Fast Growing Creative Company with Heart in the Right Place - Anonymous employee Refinery29 Employee Review

5.0
Dec 3, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Relatively flat organization, you can't feel the hierarchy in the same way you do at other bigger companies -There's a real vision and creative ambition at the company, and there's alot of alignment around that vision -Beautiful open office, the space is downtown and is easiest the coolest office in the building -Everyone is really down to earth, very little drama here for a style media company

Cons

-Lots of new faces and lots of changing pieces all the time -- have to be built for a pretty dynamic work environment -Have to be able to work independently and willing to work hard, these folks are at the top of their game and it's always messier internally than it seems

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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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