Does Ogilvy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ogilvy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ogilvy. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ogilvy?

57% of Ogilvy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ogilvy 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ogilvy?

Account Executive (285) , Account Manager (184) , Intern (147) , Account Director (117) , Art Director (109) , Copywriter (89) , Creative Director (78) , Account Supervisor (71) , Senior Account Executive (70) , Project Manager (59) , Internship (54) , Strategist (48) , Graphic Designer (45) , Senior Account Manager (42) , Senior Art Director (41)

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

"Lots of great people with amazing creative potential willing to go above and beyond their craft to deliver good work." ((in 526 reviews)); "Great culture and passion for good work" ((in 286 reviews)); "Learn a lot from working with great corporate clients and teams" ((in 145 reviews)); "Interesting work and great colleagues" ((in 113 reviews)); "Good benefits (for full" ((in 91 reviews))

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

"low pay and very stressing" ((in 173 reviews)); "no work life balance at all (have to work on weekends and gets whatsapp texts after 10pm)" ((in 164 reviews)); "Long hours and can feel like you're learning on your own instead of being guided" ((in 140 reviews)); "Fake fun HR activities to hide their poor management." ((in 105 reviews)); "Very late working hours during campaigns" ((in 94 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ogilvy redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ogilvy redundancy and their outlook for job security at Ogilvy in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Ogilvy locations?

Sydney , Melbourne , North Sydney

Ogilvy Reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(3,653 total reviews)

Devika Bulchandani

72% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ogilvy has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,653 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ogilvy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0

27 Mar 2018

Ogilvy Sydney - Absolute Shambles

Account director

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The production and media teams are talented (but I understand that they’ll be moved into seperate business). Free beer. Good location.

Cons

Managing Partners completely lack vision. Toxic Culture - Management constantly looking for people to blame publicly rather than fixing known problems - particularly the management team of digital unit. Dinosaurs - Creative Directors still treated like superior beings and have far too much influence, even in non-creative projects. HR - I’ve had one performance review in the last 3 years. Salary - Below market salaries paid. Have received glowing performance review and minimal raise was offered - significantly under inflation.

4.0

24 July 2015

Great company culture but don't be afraid of hard work

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Smart people, great team work and company culture. Hard work as with most agencies, but some good compensation (time in lieu), flexible working, birthday leave, loyalty leave. Excellent training programs

Cons

Can be long hours - definitely not a 9-5 career choice. You'll learn a lot so if you don't want to challenge yourself or work hard, this agency is not for you. Some leaders are better than others. Some clients are also better than others! YOu can burn out quickly with the wrong ones.

1.0

18 Dec 2025

Slowgilvy

Creative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great snack selection and alcohol (what you'd typically expect in an ad agency)

Cons

- Too many junior suits compared to creatives - Creatives are lone rangers and completely overworked to the bone with little to no resources - Overtime expected however told to reduce timesheets billed to client (so illegal) - Slow in every sense of business operations

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