Edelman Reviews

I have been working at Edelman full-time for more than a year

Pros – Throw you in at the deep and and allow you space to grow

Cons – Excessive hours, will screw you on salary given a chance.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Edelman full-time for more than a year

Pros – Independent
Family oriented
Leading the way in PR/Public Engagement

Cons – UK has been without a CEO for some time. This is now due to change.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Edelman full-time for less than a year

Pros – - Some really great clients
- Decent holiday benefits (start on 20 days holiday (rising to 25) + 1/2 day around bank holidays + days off between Xmas and New Year + Birthday day
- Smart and innovative colleagues
- Good training

Cons – - The pay for junior staff is really poor
- People can be overlooked for promotion as MDs are just so busy and don't get much time to interact with junior staff
- The hours are long - which would be much more palatable if they pay was better
- The tasks can be thankless, boring and monotonousness for junior staff

Advice to Senior Management – - Pay your junior staff something they can actually survive on

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Edelman as an intern for less than a year

Pros – collaborative environment
creative
fun
great perks
high budget clients

Cons – long hours
very fast pace

Advice to Senior Management – doing a great jon

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Edelman

Pros – Global agency with incredible list of clients. Great people, all of whom are very competent and driven. It is fun and full of young people. There is a real push for people to learn and take on as much responsibility as they feel fit.

Cons – Resourcing is a constant problem. As with all agencies, the salaries are not high especially if they are put in relation to the number of hours spent in the office.

Advice to Senior Management – Pay more attention to people. Winning new business is only one part of a successful company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Edelman

Pros – Fantastic opportunities to work with some great consumer and corporate brands on interesting projects, very capable management at all levels, decent pay, days in lieu offered readily for working long hours or on the weekend, and a clearly articulated company vision bringing the company together.

Cons – Employees often work long hours, not a great pension scheme, quite a top heavy structure - there is a lack of junior support staff, and senior staff often have difficulty in pushing back on clients resulting in unrealistic deadlines and over servicing.

Advice to Senior Management – Move to a bit more of a pyramid structure where there is a decent number of junior support staff, and try pushing back on clients. We should be offering strategic counsel and not necessarily doing every single thing they ask us to do.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Edelman

Pros – they have got a great eye for detail, high standards, offer opportunities to grow,

Cons – as a very junior employee, I was exhausted, long hours are expected. I had just started and yet they do not give staff teething time to settle in, one feels they are already being discussed at the coffee table by peers/ managers. Some of the tasks are very dull and they pounce on juniors with free time to get their tasks done. seemed a bit cuthroat in some instances. Cliquey. There are people there in their early 30s who have been there since their early twenties and probably on over inflated salaries, very nervous that juniors should pull their weight.
The economic downturn has made them nervous. Shame I left as I learnt a lot of good stuff but in the long run...it was not a good fit in terms of lifestyle or long run feel good organisation with a creative thought process and supportive learning culture at its heart.

Advice to Senior Management – be more flexible, and supportive of juniors. Strip top level of so many overpaid managers. actually let staff leave at 5.30. They might actually be more creative. There was an element of big brother is watching which annoyed me. One had to report their every movement to the entire dept and junior staff are often managed by very young staff themselves who are insecure and put undue pressure on their subordinates.

I have been working at Edelman

Pros – Great perks, promotion opportunities, global relocation available.

Cons – Longer hours, but flexibility makes up for it.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Edelman

Pros – Great clients tackling major issues; a culture of innovation; focus on personal professional development; collaborative approach; friendly environment. And the new London offices are fantastic.

Cons – Work life balance is poor, especially for the best people; slightly obsessed with all things digital, but the firm is a market leader in this space so they do have the right to feel proud about that

Advice to Senior Management – Nothing specific; senior management is generally in touch with the business and manages the organisation well

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Edelman full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – People, process, products, places. We have smart people; sound, documented approaches; innovative offerings; and offices in 67 cities throughout the world. There's a lot of opportunity with Edelman.

Cons – Little overhead. It's probably why we are so profitable, but it weighs heavy on PR staff.

Advice to Senior Management – Strike a better balance of billable/non-billable work for senior PR staff. In other words, senior people are expected to do a lot of administrative work (staffing, resource allocation, new business, budgeting, financial management, training, other non-billable initiatives, etc.) and not sacrifice client work to get it done. It is incredibly difficult as there are only 24 hours in a day. And most aren't motivated by all the administrative work, but rather would like to spend more time focusing on clients.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend