Creative Director - Anonymous employee Leo Burnett Employee Review

3.0
Mar 31, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Creativity is at the core of everything Leo Burnett does. Strong founder philosophy that survives to this day. Smartest people on the planet. Deep integration of technology to fuel creativity.

Cons

Going through plenty of change with new Chicago CEO Andrew Swinand, not all positive. (Glassdoor has Tom Bernardin as CEO, that is not current. Global CEO has been Rich Stoddart for more than a year.)

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

At the time, unmatched creative depending on team. Plenty of kind folks, most of which I gather are no longer there. Opportunity to work on bigger briefs, straddle new accounts, etc. based on your level on ambition. Pave your own way.

Cons

Many. Frozen promo cycles even after being formally recommended. No merit increase after year one. CCO at the time ignored internal issues and instead continually offered up the proverbial Kool-Aid. Long hours, like getting teams messages/requests at 10pm for a morning deadline. Plenty of ego and pressure to go around (depending on your team).

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