Rickhouse Media interview questions

The initial phone screen was just 15 minutes, during which the interviewer seemed unsure of the role’s responsibilities, almost improvising them as we spoke. She mentioned that if I advanced, I’d be asked to complete an “assignment”, not for a current client, but based on a past one, purely to evaluate how I think. I agreed, thinking this was a fair ask. I dedicated several hours to the assignment and shared access with the three people I was told would be reviewing it. Over time, four additional team members requested access, which raised some eyebrows. Eventually, I was told the team was impressed and was invited to interview with the director of creative. That’s when things took a turn. During the interview, I was told (contrary to what I had been led to believe) that the assignment was actually for their oldest and most important active client. This meant I had unknowingly done unpaid work that the company could now leverage. The conversation itself was disorganized, and I was told there would be at least two more interviews if I continued in the process. An extensive ask for a role with a surprisingly low compensation. After hearing from multiple people that the team loved my work, I was ghosted for over a week and then finally received a generic rejection email. To top it off, they revoked my access to the project, preventing me from removing the work I had produced for free. Overall, the process felt disingenuous and exploitative. I’d advise future applicants to proceed with caution and ask direct questions about how their work will be used.