Pros
I was hired in June of 2010 as a "Video Production Specialist" which is a misnomer to start with, as I never worked WITH and video. My job was to write audio commercial copy for :15, :30 & :60 seconds ads that run on yellowbook.com. The audio tracks are sent to INDIA to be paired with cheap stock photos of doctors, lawyers, plumbers etc., with predictably hilarious results. One of my co-workers did a job for an auto parts store, and one of the words used in the script was "hoses"; the video actually went to the client with a couple of pictures of HORSES! Only a small handfull of the employees had ever actually recorded a voiceover, so the quality is, predictably, awful. The ONLY reason I keep working here is the insurance coverage. It's BC/BS, and I didn't have insurance for the last two years, so this is the ONLY positive. Well, they DO have free coffee.
Cons
The "cons" list is almost endless; NONE of the managers in the "creative" department have ANY experience in ad agencies, production facilities, radio or TV. The ONLY thing Adworks cares about is "measurable output". The managers keep inventing new ways to "grade" what should be a creative process with an ever dizzying array of Excel Spreadsheets. In spite of my 20 + years experience in audio production, I was just re-assigned to the Website Writing Department. I have NO experience or interest in this position, but never fear, I don't need to know HTML or any other web-ready processing; ALL our work is done thru pre-written "site scripts" that need a "cut & paste" approach.
