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AKQA

Acquired by WPP

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Exciting place (maybe lacks a bit of depth) - User Experience Designer AKQA Employee Review

4.0
Feb 15, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Great name Impressive client list Interesting people Super snazzy offices All the latest technology and opportunities to experiment with it Reasonable hours (except for the night before pitches)

Cons

Projects can be a little bit rapid and shallow, prevent you from going too deep into a problem. Somehow this affects the sort of people there, really great and convincing and outgoing but maybe also lacking in a little depth?

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5.0
Mar 13, 2026
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Pros

solid people, remote work, good work

Cons

company is a little lost at the moment. struggling with profitability

3.0
Jul 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Design and Strategy teams on the west coast in 2021-2023 incredibly smart and strong in their craft. Overall it is hard not to be impressed with the output and some of what the brand can produce

Cons

NY and DC teams were unpleasant. Competitive fearful vibe compared to other creative and tech industries I have been in. My guess is because everything is based on what accounts and projects they can capture and during this time tech accounts were pulling out of further business as their markets slowed. WPP (the parent company) began lay offs and shuttered whole agencies exasperating this.

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