Is Leo Burnett a good company to work for?

Leo Burnett has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 2,098 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Leo Burnett to a friend and 59% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Leo Burnett have been left by employees working as Intern , Senior Art Director and Senior Account Executive .

Does Leo Burnett pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Leo Burnett employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Leo Burnett. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Leo Burnett?

73% of Leo Burnett employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Leo Burnett 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Leo Burnett?

Art Director (87) , Account Executive (80) , Copywriter (64) , Account Manager (52) , Creative Director (43) , Graphic Designer (36) , Senior Art Director (35) , Account Director (34) , Intern (30) , Account Supervisor (23) , Brand Services Associate (21) , Project Manager (19) , Associate Creative Director (18) , Senior CopyWriter (18) , Assistant Account Executive (17)

What are the pros of working at Leo Burnett according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and make you feel lucky to work with such brilliant people!" ((in 229 reviews)); "Great benefits and generous paid holidays." ((in 67 reviews)); "great team, so supportive and creative, it's awesome!" ((in 37 reviews)); "Great colleagues what makes a great place to work" ((in 21 reviews)); "Nice office in a good location" ((in 19 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Leo Burnett according to real employee reviews?

"Extremely stressful and no work/life balance" ((in 69 reviews)); "A lot of work and low salary" ((in 68 reviews)); "Depending on a brand you work for you may need to work long hours a lot and you would not get over time payment." ((in 55 reviews)); "Low pay compared to working in tech or client side" ((in 47 reviews)); "Poor management: involves gaslighting, trying to take credit for your work, throwing you under the bus for their errors" ((in 46 reviews))

What are employees saying about Leo Burnett layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Leo Burnett layoffs and their outlook for job security at Leo Burnett in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Leo Burnett locations?

Chicago , Detroit , Troy , New York , San Francisco , Seattle , Boston , Los Angeles , Miami , Evanston , Ammon , Saint Louis , Georgetown , Raleigh , Dallas , San Juan , Newport Beach , Monroe , California , Lecanto , West Valley City , Kansas City

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Leo Burnett reviews

3.6

73% would recommend to a friend

(1,490 total reviews)

Andrew Swinand

67% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Work/Life balance

Leo Burnett has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,490 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Leo Burnett employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Aug 13, 2020

Creative Black Hole

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can easily find a place to park your car.

Cons

Jeez, where do I start! This agency is a walk back in time, not to the golden years of advertising but to the 1930s. It's completely driven by GM (their only client) and don't they let the agency know it! It suffers from a master/servant relationship that agencies have when they service just one client. And because of this, there is a pervasive culture of fear. Because the clients are so conservative and terrified, this makes the agency the exact same way, where client and agency feel one and the same. There are also managers at LBD who no passion for creative and have no interest in ideas. It's all about good meetings.

4.0

Mar 15, 2019

Starting to decline under new management

"executive director, sales and business development"

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many, many great people work there. The benefits are good and the vacation policy is very generous.

Cons

Seems to be shrinking with a number of layoffs happening on a regular basis.

3.0

Jan 12, 2018

You will give your life for your career. And they will expect it.

Creative director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, on occasion, a christmas party that hasn't been litigated out of existence yet. They hire good people, some feel compelled to stay.

Cons

Every account in general run like a sweatshop. Useless old white management they are trying to change but is immovable in the field offices. Rampant drug and alcohol abuse. Alcoholism is extremely common and is codified as part of the corporate culture. Agency losses are constant and made up for by free work from existing employees until they too quit. If you're new, this is going to be you too. The agency suffers from an overall rudderless management scheme for years in which sexual predators, alcoholics, professional jerks and the generally useless survive every purge but lower level employees are sacked without reviews.

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