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.
~2.5m
Questions answered
in last 12 months
~150
Organizations
These insights represent ~2.5m questions answered from ~150 organizations, ranging in size from 10 to 8,900 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
45%
Online Media
10%
Public Relations and Communications
9%
Broadcast Media
9%
Design
8%
Music
5%
Publishing
5%
Motion Pictures and Film
4%
Media Production
4%
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 41% compared with the overall average.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 24 and is in the bottom 45% compared with the overall average.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 73% 2% above global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 85% 1% above global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 88% 1% above global average |
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 65% 2% below global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 53% 6% below global average |
People working in Creative & Media United States are similarly engaged as the overall average.
The highest scoring question for Creative & Media United States had 90% of people agreeing that they understand how their work contributes to [company]'s mission (-3% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Creative & Media United States were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'My manager, or someone else, has communicated some clear actions based on recent employee survey results' with 22% of people disagreeing (+7% above 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 (United States) organizations.
I have confidence in the leaders at [Company]
The factor this relates most closely to is Leadership
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 (United States) organizations.
1 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 76% favorable Leadership |
2 Even when something bad happens (e.g., when I get critical feedback from my manager, I have a negative social interaction with a peer, etc.), I don't question whether or not I belong at [Company] | 68% favorable Belonging |
3 [Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | 76% favorable Learning & Development |
4 [Company] is in a position to really succeed over the next three years | 75% favorable Company Performance |
5 Day-to-day decisions here demonstrate that quality and improvement are top priorities | 66% favorable Service & Quality Focus |
In the short term, 20% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+2% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 12% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+2% 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 I know where to raise concerns or queries I have in relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 85% favorable Raising Concerns |
2 Even when something bad happens (e.g., when I get critical feedback from my manager, I have a negative social interaction with a peer, etc.), I don't question whether or not I belong at [Company] | 68% favorable Belonging |
3 The leaders at [Company] are providing a sense of stability during the COVID-19 Pandemic | 87% favorable Leadership |
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 | 3.9 stars (+0.1) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.7 stars (+0.1) |
Career Opportunities | 3.6 stars (+0.1) |
Recommend to Friend | 72.0% (+1) |
CEO Approval | 86.0% (+2) |
Organizations in Creative & Media United States tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.
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