It is a nasty place - Anonymous employee BLKJ Employee Review

Working with some award hungry creatives (local / regional, never hit the bright lights). If you like scam work, “family” environment and believe work is life, this is the place for you.

Ever wonder why none of the “leaders” ever crossed into industry?

A few bright sparks manage to shine through the dysfunction, but they rarely last long. You’ll learn resilience here, though mostly by enduring mismanagement.

This place is now the poster child for wasted potential. The management operates with a condescending air, seemingly more interested in maintaining their own illusion of authority than in actually leading. Some staff hold lofty titles they haven’t earned, and it shows. They are painfully out of their depth. The titles are gifted, not deserved, which only breeds a culture where mediocrity gets mistaken for merit. A word of caution to anyone hiring from here, a thorough check is a must! Instead of empowering the teams with modern AI LLMs, which could drastically reduce dependence on incompetent strategists, suits and uninspired creatives, the company insists on clinging to outdated practices. And egos. The $$ burnt on seeded PR, glossy case films, and award-rigging has taken a toll on the agency's financials. So what looks like success on stage hides a crumbling business underneath. All the vanity projects have resulted in financial rot masked by trophies. While this isn't new for this industry, the sheer immaturity at how it's being handled here makes you feel if the management even has a clue on how to run an enterprise. Some of the "heads" indulge in plenty of grand talk, with very little output of substance. The "long-term loyalists" who should be driving progress are instead coasting, treating the agency like a padded landing zone where ambition goes to die.