Does Directive pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Directive employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Directive. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Directive?

33% of Directive employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Directive 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Directive?

Account Manager (9) , Paid Media Strategist (8) , SEO Specialist (7) , Senior Paid Media Strategist (7) , Specialist (4) , Strategist (4) , Associate Director (3) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (3) , Senior Account Strategist (3) , Anonymous (2) , Anonymous Employee (2) , Client Services (2) , Consultant (2) , Digital Designer (2) , Director (2)

What are the pros of working at Directive according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and benefits here" ((in 21 reviews)); "Very smart team members." ((in 17 reviews)); "good benefits" ((in 15 reviews)); "growth opportunities" ((in 10 reviews)); "competitive pay" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Directive according to real employee reviews?

"based culture is toxic." ((in 11 reviews)); "If the CEO was able to work you 24/7, he would." ((in 10 reviews)); "Claims of transparency about incredibly positive business health, but constant layoffs." ((in 8 reviews)); "Conservative leadership." ((in 7 reviews)); "He also announced that if you take 3 weeks every year it will and I QUOTE "it will look bad on you". 3 weeks of mental/physical vacay A YEAR will look bad on you, but you were just offering unlimited PTO?! Well, if that doesn't just say everything about management... but wait!" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Directive layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Directive layoffs and their outlook for job security at Directive in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Directive locations?

Irvine , Austin , San Diego , Costa Mesa , Dallas , Minneapolis , Los Angeles , Orange

Directive reviews

2.8

33% would recommend to a friend

(151 total reviews)

Garrett Mehrguth

36% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

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Directive has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 151 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Directive employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

151 reviews

3.0

Mar 28, 2023

Good Starter Company

Revenue operations intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent teams. Good opportunities and benefits.

Cons

Leadership can give mixed messages about company direction

Directive Response

3y

Thank you for your feedback. We’re thrilled to hear you liked the people, the opportunities, and the benefits at Directive! I also see in your Cons that we can give "mixed messages" about the company's direction. I understand how it can seem that way when we have a hunger for innovation and results. I appreciate you sharing this and I’m hopeful that our new annual planning and KPIs will give clearer direction going forward.

4.0

Mar 7, 2023

Good company with great peers. Smart people work here.

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great group of marketing experts. Company invests in their team and they care about the humans they hire.

Cons

New programs are not given a decent chance to prove themselves before they change direction - pivot too quickly.

Directive Response

3y

Thank you for your feedback - without it we’re not able to improve in the areas that have the most impact. As we’ve grown we too have realized we need to give programs more time before we evaluate their success, as such, this year we have moved to annual planning which means OKRs, and our company goals are going to be evaluated on a trimester basis in relation to the overall annual goal. Our intention with this change is to allow more time to see the fruits of our labor. We hope this change is felt by you and the company at large.

4.0

Feb 1, 2023

very good to me

Creative copywriter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Managing, teaching the basics to starting

Cons

not much other than pay

Directive Response

3y

Thank you for your feedback. If you have anything else to share, the People Operations team is always a call, or message away.

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Good company with great peers. Smart people work here.

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