Brainlabs reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(370 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 370 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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370 reviews
3.0
Aug 5, 2022
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Pros

Very good place to learn PPC as you will work with a lot of intelligent people. I have met some of my best friends at Brainlabs.

Cons

The culture is toxic and hyper obsessed with growth.

3.0
Jul 1, 2022

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Anonymous employee
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Pros

This company knows how to talk a good game and if you're interested in a path to higher titles and salary, there are plenty of opportunities. Most things are measured, which means it's easy to see what's working, what's not, and where you fall. Feedback is constantly solicited and constantly provided, and most of leadership will take an audience with any employee regardless of rank or tenure.

Cons

The leadership has a chasm of disconnect from their employees. There is a lot of talk about values and intention, but a consistent lack of corresponding action. The desire to create a "diverse" work front is rooted in optics and visibility. If you don't see or meet people who share your identity or affinity when applying, assume they're not there. The need to push the company's perceived value seems to be driving a lot of decisions.

3.0
Mar 25, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

You learn extremely quickly in the Brainlabs environment. There are constant trainings on everything from client communication, keeping up with the latest trends in digital marketing, and more. Facebook, Google, Bing reps and more are on hand to help. Really amazing support! Employee training will quickly put industry noobs at the top of their game and bring mid-level managers to the top! Tons of opportunities to become a thought leader (public speaking, blogging, etc.) The client roster is really great. Smart clients that make you think hard and strategize, but I never encountered an unhinged client in my time there. The sales team does a great job pre-qualifying clients to ensure they treat the team fairly. And if they don't, the client gets fired (which I witnessed once - a great testament to Brainlabs putting the team's mental health above the bottom line.)

Cons

Pay is fairly low but that's what you get in an agency environment. Benefits like occasional days off (in which many Brainlabs employees would spend catching up on work anyway) just don't make up for the intensity of the job. Upper management & HR do not fully understand or support the strain put on working parents in 2020-2021. Due to a heavy workload, almost all the employees I interacted with & managed worked at nights and weekends just to keep up with the demands of the job and our clients. Mangers know this and allow flexible hours which is great but promotes burnout. Almost no one in upper management has kids or childcare responsibilities which left mothers/fathers feeling alienated and many people with families quit during my time there. The culture promotes youth. A vast majority of employees are younger and even energetic folks felt burnt out. It's hard to keep up with the demands of the job.

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