, “family” environment and believe work is life, this is the place for you.

Cons

Ever wonder why none of the “leaders” ever crossed into industry?

1.0
30 Aug 2025

A case study in mismanagement

Anonymous employee
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Pros

A few bright sparks manage to shine through the dysfunction, but they rarely last long. You’ll learn resilience here, though mostly by enduring mismanagement.

Cons

This place is now the poster child for wasted potential. The management operates with a condescending air, seemingly more interested in maintaining their own illusion of authority than in actually leading. Some staff hold lofty titles they haven’t earned, and it shows. They are painfully out of their depth. The titles are gifted, not deserved, which only breeds a culture where mediocrity gets mistaken for merit. A word of caution to anyone hiring from here, a thorough check is a must! Instead of empowering the teams with modern AI LLMs, which could drastically reduce dependence on incompetent strategists, suits and uninspired creatives, the company insists on clinging to outdated practices. And egos. The $$ burnt on seeded PR, glossy case films, and award-rigging has taken a toll on the agency's financials. So what looks like success on stage hides a crumbling business underneath. All the vanity projects have resulted in financial rot masked by trophies. While this isn't new for this industry, the sheer immaturity at how it's being handled here makes you feel if the management even has a clue on how to run an enterprise. Some of the "heads" indulge in plenty of grand talk, with very little output of substance. The "long-term loyalists" who should be driving progress are instead coasting, treating the agency like a padded landing zone where ambition goes to die.

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