Great Place to work and great people - SEO Specialist Anvil Media Employee Review

5.0
Jan 5, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Anvil is a great place to work with an amazing team of dedicated and hardworking professionals. Every team member is extremely knowledgeable in their areas of expertise and are more than happy to help each other out with any question or task. The relatively small size of the team and accessibility of leadership has fostered a dedicated and passionate group who is not afraid to let loose and have fun once in a while. Anvil is dedicated to it's employees growth both professionally and personally. I returned to the digital marketing world after a few years in another industry, and the executive team as well as my fellow team members have helped me grow, learn, and adapt to the ever changing digital environment. I can confidently say I am a much better search engine marketer thanks to their guidance and support. The leadership at Anvil does expect the team to work hard, stay informed and push new ideas. This is not a job for some one expecting to hide or blend in. Team members are expected to present audits and reports on a regular basis, write blog articles around their area of specialty, and host occasional webinars, so strong communication skills are important. The Anvil team as a whole has been very accommodating and adaptable to the changes brought about by the pandemic. Leadership has done their best to keep us all healthy and happy in the new working environment we find ourselves in. All in all Anvil has been a great place to work, and I would recommend it to any Digital Marketing professional looking to start, continue, or grow their career.

Cons

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Cons

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2.0
Dec 11, 2013
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Pros

The employees at Anvil are amazing. During my time spent at Anvil I felt honored to call them my peers and in my career to date I have never met a smarter, more reliable group of people. If you are looking for a place to get hands on experience with clients, this is a good place to start I just wouldn't recommend staying for more than a year.

Cons

Anvil typically hires younger employees that are more malleable. The work environment is dramatic, management is controlling and turnover is high. Management also strongly suggests the team posts positive reviews in order to manage the agency's online reputation. In my experience, some employees feared quitting Anvil for fear of public slander, which is not entirely unfounded. There were significant discrepancies in compensation among employees with equal experience and success in their roles. If you asked for a raise or promotion you were branded as greedy, yet if you did not you were not paid as well as your more assertive counterparts so a bit of a 'catch 22'. Overall major agency decisions were made with knee-jerk reactions and lacked in strategic oversight and moral leadership.

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Anvil Media Response
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We value the input of our employees and we provide ample opportunities for feedback, including monthly 1-on-1 meetings with management and anonymous feedback via weekly TinyPULSE surveys. We've made numerous changes in the organization and continue to do so to make Anvil a better place to work.
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