Martin Agency Reviews

TMA is the only place in town and DAMN do they know it. They will overwork you, underpay you, and getting a promotion is akin to scaling Everest. As many reviewers have stated, there is also definitely an A-Team, though the inner circle seems to be more defined by lifers than actual talent. If you're not in, you never stand a chance here and often the people that weren't able to break in go on to be wildly succeed somewhere else, which shows a waste of talent. They also seem to value time at Martin (as in people who've never worked anywhere else) over industry experience, which is totally insane.

Upper management doesn't admit that the agency's woes are due to the lackluster creative product. They invest time and money in building culture rather than raising the creative bar and holding the talent to it. Morale is low, and most employees feel rudderless. Many people see this as a place to "retire," so you'll find creatives who have already proven themselves and aren't hungry to do the best work of their lives. No appetite for taking risks.