Essence Overview
3.9★- www.essenceglobal.com
- San Francisco, United States
- 1001 to 5000 Employees
- 16 Locations
- Type: Company - Public
- Founded in 2005
- Revenue: $2 to $5 billion (USD)
- Advertising & Public Relations
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Friendly Team Good culture Good pay
Cons
Progression is slow Flex work beingtakenaway
Essence Interviews
Business Director Interview
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Company Updates

Essential Mali Wuestenhagen, a Senior media director at Essence's Seoul office, has been named a Campaign Asia Woman to Watch! "Within three months of joining Essence in February 2020, Wuestenhagen led the strategic direction and learning agenda for their major client during a business review, winning over the client leadership with her ambitions to elevate the agency’s digital proficiency." Congratulations to Mali and the other women recognized. Head to Campaign Asia for more.

Congratulations to Essence's global head of experience Garrick Schmitt on being named one of Adweek's Creative 100 for his work to bring user-centric thinking to advertising and helping to break down the barriers between media and creativity.
Essence Awards & Accolades
- People Who Make Advertising Great, 4A's, 2017
- Top 10 Programmatic Agencies, AdExchanger, 2017
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What is the salary like at Essence?
...Great culture, competitive salary, lots of extra curricular, good people...
10 May 2022
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