IMA Reviews

3.1

47% would recommend to a friend

(76 total reviews)

Alex Uprichard

63% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

IMA has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 76 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IMA 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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76 reviews
2.0
28 Jul 2017

A Chicken with Its Head Cut Off

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good company benefits and social functions

Cons

The MD is incredibly inexperienced and an incredibly poor marketeer. They change their mind on company strategy incredibly often, it's bizarre Pay on the low end of the scale They basically have one large client

2.0
30 Sept 2024

Get the experience, get out

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- the people - clients for the CV. Do as long as you can to get the names on your CV, then go somewhere that cares about you. - nice office space

Cons

- undervalued staff - no work life balance. Working until 7pm is normal and CS team are regularly expected to work on jobs through the night then work the next day. - complete lack of care for staff as people rather than money makers - the board control pay rises and progression. This makes it increasingly frustrating as they don’t know who their employees are. False promises are often made - cliquey and can be nasty. Someone is always the office gossip and it can be extremely toxic.

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IMA Response
1y
Thank you for your review. We would like to know more about the experience you have had so we can investigate these claims further. Please email peopleteam@ima.global so we can pick up a confidential chat with you?
1.0
26 Jun 2024

The worst place I’ve ever worked

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Genuinely none that were worth the stress of working here.

Cons

Don’t touch this place with a barge pole, especially if you’re disabled or neurodivergent. The company culture is incredibly toxic and forces employees into burnout. Management are cliquey. Bullying was frequently witnessed when I worked for Intermarketing/IMA. Examples: - I was shouted at in the face multiple times (in front of other colleagues, too). - I witnessed senior managers make fun of disabled and neurodivergent members of staff behind their backs. - Most teams were made to be on call pretty much 24/7. Late working up to 7pm each day was expected. Taking any form of lunch break was unheard of. - Clients were not respected. Staff would ridicule them behind their backs. Joked about how they would be able to “rinse them”. This is just a snippet of what I experienced working for this agency. I made the decision to leave and I urge others to reconsider taking a role here.

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IMA Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review and we're sorry this has been your experience. Ensuring a safe and inclusive working space is something we pride ourselves on at IMA. We are proudly part of the Disability Confidence scheme and are a Level 2 accredited employer. We also have an internal Individual Differences pillar team who are dedicated to creating awareness and support within the agency for people with disabilities. We absolutely do not tolerate this sort of behaviour, so if you're comfortable sharing your experience, then I'd appreciate a confidential chat with you so I can understand more and take appropriate action. Please reach out to me at jay.dickinson@ima.global to organise this.
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