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Intern - Anonymous employee Trademark Productions Employee Review

1.0
May 6, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Really nice office and great location downtown Royal Oak.

Cons

Internships are unpaid..they basically make you do all the work they don't want to do that clients are paying them to do. I.e writing blogs for a company for 8 hours a day. They make it seem that it's this great honor to be their intern, yet they've only ever hired in 1 intern before. You're just there to do the time-consuming blog writing and social media postings. No actual teaching/learning of marketing skills or real experience in the professional world will be learned if you intern here. Total waste of time, get something paid where you were actually gain experience to utilize when trying to get a job.

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Trademark Productions Response
10y
Dear Anonymous, We appreciate feedback but are confused since it's been a year since we've had any interns. To be fair when interviewed and accepted in to our program everything was transparent including expectations, hours, flexibility and reimbursements for gas, food and parking. We never have and never view an intern as free labor. They serve in many ways: to vet talent, get new ideas, help show a student what it's like in a real agency and see if there is a match for full employment. This has led us to hiring a few interns, 2 of which are still employed at TM after two years. I'd be happy to discuss further your experience and feedback offline when you are open to it.

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5.0
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Pros

Awesome team to begin with! If you're a developer and you want to grow in your skills as a Full Stack dev in an agency. This is a great place to start with! I worked with very very smart people and they will fully trust you that you know what you're doing. I was given opportunities to grow my skills and I gain a ton of experience, and I was treated great by management. Overall, awesome company!

Cons

Nothing much really! Awesome team and management! The reason I left is due to personal family concerns.

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Trademark Productions Response
4y
We appreciate your honest feedback as others will too. Please know you are welcome to return should your situation change - we'd welcome back a great person!
2.0
Dec 3, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

This was my first internship and while I don't really feel like I gained all that much from it, I don't necessarily regret doing it. The work you do at TM as an intern really isn't that substantial. I did learn a bit about SEO which was nice, but as an art director, it's not super helpful. I got to design some cool things and it was nice to be able to get feedback from the creative director. The office is nice and it was fun being in Royal Oak.

Cons

The people overall are cool but a couple of the higher-ups left a bad taste in my mouth. There was an instance where I was actually sat down and given a lecture about showing up on time after another intern was late (I was literally always on time). I felt like I was in high school while I was condescendingly talked to for something I didn't do. This interaction was insanely unprofessional and I actually couldn't believe it happened. They also hardly pay you ($15 per day). There is absolutely no excuse anymore to not pay interns. Honestly I don't really know of any other agencies in the area that offer unpaid internships. It devalues the position and makes the internship feel unsubstantial. I also had to ask three or four times after being there for about a month if I had to fill anything out to get paid and when I actually was going to get paid. Overall, it wasn't a horrible experience but after interning at two other agencies, I found TM left a lot to be desired.

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Trademark Productions Response
10y
Dear Anonymous, The timing of this review is odd; we haven’t had an intern in almost two years now. Our program offered a package, lot's of flexibility in scheduling and had each person being integrated with many facets of an agency. All interns were interviewed and those we though fit our format were offered a internship with full details on what was expected and what was provided including compensation. No one forced anyone to take an internship position with us. In the future should you find yourself in a similar position of unhappiness in your employment you should discuss those with a supervisor to seek positive resolution. With all this being said we would be happy to discuss further offline if you are so inclined.
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