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Working at Blick Art Materials

Zippia score 4.5

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Blick Art Materials overview

Industry
Miscellaneous Store Retailers
Revenue
$170M
Headquarters
Employees
900
Founded in
1911
Website
Organization type
Private
CEO
Robert Buchsbaum
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Blick Art Materials is a retail company focusing on art supplies, crafts, and fine art brands. Established in 1911 in Illinois, the business offers a vast selection of materials for creative projects and strives to provide great discounts for artists. Catering to a wide demographic, the company is known for its diverse workforce, with 54.4% of its employees being female and 37.5% belonging to ethnic minorities.

Blick Art Materials has grown into a medium-sized retail enterprise with a revenue of $170 million and a workforce of 900 employees. Despite its diversity in other areas, Blick Art Materials' employees are noticeably lacking in political diversity, with an unusually high proportion of Democratic Party members at 70%. Under the leadership of CEO Robert Buchsbaum, the company has shown excellent employee retention, with staff members usually staying with the organization for an average of 3.8 years.

Blick Art Materials's mission statement

To make your shopping experience easy and enjoyable, so you can find the quality art supplies that you need quickly and affordably.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2024
Pros of working at Blick Art Materials

The benefits are somewhat okay, health insurance is not great though and only management is eligible for that. Quarterly hourly wage increases happen when sales goals are met for enough days in the quarter, otherwise it's just standard hourly pay. So, basically getting upward of $1.50 more per hour on the next check. Ultimately not very great "benefits"

Cons of working at Blick Art Materials

Like I said in the pros, the benefits are not actual benefits that will actually help you at all in life. In fact, having an inconsistent pay is rather frustrating. Because it means I struggle some months and not quite as much when we get the "bonus".

Blick Art Materials benefits

The people I work with. That's all. The CEO is a massive chauvinist, doesn't let my boss, who is a woman, make any decisions without approval from him directly, or other men in corporate. And when other employees on the East coast tried to unionize, that was shut down quickly, and every other location was visited by goons who tried to bully us into retracting our statements we made on our supposedly anonymous survey. Aka union-busting activities.

What do you like best about Blick Art Materials's CEO and the leadership team?

I do not like the CEO at all. The managers are mostly okay and do great jobs.

How would you improve Blick Art Materials's culture?

I don't think there is any way at this point. They demand that you just bow to their will, the CEO has literally SCREAMED at people for questioning his decisions.

How did you prepare for the Blick Art Materials interview?

Like I would for any other job.

How does your compensation at Blick Art Materials compare to the industry average?

Probably standard, doesn't seem like any other art supply store pays more.

What's the diversity at Blick Art Materials like?

The company as a whole portrays itself as being very inclusive, which it can be in certain aspects, but the misogyny is rampant and they refuse to acknowledge it.

What brings you the most joy at Blick Art Materials?

Breaks and when people bring in their dogs. The customers rarely are enjoyable.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2023
Pros of working at Blick Art Materials

We were all a great team! Awesome coworkers and good bonuses depending if you meet sales goals as a store.

Cons of working at Blick Art Materials

Your experience will depend on management -- if you have a great manager, you won't have problems. Customers can be cruel.

Blick Art Materials benefits

If you meet sales goals, extra sales go to a bonus pool. If your store does well, you can end up getting dollars more per hour per period. Employee discount is generous too!

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2021
Pros of working at Blick Art Materials

A lot of independence in your role.

Cons of working at Blick Art Materials

Lack of growth opportunity within the company because it is small. It is hard to get promoted even when you're already doing the work of a promoted role.

Blick Art Materials benefits

Samples, Gym stipend

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The team at Blick Art Materials

  • The founders of Blick Art Materials are Dick Blick and Grace Blick.
  • The key people at Blick Art Materials are Robert Buchsbaum, Dick Blick and Grace Blick.
Key people
Robert Buchsbaum
Dick Blick
Grace Blick

Blick Art Materials rankings

Blick Art Materials is ranked #23 on the Best Retail companies to work for in Illinois list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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Blick Art Materials salaries

Average Blick Art Materials salary
$15.79
hourly
$32,843 yearly
Updated March 14, 2024

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Blick Art Materials diversity

9.7
Diversity score
We calculated Blick Art Materials’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Blick Art Materials’s workforce.
Blick Art Materials diversity summary. Zippia estimates Blick Art Materials's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Blick Art Materials's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Blick Art Materials's workforce.
  • Blick Art Materials has 900 employees.
  • 54% of Blick Art Materials employees are women, while 46% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Blick Art Materials is White (63%).
  • 16% of Blick Art Materials employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of Blick Art Materials employees are Black or African American.
  • The average employee at Blick Art Materials makes $32,843 per year.
  • Blick Art Materials employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
  • Employees at Blick Art Materials stay with the company for 3.8 years on average.

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