Great Digital Agency with Great People - Senior Visual Designer Station Four Employee Review

Variety and breadth of client base. Terrific benefits - especially the Healthcare and 401K. Kind, fun people - no negative bad apples. Everyone respects each other and gets along well. Encouraged to do your best work. This is not a sweat shop/churn and burn style agency. We leave at 5-5:30pm most days. Late nights and overtime are very rare. Family and personal time is encouraged. Continued education and conferences are also encouraged. Flex hours and flexible working style - if you want to take your laptop and go work at a cafe, that is totally fine. Deadlines are realistic. Budgets allow for creative freedom. The relationship between project managers, designers, and developers allows for accountability and partnership so there is never any finger pointing or trickle-down blame.

Typical agency hurdles like the occasional tight deadline sprint or small budget that causes you to rush through a job. Not every client is a cake walk. You may see a few high-strung cases that require extra attention and management. This company has seen a lot of change in the past 5 years and so their internal processes fluctuate quite a bit.

Work with a wide variety of clients Since it's a small company, you get to work on a lot of different types of projects that you wouldn't otherwise touch at a larger agency Free parking downtown Team is generally very talented Generous 401(k) plan Potential to learn many new skills and gain valuable experience Decent PCs with dual monitors

Heavy micromanagement throughout nearly every aspect of the job Founders are self-absorbed and won't let the people they hire run the company Lack of professionalism from the top down Not much growth potential within the company Downtown location can mean dealing with a lot of traffic Lack of communication and set processes Time tracking is required for every moment of the day and is used as a micromanagement tool Too much negativity in the office High turnover rate Poor work/life balance Long hours for pay that isn't competitive Founders always think they are the smartest in the room and belittle employees Management style is very passive-aggressive No account managers, so all positions are client-facing Working from home is frowned upon Raises are few and far between Tries to treat the business as a large corporation, but is really still a start-up