Pros
strong culture - high profile client base allows you to "play" with large media budgets - great opportunity to learn, but it is intense and the hours are long and arduous - if you work hard, you can go far and move on with invaluable skills and access more high-paying jobs - 1 week off between Christmas and New Year's - perks from working with media vendors (ie. free fancy workout classes, concert tickets, lunches, fancy dinners, Starbuck's runs, etc) - sleek office look with recent design update and changes - strong internship program
Cons
poor, poor compensation - high turnover with unhappy, overworked employees - jaded and negative vibe coming from frusturated employees struggling to stay afloat - reactive instead of proactive environment - the agency is winning so much business but not enough staff to do all the work - recent restructure was communicated and implemented poorly causing confusion and frustration between departments on who owns what - Spark loves hiring fresh out of college so they can pay the lowest salary for "worker bees" to do all the hard work - poor work/life balance with late nights and weekend work - improper staffing so you do the work of 2-3 people - poor and inexperienced management with a lack of professionalism and not much know-how on how to run a team - lots of promises made, but red tape prohibits fast changes - poor review and goal setting process - billing process is a nightmare