Does Imagination pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Imagination employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Imagination. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Imagination?

51% of Imagination employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Imagination 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Imagination?

Project Manager (9) , Account Manager (7) , Account Director (5) , Graphic Designer (4) , Tech Lead (4) , Anonymous (3) , Event Manager (3) , Senior Project Manager (3) , Business Director (2) , Project Coordinator (2) , Project Director (2) , Senior Designer (2) , Web Developer (2)

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

"Some great people working there." ((in 29 reviews)); "Lots of opportunity to be directly liaising with client for those in the production and creative team." ((in 11 reviews)); "Great culture and office views" ((in 11 reviews)); "office is nice and spacious" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great clients, colleagues and projects." ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Can be long hours but it's fun and very rewarding." ((in 14 reviews)); "Everything is under bad management" ((in 10 reviews)); "Poor work life balance, upper management doesn't really know their employees' struggles, too much focus on generating numbers than tackling the real issue which is to understand the way the local market works." ((in 6 reviews)); "Pay could be better and more training / development" ((in 5 reviews)); "Lack of career progression and average pay" ((in 5 reviews))

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Imagination Reviews

3.0

51% would recommend to a friend

(163 total reviews)

Patrick Reid

62% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Culture and values

2.7

Diversity and inclusion

2.6

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Imagination has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 163 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Imagination employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

163 reviews

3.0

10 Mar 2026

Fine

Accounts payable assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The people were really nice and welcoming

Cons

I can’t think of any

1.0

16 Feb 2026

Company on Decline

(prefer not to say)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work life balance is good

Cons

Use to be a great place to work however as the years have gone by the company morale is on an all time decline and some of the senior management decisions have been very questionable over the years.

Imagination Response

3mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re really pleased to hear you value the work–life balance. Supporting wellbeing is incredibly important to us. We’re sorry to read that you feel morale has declined and that some leadership decisions have felt questionable. That’s not the experience we want people to have, and feedback like this matters. We’re continuing to focus on strengthening engagement and culture across the business, and open conversations with our teams are an important part of that. If you’d be open to sharing more, we’d genuinely welcome the opportunity to listen. Please feel free to contact our Senior People & Culture Partner at laura.marotta@imagination.com

2.0

9 Feb 2026

Pleasant mindful noises, but always Client/Profit First

Global h&s manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

International work locations, attracts interesting people Pleasant central London office Work place Gym + Showers (Communal + gender neutral during my time)

Cons

Can confirm unsafe practises mentioned in other reviews. Lack of accountability/transparency between Snrs and those who produce. Even if targets are achieved, this is not recognised, with excuses provided as to why. Long and dangerous working hours expected in Production, no overtime pay

Imagination Response

3mo

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad to hear you value our people and enjoyed the work environment. We’re sorry to hear your concerns about balancing client demands with employee well-being. Our team’s care is always a priority. If you’d like to discuss further, please reach out to our Senior People & Culture Partner at laura.marotta@imagination.com.

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