Fast growing company with passionate individuals - Anonymous employee Refinery29 Employee Review

5.0
Dec 8, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- great collaborative atmosphere - smart colleagues who really care about the brand and go out of their way to think outside the box to drive growth. this helps to inspire innovation and makes everyday worklife enjoyable - higher ups push you to grow professionally - snacks and occasionally treats/food at company wide meetings & birthdays & etc - awesome learning experience since the company is growing through tremendous growth

Cons

- some cross-department processes could be better streamlined - found myself working even outside of work because there were a lot of time sensitive projects

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Pros

Refinery29 was training day, every day. The pace and creative expectations forced you to sharpen fast. I cut my teeth here over four years and came out a fundamentally better strategist. The work was culturally plugged in, the people were sharp, and you were trusted with real responsibility early. If you wanted to learn how brand, content, and audience intersect at speed, there was no better place.

Cons

The intensity that makes it a great training ground also means the environment runs hot. Not everyone thrives in that — and depending on your team, support structures varied. The company went through a lot of change during my time, which created some instability.

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