Does Ignition pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ignition employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ignition. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ignition?

54% of Ignition employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ignition 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ignition?

Assistant Editor (5) , Copywriter (3) , Producer (3) , Art Director (2) , Editor (2) , Motion Graphics Designer (2) , Production Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at Ignition according to real employee reviews?

"Young and talented creative team" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great office space and location." ((in 3 reviews)); "Colleagues are great people" ((in 3 reviews)); "Culture is good, remote first working policy with optional office attendance" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ignition according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours, sometime weekend work" ((in 6 reviews)); "Upper management is a little disorganized" ((in 4 reviews)); "Bad communication." ((in 4 reviews)); "Pay could be better I guess" ((in 3 reviews)); "Work life balance is pretty horrible but at an agency you kind of have to know what you're getting into." ((in 3 reviews))

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Ignition Reviews

3.3

54% would recommend to a friend

(81 total reviews)

Martin Kistler

34% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Culture and values

3.5

Diversity and inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Ignition has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 81 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ignition employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

81 reviews

3.0

13 Aug 2025

Good culture, severely underpaid

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Culture is good, remote first working policy with optional office attendance Product is good and works

Cons

They've pretty much saturated their market in australia and almost all accounting firms already use ignition They severely underpay compared to other companies in the market Management is on auto pilot

5.0

20 Sept 2020

Great place to work

Frontend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

awesome people and the culture is very welcoming

Cons

none that i can think of

1.0

31 Aug 2012

Sweatshop

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-Young and talented creative team -Cutting edge creative work

Cons

-Poor management (this is directed towards upper management) -Lack of support -Long hours -Low Pay -Revolving door, no stability -"Throwing team members under the bus" should be their tagline

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