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Metaleap Creative

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Family like environment with talented designers - Graphic Designer Metaleap Creative Employee Review

5.0
17 Jan 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Not sure why glassdoor doesn't allow for earlier date selection but i worked at Metaleap around 2008-2009. I started off as a intern (6-8 month internship) and was hired on full-time. Here are my thoughts: 1. I absolutely loved the team (even though it was very small back in 2008). There was always a good balance between a family type environment and a no nonsense creative agency type of feel. 2. Diverse work, anything from publication design to web design etc. 3. The management team never breathed down my neck to make things look a certain way, but rather pushed us to explore our creative thinking/execution while maintaining the style guide of a given product.

Cons

I absolutely enjoyed working at Metaleap and can't think of anything negative to mention.

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5.0
19 Nov 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Truly inspiring culture, people and work to be a part of on a daily basis. Safe environment - felt valued, seen and heard at every step.

Cons

Small agency mostly has its pros (things like feeling like everyone is family), but a con could be that there's not the exponential and "fast lane" career growth trajectory for yourself you may find elsewhere at a larger company.

1.0
23 Aug 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They have a few talented employees

Cons

This studio makes applicants do a "design test," which is essentially free work for them and their actual clients. They then make you sign a contract saying you can never use that work in your portfolio. They very clearly take advantage of young designers, and they think their studio is at the same level as something like Pentagram where people are desperate to work there. They have quite an air about them, and there's a weird dynamic between the husband and wife. Weird vibes all around.

Metaleap Creative Response
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By way of clarification, we may ask for a "design test" if we are not certain the person can do the work they are being hired to do. Unfortunately, people's resumes and portfolios are not always indicative of their actual work. When we do ask for a design test, it is often a brief from a previous project, just out of convenience, not new work for an existing client. Finally, of course we ask people not to show the work in their portfolios, specifically until the client has released the work themselves. We work on things that are not yet public, so it would be wrong for an employee, freelancer, or even the company itself to show the work before it is public—but every employee at Metaleap, past and present, shows work done here in their portfolios. I am sorry you thought I was "weird". I am not sure what that means exactly, but I clearly you were not happy during your brief time freelancing here. Thank you for your contributions to the work of the studio, and wherever you are now, I hope your career is going well. If you ever want to talk more about the content of your review, my response, or anything else, I welcome you to reach out.
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