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      2.5

      22% would recommend to a friend

      (159 total reviews)

      Adam Bleibtreu

      Not enough data to show CEO approval

      22% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Diversity and inclusion

      2.5

      Culture and values

      2.5

      Senior management

      2.4

      Career opportunities

      2.3

      Compensation and benefits

      SmartBug Media has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 159 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The SmartBug Media employee rating is 33% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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      159 reviews
      1.0
      19 Dec 2017

      Do not allow growth, or even hope of growth.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      I had a job to help support my family, though it was a very stressful and tolling one.

      Cons

      Stuck where you are without any foreseeable growth in the company. Management is very cliquey and not very pleasant.

      1.0
      12 Nov 2021

      Don’t be fooled - go elsewhere

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Flexibility and work hours. Some good people left.

      Cons

      If you want a place where the ceo knows about reoccurring issues and sweeps them under the rug-this is your company! These 5 star reviews are all marketing tactics that the ceo asks you to do within a month of starting. Don’t be fooled. They do not staff appropriately for the amount of clients they give and will continue to make the same mistakes over and over.

      1.0
      5 Nov 2021

      SmartBug Media has been the worse experience of my career. Don’t waste your time here!

      Senior marketing manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      With all the chaos and lack of processes it’s pretty easy to stay under the radar if that’s what you are looking for. Not good for the clients, however.

      Cons

      Too many to list. The lack of structure makes for much longer workdays than necessary. The leadership is horrible. I am literally embarrassed FOR THEM for how horrible things are run there. Operations is a joke, everyone doing whatever they want creates a very disjointed experience for both employees and clients. Very much like high school with the mentality and cliques, they even have the mean girls. If you value yourself professionally do not waste your time here. There are so many agencies that provide a culture of learning and growth that would be a better career move. The culture at SmartBug is NOT what they portray it to be, it’s really just a marketing strategy.

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