Marketing Architects Interview Questions
& Process

This was a 3 part interview. First was a 1-on-1 to get to know me. I was told I'd be moving on. Second, a 2-1 interview with technical and background questions. Again, I was told I'd be moving on. Third, I had to make a powerpoint presentation based on a marketing sample they gave me. I didn't get the job because I didn't have enough TV marketing industry experience. They also had me take some personality tests, which I thought were useless. The interviewers were cool though and gave good feedback.

So, I wanted to share my experience because I know they're always hiring but there's not much info out there. First, I went to this 'Let's do Lunch' thing with two Directors. It was super casual (I wore jeans and a jacket), really informative, and got me excited for the next step, which was meeting my potential bosses. About a week later, I had an interview scheduled to meet two more Directors who would have been my direct reports. After the chill lunch meeting, I kind of expected the next interview to be similar, to match their 'hip' vibe. But nope. The interviewers were 7 minutes late for a meeting in a small conference room. It wouldn't have been a big deal if they'd scheduled enough time. After a 10-minute 'tell me about yourself,' they started digging into a small part of what I'd mentioned. One interviewer did all the talking, while the other just stared blankly the whole time. They focused on specific details from my past, which is fine for checking if I was truthful, but they should have moved on once they realized I wasn't lying. Instead, they kept rambling and asking about stuff that didn't even relate to the job or my abilities. It was the complete opposite of the lunch meeting – not welcoming at all, but scrutinizing and kind of shady. After about 25 minutes of picking apart my past and 5 minutes talking about their next meeting, they cut it short and dismissed me. I thought there was no way they'd make a decision based on that interview, but I got an email back saying they didn't think I was a fit because of my lack of specificity in some details. Honestly, WOW. With that interview style, they're definitely missing out on good talent.

It started out with a phone interview that felt comfortable and went well. Then I was offered an in-person interview. It started out fine, tour of the office, small talk/tell me about yourself. I was interviewed by 2 people who played good cop/bad cop. That’s where things went down hill and it went down hill fast. The dude was super intense and condescending. The gal was nice. The guy was playing hardball and asked me to solve math riddles off the top of my head. No way to read the problems, he just read them aloud. They were also timed and they never told me the correct answers, some were easy and some were hard so I thought, “Is this a trick question?” The whole vibe felt like I was guilty until proven innocent. I felt like Ashton Kutcher was going to come out at any moment and say, “These are hidden cameras, these are actors, and you’re on MTV’s Punk’d!” Unfortunately, it was a sad reality, and I left feeling like I wouldn’t want to work for someone like that. I received an email the next morning titled “thanks for the talk.”

The first phone interview was good and had basic questions. Then there was a first in-person interview that also went well, except one interviewer repeated questions and information that had already been covered, suggesting they didn't pay attention or read my resume. The second in-person interview was strange. One person doubted my fit for the role and wasn't even supposed to be in that interview. It was supposed to be just my would-be supervisor and a Leadership person, who was very cold. Then they brought the doubtful person in, and we sorted everything out. I got the job offer later that day.