Smart, Creative, Driven Agency - Senior Copywriter, Creative Direction LIFT Agency Employee Review

5.0
Aug 29, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Lift is one of the best creative shops in town and my favorite to work for! I worked contract and full time with them for over 6+ years. First, this gem of an agency has an amazing client roster! Really diverse, so whether you're in creative or account, you are always building great work for your portfolio here. While I was here, I had the opportunity to work on health & beauty clients, entertainment, tech, and consumer retail. I came away with great work I'm really proud to share. This is in no small part due to the amazing talent the founder and CEO has assembled. Good, hardworking people who you can trust to bring out the best in everyone. And they are fun! I made lifelong friendships here, too. This agency does a great job of maximizing results for clients (which explains why so many stay for so long) and putting out a great creative product. I would work here again in a heartbeat.

Cons

None really. Agency life isn't for everyone, because agencies tend to be held to a higher standard than in-house talent, you really have to develop confidence in your own work and be very diplomatic accepting client feedback. Honestly, all this is very good practice for young professionals starting out, so I recommend giving it a try!

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5.0
Feb 12, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

-THE PEOPLE. Wow. There is no place like LIFT. It was a joy to come into work everyday and spend time with some of SF's top creative & strategic talent. -Valued no matter your "level", wasn't a strict hierarchy of roles -Opportunities & mentorship given to all positions when asked for -Smaller team gives you more opportunity to explore where you want to grow within the company -Diversity of projects: there were opportunities for new projects coming in often, not just typical ad agency work. LIFT focuses on both one-off email/DM/social campaigns AND longer-term strategic work, presenting big new ideas to our clients -Well-respected by clients (many have been loyal for YEARS) -Many employees stick around, great longevity -Gorgeous office in the heart of FiDi in SF: views, natural light, fun & spacious -Good work/life balance. People worked out during lunch, loved hanging out during happy hours, didn't need to be "butt in seat" 9-5, but still had the expectation to get work done

Cons

-Need more diversity of clients (some are in similar industries/competitors) -Copywriting not as valued as design, some friction between creative & account teams-- can feel as though account leads talk down toward creatives at time. -CEO needs to step out of the nitty-gritty day to day ops and trust employees more

1.0
Sep 12, 2024
Anonymous contractor
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Pros

The design team seemed happy.

Cons

The director of tech was one of the worst people I've worked with in my career. Dismissive and rude. A poor communicator. Non-existent collaboration. Also rusty on new technology. Go somewhere else if you can.

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