Creative & dedicated team destine for good things. - Anonymous employee IQ Agency Employee Review

4.0
7 Jan 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

You will be surrounded by extremely talented, creative, and passionate people. They are wanting to make a major splash in the industry, and it shows in everything they do. The culture is some of the best in Atlanta, the people here are so talented and so passionate about what they do creating an awesome place to come and collaborate. The work it self is good, most clients are very open, and allow for you to push the boundaries.

Cons

The owner sometimes becomes involved in the day to day causing friction with management & teams. Their is a lack of process in some parts of the company, but that is being worked on daily. Some clients aren't "glamorous" but needless to say you get to create some cool stuff for them. You are going to get out what you put into IQ.

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Like all agencies our process can always be better and our team is working hard to always get to the next level. The last few years have been about evolving from a project agency to one that can handle the leadership of accounts. It has meant changing the way we do many things and that has been disruptive and difficult at times. But this process is basically complete now and the success the agency is experiencing is the result.

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5.0
10 Sept 2017
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Pros

Solid, down to earth and genuine (and really funny) people. I pretty much laughed hard every day I was at work. Everyone really pours their self into their projects and it shows. The talent pool here is great and the leadership has shown a commitment to bringing on more talent as the company grows. Also, just great, young leadership that will dig in right next to you to get things done. It was great to work with people that you knew had your back. The team is the perfect size - small enough that you learn about other disciplines by being on the same projects with strategists/videographers/analysts, but big enough that you don't get pulled off your work to put out fires, which happens at smaller places that are all hands on deck. The business model is strong, with taking mid-size clients as AORs, the employees are safe from layoffs, unlike most other agencies. Having strategy and design strong in the same company means that projects don't get thrown "over a wall" to other companies for completion - the full lifecycle is in house, so it's consistent and absolutely makes a better project in the end.

Cons

Not many that haven't been stated already. The focus of the company is mid-sized companies, so there aren't a lot of BIG brand names on the roster.

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4.0
6 Nov 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Insurance premiums covered in full for employees - Summer Fridays - Snacks in the kitchen. (The kitchen is a little better stocked some weeks than others.) - Work/life balance (depending on role/department) - Supportive environment. I always feel like I can be transparent in my opinions to management and be heard and taken into consideration - The owner has become much easier to work with than before. I think management has just learned how to communicate with him really well so he's not running all over the place trying to figure out what's going on, and I wouldn't consider him a big drawback to working here. - There's clearly a lot of effort being put into making IQ a more fun place to work. - After a rough period where a lot of key people either left or were fired, there's been a boost in morale for the most part and things are good. As a previous reviewer said, there's a lot of momentum and I believe IQ is still a much better place to work than most agencies in Atlanta. It's on an upward swing.

Cons

- Location. Also, this might be a pro for some people, but it's not too far from the new Braves stadium. - Some key roles from that rough period have yet to be filled (although they are recruiting actively) - On the flip side of the pro, work life balance (depending on role/department). Some people are really overworked and the decision to bring in more people to lighten the load is made very slowly.

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