The media and creative benchmark is made up of companies that primarily produce and/or sell digitized content (text, graphics, audio, and video) that can be transmitted via the internet or computer networks. The benchmark consists of global and nationally based companies.
~1.6m
Questions answered
in last 12 months
~70
Organizations
These insights represent ~1.6m questions answered from ~70 organizations, ranging in size from 10 to 6,700 people, in the last 12 months.
The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry. Read more about the methodology.
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Marketing and Advertising
40%
Online Media
11%
Broadcast Media
10%
Music
9%
Design
9%
Media Production
4%
Public Relations and Communications
4%
Publishing
4%
Photography
3%
Motion Pictures and Film
3%
Newspapers
3%
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
This is in the bottom 9% compared with the overall average.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 25 and is in the bottom 50% compared with the overall average.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 83% 1% below global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 85% 2% below global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 53% 6% below global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 64% 7% below global average |
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 58% 9% below global average |
People working in Creative & Media Europe are similarly engaged as the overall average.
The highest scoring question for Creative & Media Europe had 88% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (-3% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Creative & Media Europe were generally least favourable about Decision Making, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 15% of people disagreeing (-2% below average).
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Creative and Media (Europe) organizations.
At [Company] we act on promising new or innovative ideas
The factor this relates most closely to is Innovation
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Creative and Media (Europe) organizations.
1 At [Company] we act on promising new or innovative ideas | 67% favorable Innovation |
2 The leaders at [Company] have communicated a vision that motivates me | 65% favorable Leadership |
3 [Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | 73% favorable Learning & Development |
4 [Company] really allows us to make a positive difference | 65% favorable Social Connection |
5 [Company] effectively directs resources (funding, people and effort) towards company goals | 60% favorable Company Performance |
In the short term, 21% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+3% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 14% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+4% compared to overall).
The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.
1 [Company] really allows us to make a positive difference | 65% favorable Social Connection |
2 At [Company] we act on promising new or innovative ideas | 67% favorable Innovation |
3 I believe my total compensation (base salary+any bonuses+benefits+equity) is fair, relative to similar roles at other companies | 54% favorable Alignment & Involvement |
We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.
Overall Rating | 3.9 stars (+0.1) |
Culture and Values | 4.0 stars (+0.1) |
Work Life Balance | 4.0 stars (+0.2) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.7 stars (+0.1) |
Career Opportunities | 3.6 stars (+0.1) |
Recommend to Friend | 71.0% (+0) |
CEO Approval | 87.0% (+3) |
Organizations in Creative & Media Europe tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.
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