Headquartered in Makati, Metro Manila, Purple Bug Inc. has been offering digital marketing solutions since 2010. With more than a decade of experience in serving a wide array of clients from various industries, it gains the knowledge and competence to maximize the brands’ local and online presence in the digital world.
With high-quality services, today PurpleBug is known for its cost-effective and results-oriented digital marketing solutions. It also uses a holistic approach for the digital marketing campaign of any brand, from social media services and web solutions to online PR media and online advertising.
Culture & vibe
The company gives a good opportunity to professionals, and the work environment is ideal for a new and empowering career experience. They teach interns and new employees the required knowledge to be able to help them with their projects.
For the internship, you will get the full working experience and it may involve a lot of content research, market research, and social media management that will keep you occupied the entire day. You can get hands-on experience with new and interesting things about digital marketing and software.
They will give you tasks that allow you to learn and let you access their resources to obtain a better knowledge of the tasks at hand. They also give the employees the freedom to exercise creativity and to do their work at their pace as long as they deliver what is asked.
The co-workers are approachable, welcoming, and also willing to guide and help the new hires. By sharing the company’s vision and goals, they provide their employees with a clear understanding of the direction in which the organization is going. It is a good place to start your career or to work with your new ideas.
However, one of the challenges at work is meeting the deadlines for monthly or weekly reports since the company is hosting dozens of clients.
PurpleBug has several internship programs that include:
The general requirements for these internships are a Bachelors's or college degree in related studies and the possession of one’s own workstation (laptop or PC and a stable internet connection) since the internship will be on a work-from-home/virtual arrangement.
PurpleBug also has regular job vacancies for Ads Placement Specialists, Creative Directors, Digital Marketing Associates, Digital Marketing Strategists, and E-Commerce Specialists. Several positions that are currently open are also on work-from-home arrangements, such as Content Writer and Digital Marketing Manager.
To apply for internships and other positions, you need to go to their website’s Career page and find the Apply button under each position.
Career prospects
Since the company is in an industry that involves IT, Internet, and Online Services, it tends to give more room for work-from-home scenarios. This gives opportunities for more people who want to work flexibility or live in other locations. In addition, the career path in IT itself is one of today’s most in-demand and fastest-growing fields of work.
The salary per month for a new graduate at this company is PHP19,215 on average, while other positions can expect a salary of PHP23,620 (Web Developer), PHP25,150 (Business Development Specialist), PHP25,820 (Sales Executive), and PHP35,680 (Sales Manager).
Benefits
PurpleBug offers the following benefits for its staff: