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Fly Communications

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It's a great place if you make it so. - Art Director Fly Communications Employee Review

4.0
Mar 25, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

- Very intelligent and experienced owners - Open minded, friendly and constructive environment - Great variety of accounts on a national level - High possibility of advancing job scope if you have the ability and take initiative - Great hours, Fly days, NOT a sweatshop - Creative and skillful co-workers who are willing to help - Generally supportive environment when you establish good relationships - VIP tickets to see the NY Jets - An all around great place to get into the Ad game

Cons

- It's business model of hiring fresh grads can be a double edged sword, some real entitlement issues with some younger folk, but you'll also meet some with great fresh ideas and drive - The pay isn't as competitive as it can be - A disconnect with account management and creatives can be VERY frustrating - A lack of clearly defined organization goals and structure, but that's also where creativity and initiatives can come into play

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5.0
Jun 24, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

FLY is a great place to begin your advertising career. Enthusiastic (and competent) employees are rewarded with every opportunity to learn the industry inside and out. Wide range of clients and project-based work, so day-to-day never gets boring. Culture is great, full of extremely talented people, but still an incredibly young environment.

Cons

Lack of structure is sometimes difficult, but teaches you to think quickly and create your own management style.

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1.0
Apr 19, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Met a handful of great people there.

Cons

Too many to list, but here are a few: - The office politics were off the charts. Lots of management throwing people under the bus and setting individuals up for failure. - Management without a spine and leadership skills, with exception of the Creative department - Self absorbed owners who micromanaged and as a result sabotaged their own campaigns - Pay is incredibly low - Account management is placed on a pedestal while everyone else is neglected. - Account management actually managed all the other teams rather than teams being managed by their own managers. - Owners are stuck in the 80s and old mentality of marketing. Think sexist beer/sports ads and awning infomercials. Aka the campaigns you'll be working on are more or less conceptualized in poor taste and execution. - Bonuses and raises were a joke. Pretty much non-existent. - High turn over and low job security - Benefits are awful - Culture is non-existent - Long hours without comped time/overtime TLDR - It's a toxic environment that will not provide you with anything beneficial... anything.

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