Is Ogilvy a good company to work for?

Ogilvy has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 5,398 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 58% of employees would recommend working at Ogilvy to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Ogilvy have been left by employees working as Intern , Associate and Project Manager .

Does Ogilvy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ogilvy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ogilvy. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ogilvy?

58% of Ogilvy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ogilvy 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ogilvy?

Account Executive (285) , Account Manager (184) , Intern (147) , Account Director (117) , Art Director (109) , Copywriter (90) , Creative Director (79) , Account Supervisor (71) , Senior Account Executive (70) , Project Manager (59) , Internship (54) , Strategist (48) , Graphic Designer (45) , Senior Account Manager (42) , Senior Art Director (41)

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

"Lots of great people with amazing creative potential willing to go above and beyond their craft to deliver good work." ((in 541 reviews)); "Great culture and passion for good work" ((in 288 reviews)); "Learn a lot from working with great corporate clients and teams" ((in 141 reviews)); "Interesting work and great colleagues" ((in 116 reviews)); "good benefits and health card" ((in 91 reviews))

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

"no work life balance at all (have to work on weekends and gets whatsapp texts after 10pm)" ((in 165 reviews)); "low pay and very stressing" ((in 163 reviews)); "Long hours and can feel like you're learning on your own instead of being guided" ((in 139 reviews)); "Fake fun HR activities to hide their poor management." ((in 111 reviews)); "Working late hours because of proper lack of scope" ((in 90 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ogilvy layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Ogilvy locations?

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Ogilvy reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(3,657 total reviews)

Devika Bulchandani

73% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

3.0

Compensation and benefits

Ogilvy has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,657 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ogilvy 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

4K reviews

4.0

Oct 10, 2008

Good First Job

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working for Ogilvy gives young grads the ability to get very good hands on early training. The pay is decent and the work is interesting. You also get lots of discounts and free goodies which can make up for the salary. Lunch is partially paid for.

Cons

Long hours, conservative clients who don't want to take risks. There is very high staff turnover and everyone seems to want to get out.

4.0

Oct 3, 2008

Great place to work, but only as good as you make it

Account director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Upper management is responsive and competent, they have big name clients, excellent formal training, the large size of the company allows for many opportunities to try new clients, functions, locations, etc.

Cons

Salaries tend to be less competitive than comparable firms, the company tends to be too reactive to economic downturns or industry fads, office space is depressing, not good at giving timely feedback to employees

4.0

Oct 3, 2008

Great familial atmosphere, lots of camaraderie, downside is the fuddy duddy roster of clients

Accounts planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company's imbued with a real sense of warmth and friendliness. Has a great sense of community and is bursting with camaraderie. The openness and wholesale lack of ego mean it often feels more like a family than a firm. The firm is huge, so awash with global opportunities if you know where to look. Its big, blue-chip big clients mean the company has a greater stability than many other ad agencies. Its 360 approach mean that there are also opportunities to change role and client quite often, if you have the aptitude. Generally a gentle, lovely place to work.

Cons

Its upside is also its downside. It friendly, familial attitude is partly the result of its comfortable position as an established brand with a solid roster of clients. This comfortable position means the company can tend towards the complacent. Its mainly conservative, blue-chip clients mean it's also less able to do creative work, as a result of which, ambitious creatives can quickly get frustrated by seeing their edgiest work constantly rejected. The friendliness of the company is partly a result of the lack of competitiveness amongst the employees, which is partly the result of the rather sleepy atmosphere of the place and the glacial pace of change.

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