Great Mission - People Manager Refinery29 Employee Review

4.0
Jun 13, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The mission of this company is one that runs so deep and I have never experienced before. I feel like I have a true ability to influence the lives of young women everywhere through a message of empowerment. Not many other companies can say the same.

Cons

Management needs to be work on their leadership skills and spend time truly understanding what it takes to lead a ship during choppy times.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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