Corbis: not selling art, you are selling widgets - Account Executive Corbis Employee Review

2.0
Nov 6, 2009
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Pros

Get to see lots of really cool photography like the Bettman Archive and art from top artists like Andy Warhol and Ben Watts.

Cons

In sales, you are selling an image number, not consulting people on images and design. You do not have any input into the creative process. If you are about to take a job in sales at Corbis and think you will be able to use some creative background, think twice. They are pretty cutthroat on hitting numbers. You get an assigned number of accounts that you are expected to grow.

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5.0
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Pros

Great Culture, Great Managers, excellent employee perks

Cons

long hours, demanding clients, job growth

4.0
Sep 20, 2024
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Pros

Amazingly friendly coworkers, great tech stack and opportunities to learn. SWEs have the opportunity to wear a lot of hats.

Cons

Management had some issues from what I heard, but I was always too busy developing and improving great products. It was a tough market with the ever-shrinking stock photography market, which was likely the reason for it's demise. If the developers working at Corbis had a more relevant market fit, the company would have soared.

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