Spawn Ideas Reviews

4.4

79% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Karen King

100% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Spawn Ideas has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Spawn Ideas employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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17 reviews
3.0
Jun 7, 2017

Overrated

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Beautiful conference room, great place for an entry level employee to learn how to multi-task and operate in a fast-paced environment. Karen King is a powerful force with great vision. Sadly, the leadership team doesn't come close to her strength, knowledge, or drive, and tries to cover up with misdirection and gossip.

Cons

Top-heavy organization with territorial "executive" staff that isn't good at offering mentorship. Siloed departments without cohesive vision. Pay is low, benefits are below industry standard.

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Spawn Ideas Response
8y
First, thank you for the compliment. We are all human and don't always live up to even our own standards, but what you've said captures what I try to do every day. Second, I'm sorry that you don't feel mentored and encourage you to reach out. If you aren't getting a response from your direct supervisor, come to me, confidentially. Third, we are a growing and diversifying agency and change is both exhilarating and difficult. We need the leadership we have to help us reach our vision. If they don't always live up to expectations, they need to know, from you, what you need or nothing changes for you. We never want that. Finally, we model our pay and benefits after the 4As and rank in the top 20% of agencies our size when it comes to benefits (we check every year), and pay according to the the 4As salary survey taken every two years among 4As members. As you know, you can ask to see that survey for your job title -- we are happy to share. You are an employee owner of this agency. Please work to make it better by reaching out with your concerns in a forum where we can hope to do something about it. I hope things get better for you soon. We have a talented and committed staff. Thank you for the contribution you make to our work.
5.0
Jun 26, 2022

Smart people doing great work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Spawn is a big family that really does support their employees both professionally and personally. Benefits are great, and include extras like PAWturnity and summer Fridays. Every employee can have an impact on the direction of the agency based on the ESOP (employee-owned) structure and the transparency that comes from the Executive team due to this structure provides understanding of agency challenges more than any other place I have worked. Leaving was a very hard decision and 100% based on my professional goals and had nothing to do with not being happy with working at Spawn. I will miss them!

Cons

Can't think of many. You would think maybe location with the agency being based in Alaska, but the chance to travel there every now for employees outside of Alaska is actually a huge plus.

2.0
Feb 3, 2017

Account Coordinator

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Company Culture, total compensation, career opportunities

Cons

Long hours, little recognition, no salary or compensation negotiation

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Spawn Ideas Response
9y
Reviews are learning experiences and we appreciate the fact you took the time to write one. Thank you. I'm glad to see that you value our company culture and the big picture of total compensation, as well as the career opportunities offered at Spawn. I had concerns over your "long hours" comment and reviewed hours of our full-time employees in 2016 and, excepting the executive team, the average weekly hours was 42.7 for the year. And, being an employee, you know that we have "thank you" programs in place like the "applause and thank you" in each week's staff, our monthly King Salmon award for "over and above" efforts as nominated by fellow staff members, the SPI Bucks program that allows staff to give rewards to each other that can be redeemed for gift cards, and a bonus program at the end of the year which recognizes top performers.
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