Does Area 23 pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Area 23 employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Area 23. This rating has decreased by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Area 23?

64% of Area 23 employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Area 23 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Area 23?

Account Executive (15) , Account Supervisor (15) , Account Director (9) , Associate Creative Director (7) , Group Art Supervisor (7) , Integrated Producer (6) , Art Director (5) , Account Manager (4) , Anonymous (4) , Associate Integrated Producer (4) , Group Copy Supervisor (4) , Senior CopyWriter (4) , Art Supervisor (3) , Assistant Account Executive (3) , Creative Director (3)

What are the pros of working at Area 23 according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits such as WFH and FTO." ((in 14 reviews)); "Very kind and creative team." ((in 13 reviews)); "Culture was great." ((in 9 reviews)); "Amazing support and leadership." ((in 9 reviews)); "Decent coworkers" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Area 23 according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and cumbersome process" ((in 13 reviews)); "Little to none work life balance." ((in 10 reviews)); "Low pay and minimal to no raises" ((in 9 reviews)); "Long hours are standard." ((in 5 reviews)); "Agency priorities defy logic: angry emails from management about completing surveys, a steady stream of emails about awards we won, but virtually no ability to hire new staff or bring in freelance support and training is of the "throw them in the deep end" variety." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Area 23 redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Area 23 redundancy and their outlook for job security at Area 23 in 2026.

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3.3

64% would recommend to a friend

(227 total reviews)

Tim Hawkey

86% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity and inclusion

3.3

Culture and values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

Area 23 has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 227 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Area 23 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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227 reviews

3.0

9 May 2026

Solid leadership but limited creative growth opportunities

Acd/copywriter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Leadership is consistent with Tim H still in charge post Omnicom takeover. Clear communication from agency leadership, which is nice, considering Omincom "town halls" are just suits spouting buzzwords. If you are billable, it looks for now like you won't be fired. Just keep in mind you are a row on a spreadsheet and stay 100% billable every f-ing day and you'll be ok. Work life balance is ok, as there is are good efforts made to adequately staff the work and control client overreach.

Cons

Everyone's a VP. A select cadre maintain a tight grip on creative work. Quality is maintained, but surprisingly not a great place to grow creatively unless you are one of the "chosen." You need a thick skin in terms of your creative work.

4.0

8 May 2026

Strong capabilities hindered by siloed work

Group art supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Full service agency with stacked capabilities built into agency infrastructure

Cons

- work stream can feel silo’d - upper management isn’t proactive with raises and promotions

2.0

1 May 2026

Tim is still in charge, but no work-life balance

Associate creative director, vp

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Tim is still in charge

Cons

Believe the negative reviews. You’ll have no work life balance and you will leave with no self esteem and physical health issues. Move on to the next agency and do the same thing there. Hopefully with better people, and highly likely more pay.

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