After entering the Marketing Werks website and clicking the “Who We Are” tab, visitors are greeted with a large colorful picture of, you guessed it, the young professionals that make up the Marketing Werks staff. The experiential marketing agency specializes in a number of marketing and brand management areas including mobile, youth, event, and multi-cultural marketing.

Generation Y employees are able to roll up their sleeves and get right to work at the agency. Recruiting Manager Stephanie Skunda is a former account manager at the agency and knows just how much opportunity is available for entry-level employees.

“Opportunites are endless here at Marketing Werks.” As a new employee you are given a great deal of responsibility and the freedom to run with it. There is a lot more experience to be had compared to others starting out.

This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who has ever set foot in the Marketing Werks office. The moment you enter the agency, you are greeted with vibrant orange and green walls that add to the inspired ambiance in the workspace. The office is structured in a way that fosters the creative process. There are lounges in communal areas for brainstorm sessions and employees can often be found sitting around a common area bouncing ideas off of each other. Employees that do have offices often leave their doors open, further embodying a warm and welcome atmosphere. The atmosphere is SO welcoming that it is rumored that spontaneous dance parties break out on a regular basis.

Why would employees want to work anywhere else? Generation Y employees tend to work at Marketing Werks for over three years. Skunda attributes this high retention rate to the opportunities that entry-level employees receive early on.

Young professionals stay for the experience. Employees are given the tools to pave their own career path with the help of their managers providing them new opportunities and room for growth.  Those that dedicate themselves completely to their work responsibilities are quickly identified by the management team, and with hard work comes reward.

Along with the job opportunities comes a healthy dose of social events for all employees to partake in. One series of events unique to the agency is known as “Director of Fun.” Directors at the agency take turns planning events for all of the employees to get together and celebrate company successes. Recently, the company spent a day betting the ponies at the Arlington Park Racetrack.

Sure, a lot of offices like to celebrate the holidays together, but how cool is this? Marketing Werk employees from remote office (not located in Chicagoland area) fly in to attend the parties. This way the entire Marketing Werks family is together to celebrate the holidays and catch up with one another.

Marketing Werks is an agency that is unique, growing, challenging and rewarding. Their flexible office environment keeps its employees creative and cool, while the endless job responsibilities allow Gen Y employees to dive right in and provide a difference for their clients and their brands.