Where talent is a needle in a haystack of moldy incompetence. - SLT Guidemark Health Employee Review

Guidemark Health (GMH) is one of the nicest companies I have had the pleasure of working with in my career. GMH is filled with amazing, kindhearted, talented, and driven people. It also is generally a scrappy environment, so your creative work will have a lot of opportunity to shine while still maintaining an excellent quality of life. Yes, the work-life balance is a huge perk; it’s very balanced. GMH is also great about remote working, which is important in this industry these days. There’s so much more. The creative team is a talent powerhouse across the board. The account folks are reasonable and kind. The PMs remain flexible. Editorial is on-point. The CEO is a genius. I could go on and on. The opportunities are boundless. If you’re looking for a very special place to park your cart, you’ll be lucky to land at GMH.

There is always room for process improvements at small- to mid-sized shops, but many of you who are reading this may already know that. Don’t worry about it. It’s honestly not a big deal. Process organization does exist at GMH. Great work gets done and you are able to live a high-quality, balanced life at the same time. Enjoy it.

Guidemark offers a lot of opportunities to work with some exceptionally talented individuals. Much of Guidemark's staff is made up of industry veterans who've left the big holding companies for a more personal organization. This has created an environment where most people have the energy and drive to do something different. There are constant opportunities for training, and for working on unique accounts. It's the kind of culture where you can get involved in different areas if you raise your hand. Work-life balance here is pretty good, and one of the reasons I plan on staying at Guidemark for many years. While all agencies have occasional "push times" before a pitch or a client launch, I feel like Guidemark tends to send its people home on time to their families. The unlimited PTO benefit has been great: since it's launched, I've used it plenty of times.

Different teams use different communications technology, and it makes communication between different offices more challenging than it needs to be. In some cases, like when we changed to different teleconferencing software, there wasn't enough training (leaving early-adopters using the new software and others staying with the older software). Client work clicks along well, but sometimes internal projects (like creating a new website) aren't given enough support to happen quickly.