Friendly team atmosphere with travel opportunities, but job insecurity - Web Developer AKQA Employee Review

3.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice working spot and good peers. People are friendly and do team building quite often. We have a chance to travel to Auckland with one night's hotel covered once a year. Work is flexible.

Cons

You just need a call from the boss, then you could be on the restructure list. You need to try very hard to get promoted, or be very talented and know how to show yourself.

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people are why you work there.

Cons

There were some rough hires before I left

3.0
2 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Design and Strategy teams on the west coast in 2021-2023 incredibly smart and strong in their craft. Overall it is hard not to be impressed with the output and some of what the brand can produce

Cons

NY and DC teams were unpleasant. Competitive fearful vibe compared to other creative and tech industries I have been in. My guess is because everything is based on what accounts and projects they can capture and during this time tech accounts were pulling out of further business as their markets slowed. WPP (the parent company) began lay offs and shuttered whole agencies exasperating this.

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