Brainlabs reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(369 total reviews)

Daniel Gilbert

66% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Brainlabs has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 369 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Brainlabs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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369 reviews
5.0
Apr 3, 2019

I love it

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Pros

Great culture - huge emphasis on having perks to suit everyone and collaborative approach to all work Incredibly smart people are here - making work stimulating and you truly 'learn everyday' Challenges enabling us to thrive - with a fast growing company we have a lot of challenges/opportunities keeping us on our toes Supportive management - available and experienced.

Cons

Need to show initiative and be flexible due to nature of industry and growth of Brainlabs. Doesn't suit everyone.

3.0
Feb 27, 2019

Gradual decline

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Pros

- Amazingly smart, friendly and competent people - Free food and exercise classes - Good exposure early on and responsibility (can sometimes be a bad thing, though) - HR are approachable - Good culture of feedback and reviewing progress.

Cons

During my time there, I gradually witnessed a large number of management leave, with no one replacing them. Instead, others were left to fill the void, often without training. AMs are pushed into AD positions when they are not yet qualified or experienced enough, leading to chaotic/non-existent management (hardly surprising). While the salaries might be market-rate (as they claim), they in no way represent the amount of responsibility or client budgets you are responsible for. If you want to attract and keep smart people, this needs to be addressed urgently. I was frequently over-worked, and the only solution to this was new grads. While they are usually great, it takes more of your (already stretched) time to train them up and get them to a point where they're autonomous enough to help with the workload. They desperately needed experienced hires to help with this common issue! New Biz were not held accountable for promises they made during the pitch process. They frequently pitched unattainable or non-existent things which the account teams were left to deal with after on-boarding. It's easy for them to sell the world when they are not accountable for delivery.

4.0
Feb 13, 2019

Great learning experience

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Pros

The people are some of the most intelligent, friendly and competent I've met. In every other organisation in which I've worked, I've met plenty of people incapable of sufficiently carrying out even the basic of their responsibilities. I'm yet to meet a single person at Brainlabs who doesn't fulfil these requirements. The vast majority go well beyond that. In addition, I've found the value of collaboration not just to be a marketing gimmick, but very much an actuality. The ability to learn a huge range of skills happens remarkably quickly. You'll be able to manage almost all aspects of a smaller account within a few months. The job leaves you feeling capable of handling a full range of tasks. The work we do is some of the best in the industry and the processes in place make it quite possible to deliver real value for clients. There are great opportunities for progression. It is quite possible to become an account director within a year and into more senior management quickly afterwards.

Cons

The salary is not inline with the difficultly of the job and the abilities of employees. People are frequently offered jobs with twice the salary (many turn it down). This is somewhat by design, the company does require employees to stay for significant periods of time and there are large number of people in junior management who would happily take more senior roles if people were to leave. In any case, retention doesn't seem to be a major problem. Ultimately, if you're good enough to work at Brainlabs you can probably get paid more elsewhere. It not always the most interesting or fulfilling work, but that's probably not dissimilar from any job in marketing.

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