Creative Project Manager - Anonymous employee DuMont Project Employee Review

1.0
Feb 4, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Well stocked kitchen, weekly flowers, fragrant candles.

Cons

Agency excels in their core competency. However, the agency is not properly set-up for creative services beyond simple production. Creative briefs are never provided to creative team from account leads only media briefs. It is expected that the creative team deliver an optimal product from a media brief. All of the core elements in a creative brief then need to be hunted down and gathered in exhaustion by production team. By the time the team believes they have captures all of the core information to execute, the information somehow changes however, you won't be informed, and quickly thrown under the bus. Account leads never take responsibility for not providing accurate and briefing information. It was figured out that if the account team/channel actually wrote a brief, they would be held accountable for the information provided - that's most likely the reason you'll never see one. The creative team is always the fall guy when metrics are down and the client unhappy. Furthermore, you will be yelled at and belittled, manipulated into thinking that you are the problem and that the account is suffering because are inept. If you are identified as someone who goes against 'their way', you will carry a scarlet letter on your forehead. If you do carry that letter, you are most likely a woman of color.

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Exposure to top notch brands and some of the most brilliant marketers and analytics people in the industry. Communicative, willing to address concerns, always striving for improvement and learnings.

Cons

Chaotic with long hours early mornings and late nights. Management seems like they don’t have time to effectively manage people with their own workload. Lots of meetings.

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Pros

Every day is a master class in marketing - with no aspect overlooked . The client is the most important aspect of the business with transparency being the main focus. Someone mentioned trying to boost billing and that’s never been the case! Clients seek out DuMont because they we are experts and possess some of the strongest players in the marketing and advertising space. Each forecast, presentation, and plan is heavily scrutinized to ensure it lives up to the standards. Extremely fast paced, constantly changing and always forward thinking. Personal achievements are as important as client successes and it’s truly a team environment. You also have the opportunity to learn from various channel experts and continue to grow your personal understanding of media. Free lunches, endless snacks, open working environment and great office management are an overall plus. As well as great benefits and a stellar upper management team that pushes you for the best and will accept nothing less. If you work hard, love to continue to learn, and do not settle for “okay” - this is the pace for you! If you’re looking for a place to pass the time - keep looking!

Cons

The fast paced nature can lead to some long days. Travel requirements can be exhausting at times.

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DuMont Project Response
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Thank you for your review! We look forward to better managing travel as best we can. we will work on soundproofing the conference rooms.
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