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.