Mediaocean reviews

4.2

87% would recommend to a friend

(599 total reviews)
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Bill Wise

92% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Mediaocean has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 599 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Mediaocean employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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599 reviews
4.0
May 1, 2018

OPS

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great working environment, collaborative team

Cons

Need work OT sometimes but not too bad

3.0
Apr 12, 2018

Great Company, Some departments more limited than others

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The culture and people are awesome. The perks are great, and the benefits are decent.

Cons

Limited mobility depending on your department. Salaries are low, below industry standard in most cases. So are pay increases so to advance financially or in career you will likely have to move on after a year or so. Some of the executive staff have an attitude that their needs and wants are more important, so the little people often get overlooked.

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Mediaocean Response
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Greetings and thank you for your response. We highly value feedback from our employees, as our leadership team is committed to making Mediaocean an exceptional place to work. This year, in demonstration of that commitment, I and other leaders will be responding to select Glassdoor reviews. This change allows us to further engage with former and current employees on issues that people feel strongly about. Your voice is important, and we are happy to respond to the variety of anonymous employee feedback sources (employee engagement surveys, feedback bins in the kitchen, etc.), which now includes the Glassdoor platform. I certainly agree that our culture and people here are awesome, the perks are great, and our benefits get better and better every year. As such, I am surprised and sorry to hear that you feel some executives have portrayed an attitude of superiority. We deeply cherish our open and collaborative environment, where everyone (including our CEO) sits in an open space. I have to admit, that took a little getting used to for me when I joined the firm, but now I see the value! I would appreciate the opportunity to meet with you confidentially to hear about your experiences. If there are examples of this happening, I can assure you this unwelcomed behavior will be corrected immediately. You can e-mail me any time at BWolf@mediaocean.com, or stop by my desk in Chicago or New York (where I visit about once a month.)
1.0
Mar 15, 2018

Ineffective Management Team(s)

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Mediaocean is essentially a monopoly of the agency side back office buying management systems after the merger of 2 companies in 2012. You will learn the industry if you are put on the right team.

Cons

Vista Equity Partners acquired a majority stake in Mediaocean n 2015. Since that point the corporate culture was radically changed from the founder's vision. Managment is ineffectual as they know how to somewhat drive "sales" to provide growth performance to VEP but many acquisitions seemed to be failures in the end. Additionally, newer senior and mid level management don't know how to build a cohesive team. Very poor moral in the company across many different teams. There are some bright spots, but they are few.

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