8 Feb 2023
Creative Artists Agency Reviews
3.6
55% would recommend to a friend
Richard Lovett
76% approve of CEO
57% positive business outlook
Creative Artists Agency has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 696 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Creative Artists Agency employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, entertainment and recreation industry (3.9 stars).
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1.0
14 Mar 2019
Recommend
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Pros
The benefits and perks are great. Pay is only good if you're a manager and up. Free monthly lunches. Half days.
Cons
Regardless of position or hierarchy you will be treated like crap by literally everyone and anyone. Agents literally scowl and cringe at you as they pass you in the halls. And guess what? No one cares. You can complain to HR and they will act very "compassionate" but it's all to save face. The whole office structure is run by 21 years olds right out of college. No joke! Their first adult job! These $15 an hour children (who were only hired due to their parents connections and not merit) literally make huge decisions and operate a 500 million a year company... in EVERY department. It's absurd. HR is a joke. They don't protect anyone except for CAA and their brand. You're pretty much just cattle. Do not go there expecting to make friends either. Between the backstabbing, two-face, and visible horrid attitudes, your best bet is stay clear. Even the housekeepers are the same way! Awful in every sense of the word.
1.0
6 July 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
If you're considering an assistant position at CAA, I'll make this easy for you. This job is for someone who: -Is absolutely certain they want a career in entertainment/want to be an agent. It's way to stressful if you're not even sure it's your passion. -Absolutely LOVE to network/mingle/go to lunches with people. People who want to focus on their work and aren't interested in networking will not be successful here. -Doesn't take things personally. You should be able to deal with your boss'/other execs' insane mood swings and ego trips without hesitation. -Has never had another real job. This is very much an entry-level position in the sense that it teaches you what NOT to look for in the future. If you can survive CAA, you can go anywhere. -Is willing to put in at least a year on someone's desk (they do not encourage you to interview for another desk unless you've put in that amount of time). And if you're absolutely certain you want to be an agent in your department, you must be willing to be an assistant for as long as it takes. Some people enter the training program after 4 years on a desk, some after 2, and some after 1, but there's no real way of telling. Again, you must have tunnel vision if you expect to be successful. -Is willing to put up with the high school environment/cliques/fratty behavior in exchange for cool events, meeting famous people, and rubbing elbows with very talented folks (this is definitely a plus).
Cons
DO NOT take this job if you: -Expect to be treated like a human being. Taking time off is not encouraged, and if you must miss work you have to arrange for a floater to cover your desk, which comes with added stress. -Are looking for something that involves more than admin skills. 80-90% of your job will be scheduling meetings, coffees and calls. It's very rare to be involved in high-level thinking of any kind. -Are not certain that you like your potential agent. You will be chained to them 10 hours a day, 5 days a week (and on the weekends too if you have a crazy one). Your experience at CAA depends greatly on whether or not you have a good boss, so choose wisely. -Have ever been paid more than $13/hr. -Have trouble drinking the Kool-Aid. A lot of people are unhappy there but refuse to complain about anything because saying anything but great things about CAA is seriously frowned upon. They silently put up with A LOT just to have the CAA name on their resume, which means nothing will ever really change for the better.
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