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      1.1

      0% would recommend to a friend

      (42 total reviews)

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      2.2

      Diversity and inclusion

      1.7

      Career opportunities

      1.3

      Compensation and benefits

      1.1

      Senior management

      1.0

      Culture and values

      1.0

      Work/Life balance

      Design Army has an employee rating of 1.1 out of 5 stars, based on 42 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there. The Design Army employee rating is 70% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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      42 reviews
      2.0
      7 Nov 2015

      Really wears you down

      Senior designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Working here will help your portfolio and your resume. You get to work on some great, creatively satisfying projects. Everyone around you is extremely talented. The name really says it all, it's a design boot camp.

      Cons

      - Shockingly high turnover rate. It's unusual for employees to stay longer than a year. - Openly hostile interactions between leadership, and between leadership and employees. Creates an uncomfortable working environment. - Employees are consistently expected to work free overtime, to the extent of being fearful for your job if you don't. - Compensation is considerably lower than other companies in the area. - Projects are not proofed before going to the client, often resulting in errors in print. - Very disorganized project management. - Little to no interaction between employee and client. Decisions are made blindly. - Clients have been lost due to poor working relationships. - Very behind on current web / digital practices. - Leadership's source of motivation is only to win awards.

      1.0
      16 Mar 2016

      Is it worth giving up your life for?

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The design aesthetic is very high. It is a great place to learn great design, but comes at a high cost.

      Cons

      Its hard to come up with anything new - read all the negative reviews here and believe them! LONG LONG hours expected. NO CLIENT INTERACTION! YELLING AND ARGUMENTS DAILY! ZERO WORK LIFE BALANCE! A VERY HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. A company meeting consists of owners lecturing and all designers cringing. Essentially you will be working a computer to fulfill someone else's design vision while being yelled at for 12 hours a day.

      1.0
      10 Mar 2016

      Nightmare

      Graphic designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The design team is incredibly talented and some of the projects turn into key portfolio pieces that will likely get published and win awards. You'll also become close with your fellow coworkers because you're all under extreme conditions that breed comradery. The environment will also make you tough. One year will teach you volumes about yourself and how to deal with high levels of pressure. The best skill you will learn is how to borrow inspiration and take it to a new place.

      Cons

      There is zero project management. Project timelines are arbitrary and will change at the owners whim. Be prepared for random internal meetings after 6:00pm and routine late nights. The average work day is 9:30am - 8:00pm and no one will thank you for working past 8, it's generally expected. The tension in the air palpable, mostly because the owners arguments are loud and frequent. Design briefs are verbal, very limited in helpful information and generally a loose interpretation of what clients really asked for. They have no idea what strategy really takes or how to implement it. Every projects direction is edgy, fashion, and not American in aesthetic.

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