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HERENOW Creative

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Overworked, underpaid, non-creative work, no incentive to move up. - Anonymous employee HERENOW Creative Employee Review

1.0
12 Jan 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great work culture, friendly people, dog-friendly, beer, outdoor BBQ's in summer

Cons

Non-competitive salaries, no incentives to provide quality work, only ONE client is gone after, they take any kind of work regardless of quality, client demeanor or deadline. Project management is certainly favored over creative side of company, mostly due to owner not being a creative director or educated in that (which is unusual in creative agencies). Designers end up doing a large part of PM duties including client management, pricing, estimating and constant meetings and emails instead of brainstorming, researching, conception and producing files.

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HERENOW Creative Response
9y
Thank you for your review. We're sorry to hear you did not have a great experience. We appreciate the advice. I'm happy to talk further if you would like. You can reach me at 503.595.4590 or jeanne@herenowcreative.com. Best, Jeanne Brown HR Manager

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5.0
7 Apr 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good crew. Good support. No toxicity.

Cons

Pay wasn't stellar. Environmental task force was silly.

3.0
29 Mar 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They are a tried and true teamwork type of company. You will never not have someone come up to you at 5PM asking if you need any help before they leave for the day. My peers genuinely care about me in the workplace and wants everyone to succeed as a team, which is something new to me. A lot of the employees at the company have been working there for years, which proves loyalty, although most of which have families so a lot of people are "comfortable" here. Flexible work hours - if you have nothing to do, you can go home. There are people that come in after 9AM, which is fine with everyone. Nobody is there to babysit or micro-manage you. You get your hours in and your work done, that's it.

Cons

You are constantly churning out last-minute projects for Nike. Unfortunately, none of which are actual creative work - lots of resizing images, creating decks and moving things into production. There's no challenge. Some of upper management plays favorites, which can determine how much more work you have to do compared to your colleagues. If you're hoping to make friends in the workplace, this company is not for you. As mentioned, a lot of the employees have families, therefore this is not a "true" agency atmosphere. Happy Hours after work hours are nonexistent.

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HERENOW Creative Response
7y
Thank you for the feedback. I'm happy to hear you feel supported by your coworkers, although you bring up some good points that HERENOW can look to improve in 2019. We did recently make some big changes to our PTO program. We feel these changes have made us more competitive within the Portland market, but I'm open to discussing any improvements that can still be made. I would love the opportunity to talk further about your feedback. You can reach me at 503.595.4590 or jeanne@herenowcreative.com. Best, Jeanne Brown HR Manager
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