Does Anvil Media pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Anvil Media employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Anvil Media. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Anvil Media?

51% of Anvil Media employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Anvil Media 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Anvil Media?

Account Executive (2) , SEO Specialist (2)

What are the pros of working at Anvil Media according to real employee reviews?

"The employees at Anvil are amazing." ((in 3 reviews)); "People rally around each other and create lasting bonds and connections." ((in 3 reviews)); "Team members are expected to present audits and reports on a regular basis, write blog articles around their area of specialty, and host occasional webinars, so strong communication skills are important." ((in 1 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Anvil Media according to real employee reviews?

"Imagine an environment of "Keep portland weird" stickers, "ironic" 80s inspired "distressed" clothes, not a single person wearing pants that actually fit them... the fake friendly staff is suffocating, management is abusive." ((in 6 reviews))

Anvil Media Reviews

3.6

51% would recommend to a friend

(26 total reviews)

Kent Lewis

68% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture and values

3.5

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Work/Life balance

Anvil Media has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 26 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Anvil Media employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

26 reviews

2.0

11 Dec 2013

Unhealthy Work Environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business outlook

Pros

The employees at Anvil are amazing. During my time spent at Anvil I felt honored to call them my peers and in my career to date I have never met a smarter, more reliable group of people. If you are looking for a place to get hands on experience with clients, this is a good place to start I just wouldn't recommend staying for more than a year.

Cons

Anvil typically hires younger employees that are more malleable. The work environment is dramatic, management is controlling and turnover is high. Management also strongly suggests the team posts positive reviews in order to manage the agency's online reputation. In my experience, some employees feared quitting Anvil for fear of public slander, which is not entirely unfounded. There were significant discrepancies in compensation among employees with equal experience and success in their roles. If you asked for a raise or promotion you were branded as greedy, yet if you did not you were not paid as well as your more assertive counterparts so a bit of a 'catch 22'. Overall major agency decisions were made with knee-jerk reactions and lacked in strategic oversight and moral leadership.

Anvil Media Response

12y

We value the input of our employees and we provide ample opportunities for feedback, including monthly 1-on-1 meetings with management and anonymous feedback via weekly TinyPULSE surveys. We've made numerous changes in the organization and continue to do so to make Anvil a better place to work.

2.0

12 Aug 2014

Incompetence and laziness at its finest

Anonymous

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CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Everyone passes the buck so I guess that could be a pro...

Cons

Everyone passes the buck. My problem is now your problem. Because my idea failed everyone needs to fix it.

2.0

13 Dec 2013

Great at first, but it gets bad, and then worse...

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The people and the perks. Like any high pressure environment, you bond with the people you work with each day, and generally they really are great. Just don't get too attached to them because they'll be gone before you know it.

Cons

After a while, the novelty of working at an ad agency wears off, and what's underneath isn't pretty. The perks can no longer cover up the unhealthy environment, created from the top. It's impossible to leave this place on good terms and it's taken extremely personally. Upper management is almost cultish, and internal employees are "sold" on Anvil just as much as prospective clients. Ex-employees are constantly bad mouthed to current employees. Also, like another poster mentioned, internal employees are coerced to write reviews on here. And notice that most of the positive reviews are written by people who have been employed for a short time. It's a great place to learn the ropes, but after a year or two, it's time to move on.

Anvil Media Response

12y

In regards to compensation, we pay above market, offering 15 days of PTO to start, and have refined our spot bonus program to recognize exceptional work. We've also realigned roles and associated compensation through the merger process in order to give everyone a more defined career path and comfort with assigned roles.

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