Pros
Great work-life balance. Most people get in at 9am and leave at 5pm. Rarely a late night. Workspace and office is nice. AnswersMedia has unused space they rent out, so it’s nice talking to people who work for Cossette and Bamboo.
Cons
Like most employees, we want AnswersMedia to turn things around. The company has an identity crisis that needs to be solved — are we an agency or production company? Who are our clients? The CEO doesn’t have a vision and that is at the heart of the company’s problems. The company is so desperate to bring in sales that it’s chaotic. Additional cons include paying vendors and freelancers really late, limited resources for software upgrades (AVID) and hardware upgrades (cameras), sales team can’t get a straight answer on how to sell services, sometimes not enough work to keep busy, sales and CEO doesn’t understand digital, focus is on editing (from the CEO’s heyday) rather than graphics and animation and overall the thought processes and approaches of management are old fashioned. Many people are looking for another job or have left/been laid off. Not sure I would apply here unless things quickly turn around. Also ask to be paid up front if you’re a freelancer.