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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterHill Holliday employees are -30% more likely to recommend Hill Holliday as a great place to work
| 30% | Promoters |
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| 10% | Passives |
| 60% | Detractors |
Working at Hill Holliday is rated below average by 12 employees, across various culture dimensions. Hill Holliday employees rate Team highest among all categories, and think that Compensation and Happiness have the most room for improvement, putting Hill Holliday’s culture in the Bottom 20% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 20% compared to other companies in Boston. See below in detail how working at Hill Holliday was rated by employees.
Overall Company Culture at Hill Holliday is rated D
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Hill Holliday ranks in the Bottom 20% of other companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score
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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterOut of 7 Hill Holliday employee reviews, 50% were positive. The remaining 50% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Hill Holliday improve their work culture.
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| Constructive Feedback | 50% |
What are some of the best things about your team?Fun, creative, easy to work with
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?The people and their attitudes
What do you like best about your company?I feel very valued as an employee and am encouraged to do good work
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?Not titled appropriately. Need to rework structures and promotions
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?Working on the same stuff for too long
What would you most like to see improved at your company?Everything is good so far
Hill Holliday is proud to be among the top marketing agencies in the country, with more than 850 employees in Boston, New York, South
Hill Holliday was founded in 1968 and its current CEO is Karen Kaplan. Since its inception 58 years ago, Hill Holliday has grown to 875 employees.
At Hill Holliday, we help our clients fight the daily share battle with ideas that win. By swinging hard and fighting smart, we stay laser-focused on the most important part of the equation: the idea. Nothing beats a good one. And every day we come to work and think more of them into existence to help our clients dominate the noisiest of categories. They’re ideas based on hard-won consumer and cultural insights. Ideas that move people emotionally and have teeth. Ideas, in other words, that win.
| Headquarter | 53 State St Boston, MA 02109 United States of America |
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| Website | www.hhcc.com |
| Founding Date | 1968 |
| Tel | (617) 366-4000 |
| Company Status | Private |
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Hill Holliday competitors include AMP Agency, GSD&M, Arnold Worldwide, and Publicis Sapient. Hill Holliday ranks 5th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Hill Holliday compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.
Hill Holliday has 875 employees. 12 employees at Hill Holliday have reviewed Hill Holliday across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.
Overall, the 12 Hill Holliday employees give their leadership a grade of D+, or Bottom 25% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at Hill Holliday are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Hill Holliday, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at Hill Holliday are extremely happy with their team. 12 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A. The majority believe the meetings at Hill Holliday are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at Hill Holliday believe the environment at Hill Holliday is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Hill Holliday is moderate. About 25% of the employees at Hill Holliday work 8 hours or less, while 25% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.
Overall, the employees at Hill Holliday are not very happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Hill Holliday is that the company was very prepared on their first day. Hill Holliday employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 100% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.
At this moment no Hill Holliday employees have provided insight into whether or not they clearly understand Hill Holliday's KPIs and OKRs.
Karen’s approval rate is just above average, putting Karen in the Top 40% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 50% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Boston. Karen Kaplan is well regarded by employees for the Team Hill Holliday offers, and ranks among the Top 10% of CEOs by employees in that category. Karen is most liked by Caucasian employees and Male employees. When compared to Hill Holliday’s competitors, Karen Kaplan ranks just below Publicis Sapient’s CEO Alan Wexler. With Karen’s leadership, Hill Holliday employee respondents are most happy about their Team and Meetings. Karen was rated slightly below average for Compensation.
The Hill Holliday Executive Team is rated a “C+” and led by CEO Karen Kaplan, executive vice president Jim Ricciardi, and Senior Vice President, Director of Interactive Marty Accetta
Karen Kaplan CEO / President
Karen Kaplan serves as the CEO / President of Hill Holliday.
Jim Ricciardi executive vice president
Jim Ricciardi serves as the executive vice president of Hill Holliday.
Marty Accetta Senior Vice President, Director of Interactive
Marty Accetta serves as the Senior Vice President, Director of Interactive of Hill Holliday.
Kevin Walsh CFO
Kevin Walsh serves as the CFO of Hill Holliday.
Robin Wakeham VP Operations
Robin Wakeham serves as the VP Operations of Hill Holliday. Robin started at Hill Holliday in January of 2003. Robin is... read more
Leslee Kiley COO
Leslee Kiley serves as the COO of Hill Holliday. Leslee started at Hill Holliday in January of 2017. Leslee is... read more
Steve Callan SVP, Director - Technology
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Beth Shafer VP, Resource Platform Operations Manager
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How much do people at Hill Holliday get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Hill Holliday is $76,920, or $36 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $97,400, or $46 per hour.
At Hill Holliday, the highest paid job is a DevOps at $124,530 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $44,055 annually. Average Hill Holliday salaries by department include: Business Development at $97,290, Engineering at $103,594, Operations at $83,626, and IT at $102,577. Half of Hill Holliday salaries are above $97,400.
6 employees at Hill Holliday rank their Compensation in the Bottom 15% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 22 ratings) while 6 employees at Hill Holliday rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 25% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 7 ratings).
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| Summary | Salary Range | Percentile |
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1st Percentile $60k | $60k | 1st Percentile |
17th Percentile $75k | $75k | 17th Percentile |
33rd Percentile $92k | $92k | 33rd Percentile |
50th Percentile $155k | $155k | 50th Percentile |
67th Percentile $213k | $213k | 67th Percentile |
83rd Percentile $257k | $257k | 83rd Percentile |
100th Percentile $272k | $272k | 100th Percentile |
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Hill Holliday across various culture dimensions.
Hill Holliday's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 20-30 days off a year. Hill Holliday's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $500 -$1000 cash value per month.

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In 2019, Hill Holliday applied for 3 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.
Hill Holliday has a total of 875 employees
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What is Hill Holliday address?
Hill Holliday location is at 53 State St
Who is the CEO of Hill Holliday?
Hill Holliday CEO is Karen Kaplan, their score by employees is 69
What is Hill Holliday eNPS?
The eNPS for Hill Holliday is -30
What is the salary for CS Rep in Hill Holliday?
CS Rep average salary in the US is 44k
What are the salaries in the Business Development in Hill Holliday?
The average salaries for Business Development in Hill Holliday is 97k