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AKQA

Acquired by WPP

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So bad - Anonymous employee AKQA Employee Review

1.0
Nov 25, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Access to the Nike employee store for cheaper gear

Cons

so many massive egos on low quality talent in creative, no interesting projects that last more than a month, account management people who barely even grasp the concept of digital, project management leadership that seems to stamp their feet, pout and sulk to try and get their own way, a tech team that's gone from 9 to 4 in less than a year, and business development that's developed little or no new business. The leadership of the office is terrible, no vision, no plan, just seemingly hanging on to doing Nike decks and social work forever. No culture, a lot of the people there are very young so their idea of culture is kicking a soccer ball around the office annoying everyone else.

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Pros

solid people, remote work, good work

Cons

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3.0
Jul 2, 2026
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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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