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ELR Media Group Reviews

3.1

30% would recommend to a friend

(13 total reviews)

33% positive business outlook

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13 reviews
1.0
22 Sept 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Exposure to fashion PR You will learn how to work fast on multiple projects for many clients at once You will handle many duties and be asked to provide your own creative input (because management has none) as long as it adheres to the client's aesthetic in a larger company you might only have a small part in the process so this could potentially be a good way to handle more responsibilities

Cons

You might be put in an awkward position of doing higher level work on a low level with no compensation You will not be allowed to collaborate with the other design interns or any interns for that matter Terrible and unethical creative management. Account Managers and publicists are the only ones with values. Slight exploitation of designers, you will not be paid a cent and you will do the work of senior designer alone. You will not be hired at the end of the internship and this could potentially hurt your career. Be sure to have a job lined up before your internship ends. This company doesn't hire, or pay designers so beware. I would advise designers to look elsewhere unless you want to be taken advantage of.

3.0
19 Sept 2016

Graphic Designer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-It's in the city. -Working with fashion companies in New York -Met nice people -

Cons

-Poor Management -Arguing Amongst Employees -They did not give any opportunity for growth -Unorganized -Did not help with my progression as a Graphic Designer

1.0
14 Apr 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Potential and Growing Business model.

Cons

ELR media group doesn't pay their interns but offer a hope of a full-time job. The company consists of 4-5 highly insecure people who doesn't believe in teaching their interns at all. They would tear interns more like a handyman. I joined them with a lot of hope of learning and enthusiasm but my reporting manager only asked me to set wardrobes which she loved destroying every day and cleaning their kitchen. Upon raising a concern she declined to answer any question I asked and even made sure that I couldn't speak to the top management. They are highly unprofessional and unethical team. I would suggest not to waste the most valued internship time with them as they might just end your internship in between and hang you in the storm to dry.

ELR Media Group Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We are very sorry to hear that you did not have a positive experience with ELR Media Group, and we wish you would have brought it to our attention while you were still interning with us. Our interns never participate in any form of "handyman" work. We have a cleaning staff that comes in to clean the entire space, including the kitchen. With that being said, each team member is responsible for the maintenance of their work space(s) and is required to keep them organized and clean at all times. We also expect people to clean up their own food and wash any dishes they use. Because we often have appointments and meetings in our space, we work together to make sure that all common areas of the office are kept to the highest standards - this includes the organization of all client sample sets. The PR team receives a high volume of requests daily - so the upkeep of these sample sets is vital to our process. We will also have interns participate by helping pull samples for upcoming stories, and we will go through their selection to choose what items will be best based on the specifications we received. This should be seen as a learning opportunity and nothing else. ELR Media Group compensates all of their interns with school credit, which is brought to the interviewee's attention several times during the hiring process. We are a small company, which is something we pride ourselves on. The team works together on a number of projects and we are very collaborative in general, but sometimes this type of environment is not for everyone. In the instances where we feel that an intern or employee may not be benefitting enough from the role they filled, we will do our best to adjust their responsibilities to align with their professional and educational goals. However, each person that joins our team plays a pivotal roll in the agency, and in the rare times those goals do not align with the work we are producing as a creative agency, we will respectfully ask to go our separate ways.
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