7digital Reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

Paul Langworthy

100% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

7digital has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The 7digital employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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31 reviews
1.0
30 Jun 2020

An absolute mess of a business

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Pros

No pressure to do anything. Easy life to a large extent.

Cons

The new CEO is a lightweight. Was COO when the company fell apart under Simon Cole so just a continuation of the incompetent management. A yes man to the new owners who have no credibility (other business is also failing). The company has been so poorly run for so long that it is going to run out of cash (again) and fail. Losing customers and customers failing mean business is not viable.

5.0
2 Mar 2017
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Pros

The coffee machine is the best I've ever used. It's a barista machine! The work/life balance is fantastic. Very social and staff and very approachable and friendly. Lots of after work drinks, at work drinks on a Friday and everything in between. The culture is very positive. If someone makes a mistake there is no witch-hunt. Learning is through talking, planning, drawing and making sure we progress. I've made mistakes and held my hand up and explain what went wrong and we move forward. Quite transparent senior management team. It does need to be improved but they are aware of this and something that will only get better. You do need to be the person that can get on with their work without people telling you what to do at every step. If you come from a very project manager focused, top down heavy background you may struggle, but the people that work at 7d like working there because you have the freedom and capacity to do your job, and not just be a typist for what someone in the business wants. You can real effect, real change and while your work is mostly lead by what the business wants or needs to do, you choose how to do that, not a non-technical person barking at you to type (as has been some of my experience in other companies)

Cons

2016 was a bit wobbly for 7d. A few errors where made here and there and the senior management team had to do some back peddling and some soul searching. Their biggest competitor went under though which just goes to show how difficult the industry they work in is. It's a young company, in a very difficult industry and everyone in the music industry is still finding the feet and predict the future. If anything 2016 was needed. They could have handled it better in some ways, but that's why we look back and learn, then move forward with new knowledge. I had no real cons when working there. Sometimes two halves of the business didn't communicate as much as needed. The Tech and the Business side of the business could be working towards the same goal but not talking to each other. Both sides I believe where as bad as each other and both to blame. Simon Cole (the CEO) did realise this in my opinion and tried hard, more then I've seen any CEO ever do, to work out what was wrong. There is still work to do on this front, but steps are being taken to resolve this issue.

5.0
11 Jan 2021
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Pros

When I started a year ago, I was really impressed by the focus on continuous technical improvement and teamwork. Then Covid hit, and I have been so grateful for the incredibly understanding, flexible and communicative approach to working remotely, dealing with family commitments and various other Covid issues.

Cons

I think this year has been a tough transition for all companies, learning to work remotely and thi can be hard when dealing with technical issues. However, after some rough learning curves, it started to really flow and be effective. The business went through a tough time a year ago, and that was difficult for all - but the big new clients ( like Triller and another monster about to be named), new deals, new contracts and boost in share price has really been a significant turnaround for all involved.

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