ICM Partners Reviews

3.2

59% would recommend to a friend

(173 total reviews)
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Chris Silbermann

57% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

ICM Partners has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 173 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ICM Partners employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, entertainment and recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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173 reviews
3.0
10 Sept 2017

A powerful agency that lacks vision & innovation

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

+Anyone who is lucky enough to get "in the mailroom" at a top 4 talent agency (CAA, WME, UTA, or ICM) has hit the jackpot. If you put in 1-2 years of solid work for a respected agent, and learn the in's and out's of Hollywood, then you'll have a much better chance of getting any job you want in the biz - including for top level agency clients! +Beautiful offices and celebrities walking through +You feel like you're in the center of it all +Prestige

Cons

+Povery-level wages that make it impossible to live on - except if you come from a family who can send support = lack of both racial and socio-economic diversity +Back-stabbing "shark-like" culture = extreme stress and you're constantly wondering who you can trust +Long hours +Agents treat you like a servant for the first 3 months until you prove yourself +Foul language +Sexist and misogynist comments +As a woman, you have to work 10x harder to prove yourself in a world where men rule +Male-dominated, frat-boy culture +ICM seems to represent all the aging talent in Hollywood vs the new talent

2.0
17 Dec 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Although they have trouble with follow through, the higher ups make it a point to say they are going to do more to be inclusive of women and POC. They also try to keep it from feeling like a toxic work environment but could do more about the several abusive agents that they employ.

Cons

HR is owned by the agents, so assistants have no one to go to when they are mistreated by their bosses. Most assistants end up working for free because they refuse to allow overtime and if an assistant does use it, partners go to their boss who then turns and yells at them so that they'll just stop clocking in. ICM is also silent when agents are abusive towards their assistants, so while they say they are one of the least-toxic agencies to work for, they still employ some of the worst people I have ever met.

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