Mediaocean reviews

One con to Mediaocean is that compensation can be below industry standard. I can only speak for my personal experience, but a candidate with my years of experience, skills, and education could easily be making $5k-$10k+ more elsewhere. You have to keep in mind, though, that some of the benefits (like the flexible work schedule) can make this a non-issue for some. Another con is slow career growth for some. As I wrote above, every single person at Mediaocean works hard, but I saw some people make several jumps in title in a short amount of time, and others that I thought deserved a promotion be passed on. Added to this problem is that there is not a clear career map for most positions, which makes the promotion and compensation process extremely vague.

Pay is lower than average and promotions/raises are essentially non-existent. Annual salary increases are higher than average but not usually enough to correspond with experience gained over several years. Turn over is high as people tend to leave around the two-year mark for jobs with better pay and/or career growth. Career growth can be a problem and it wasn't really discussed with me. My role lacked advancement which is one of the main reasons I left. Teams tend to be spread out throughout the various office, so you tend to only interact via online or by phone. This can also be a problem for getting recognized by upper management if you're outside the New York office since the majority of them work out of the NYC office. Mediaocean owns many software systems, which can be a problem if your team is small. It can be difficult to be knowledgeable about how each software works if you’re working on a multitude of platforms.