Great experience, so-so management - Account Executive Edelman Employee Review

3.0
4 Aug 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing clients, exposure to different types of work, ability to try new things and explore career opportunities. Great for junior staff who are unsure of what they want to do.

Cons

Mediocre management. Extremely high turnover. Most colleagues 'don't have time for you' or are too opportunistic to care - a trade-off of the agency world. There are some really great people who leave to go elsewhere because they aren't valued.

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Pros

Great clients. Great people to work with.

Cons

Office politics. Silly things that were sold to the client that just did not make sense.

2.0
18 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I worked with some of the brightest and best people in the business. Most of them are no longer with the company. Some good clients, and nice office space.

Cons

Very limited opportunities for growth. During my time they reduced promotions to only once a year, and made many excuses for promoting as few people as possible (despite becoming the first "$1B" agency at that time). Morale was extremely low. People were forced to come into an office with nobody they actually worked with. Common to be passed from manager to manager. At one point I had 6+ managers within a 10-month span.

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