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?

"The people I had the opportunity to work with are smart, innovative, collaborative, helpful, and friendly." ((in 21 reviews)); "Very smart team members." ((in 18 reviews)); "Great benefits and unlimited PTO" ((in 15 reviews)); "Competitive Pay" ((in 10 reviews)); "Some of the best team members who all bring different strengths." ((in 7 reviews))

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

"If the CEO was able to work you 24/7, he would." ((in 12 reviews)); "based culture is toxic." ((in 11 reviews)); "Conservative leadership." ((in 8 reviews)); "This behavior explains why Directive has frequent layoffs and hiring pushes, often simultaneously." ((in 5 reviews)); "The only con that I can come up with is no health benefits (yet) and sometimes we are office snack stash runs empty." ((in 5 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

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.

5.0

Jan 4, 2023

amazing place to work

Seo account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

amazing enviroment to work goog payment unlimited pto

Cons

work is a little bithard

Directive Response

3y

Thank you for your feedback about your experience so far. Agency work is hard, and we hold ourselves to very high standards here at Directive. If there is anything I or any other member of the People Operations team can do to help, please know we're only a Slack or Zoom call away. - Mel Dale, Head of People Operations

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