Good first career job - Web/Graphic Designer Madden Media Employee Review

2.0
30 Aug 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I had this job right out of college and it was good for that. I learned a little bit about how to work in the real world, how to deal with difficult coworkers, how to manage my projects.

Cons

The first year was great but the longer I worked there the more I learned about the drama; how the managers played favorites; the fact that creativity isn't as valued as they say it is. Whenever someone in your department quits, don't expect them to hire someone to cover their work load, expect to be splitting their workload with the rest of your team. Soon you'll be down to 2 people in you team and each of you is doing the work of 3 people and you're still expected to get it done within your 40 hours each week. If you're not a suck up employee then don't expect to get recognition or be able to work on projects that you want to work on. Don't expect to get much in the line of raises, no matter how hard you work, or be able to move up in the company. Madden is very good at paying the bare minimum while asking the world and then some of it's employees.

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5.0
1 Jul 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great agency to work at. The culture is highly positive and collaborative. The client roster is robust, and the work is exciting. Leadership is very transparent with the entire company about goals and the current state of the business.

Cons

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3.0
19 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Work from home -unlimited PTO -cool coworkers -fun projects

Cons

-underpaid and overworked -terrible communication -lack of support or advancement -you get blamed for things that weren’t your fault -unorganized files, briefs, and projects -if you don’t over perform by overworking yourself they will punish you

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