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Carrot Creative

Acquired by Vice Media

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Culture Is Everything - Vice President Carrot Creative Employee Review

5.0
Feb 1, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Carrot is full of self-starters and wearers-of-many-hats. While it's far beyond a startup, much like a small scrappy company, Carrot gives ambitious people a chance to expand their skillset and to explore new opportunities. The beauty of this agency is that while it competes with the best of the best, it doesn't fall into the same negative habits that marketing firms often suffer from. If you want to work with great brands and great people, I would highly recommend exploring Carrot.

Cons

Being owned by VICE is a powerful differentiator but there are some inevitable growing pains as the companies work more closely together. This is very solvable and the company seems to be on track for major success in 2017 and beyond.

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3.0
Feb 23, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Carrot hires those that can build and sustain their culture; it's addicting and fulfilling to be surrounded by like-minded people - Brands come to Carrot for FUN, so you get to work on a variety of projects that other, more established agencies, dream of - Lots of blurred lines: opportunity is there for the taking if you're willing to figure out and play the game - Perks on perks: the Google of Brooklyn advertising in terms of free, convenient things, but it comes with the trade off of making Carrot your life - The VICE thing is fun to say at parties (but doesn't mean much...)

Cons

- Cult or nothing: You either fully commit or you will never be happy working here and always feel like an outsider (and therefore also miss out on professional opportunities) - Still an underdog: Big, juicy creative briefs are not coming through the doors. Carrot is the agency that's fun to experiment with, but too risky to commit to - A few leaders amongst a sea of children: Carrot's culture is built on the people it hires, so youth is crucial. However, when leadership is homegrown and mid-level talent is scarce, there are a lot of workers and not a lot of teachers. Depending on the side you're on and the stage in your career, this is a pro or con - Ego - senior management, despite grand gestures and lengthy speeches, are in it for themselves

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