August Jackson Reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(22 total reviews)
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Laura Shuler

90% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

August Jackson has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The August Jackson 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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22 reviews
1.0
31 Aug 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Liberal opportunity to WFH. Snacks in the supply closet (shared w/ the printer). The CEO is a very kind, approachable and articulate leader.

Cons

August Jackson positions itself as an experiential agency. What they actually do is glorified event planning for client employees. In other words, they produce and decorate the events for the employees of the client. And for two of the dullest verticals in the market; Pharma and Higher Education. It's as creatively riveting as you can imagine. So applying designers beware. What you do at August Jackson is re-purpose creative assets that outside creative agencies generate, and apply them to the backroom, below-the-line visual communications for colleges and drug companies. And in Power Point and Keynote. All you need to know: Power Point, all day every day. That fun. That depressing. Career alert: Sketch and InVision for mobile apps or responsive UI/UX prototypes? Nope. Cool designs for new brand campaign directions that consumers will one day see? Nope. What you will do though is a lot of Production; file prep in In-Design for conferences and graduation stage props. And the occasional ancillary logo. But as stated, there is a snack closet.

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August Jackson Response
6y
We have a team of passionate and talented designers who find both our work and our client base rewarding. While we want every new addition to that team to be a great fit, sometimes expectations aren’t met on either side. We try to be very direct with job candidates about the nature of the work we do, and we expect candor in return regarding an individual’s qualifications for the position. We’re sorry it didn’t work out, but we wish you the best.
1.0
5 Aug 2020

Very Strange place

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Amazing design and strategy talent, and clients.

Cons

Top Management and owner have antiquated approach to managing people, accounts and budgets. Very counter-productive approach to delivering results.

3.0
1 July 2015

Good Experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Really friendly environment with a good mix of younger and newer employees. Really welcoming and a laid back environment.

Cons

Not a lot of great communication going on with the higher ups and those at the bottom of the totem poll.

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August Jackson Response
10y
Speaking as one of “the higher ups”, I’m readily available to my colleagues. I would say the same of my leadership colleagues, though because of the demands of business, travel, their location, etc., it’s natural that some people are more available than others. We aim to foster an environment of approachability and collaboration.
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