Very misleading company - Anonymous employee VaynerMedia Employee Review

3.0
Nov 20, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Can request days off easily - physical office space is nice - great place to intern since they have a well structured residency programme and you learn how to advertise on multiple social platforms - No real leadership

Cons

They market themselves as a "people first company" but they really do not care about you as much as they say they do : - poor management - Working weekend and major holidays, there are blackout days to adhere too - very often people are overworked - barely any opportunities to provide feedback - theres a lot of turnaround, they hire entry level "residents" for a short burst of time, Even though people are getting denied promotions because teams are already full up. 100 plus people were laid off unexpectedly without really being given any real reason. You feel expendable. - Entry level salary is too low to live in New York (even while working overtime almost everyday) There are a lot of fundamental problems with Vaynermedia and there are so many more issues with this company which I wont get into. My advice: Go In, learn what you can, get out fast

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5.0
May 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Fortune Portfolio Access Direct Hierarchical Mentorship The office is right outside the Lincoln Tunnel, under ground parking is right across the road from the entrance. Just a 2-3 block walk from MSG. Reading a few of these reviews I want to touch on the fact that, IME: across a 1500+ person company, there's a much higher ratio of people who are willing to support you in any regard to workload balance or burnout. Especially when compared to the average corporation. When you're part of a division with superb leadership, the systems that have been put in place in regard to operative scale are quite impressive. It's a well oiled machine. Yes there are some rusty cogs, as with any other company. But I wouldn't let it dare stop you from applying and further developing the non-static culture here.

Cons

Long work days, definitely not for the faint of heart. Uneven workloads. Could use some stronger Manager Accountability. Confusing Corporate Hierarchy.

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4.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fun clients if fully bought into the social-first model and willing to push boundaries, no big tobacco and pharma is light Leadership is very active and Gary will join difficult client calls himself Int. training resources feel endless, keeping pace with innovations Internship doesnt require a degree, if entreprenual spirit and portfolio is strong while the output of social creative is high, have seen it drive performance results time and time again when shared in all-hands

Cons

Typical agency demand, particularly heavy on creatives; turnover has increased unfortunately with culture shift and removal of remote work Very difficult to learn how the agency operates for mid-level ext. hires if coming from traditional agency work, terminology and rebranding changes occur more frequently than i've ever seen, making it difficult to keep up leadership with Gary as CEO obviously protects poor-performers which contributes to losing business there are absolute rockstars that unfortunately carry the workload and become burnt out, with opps to level-up becoming more difficult in past few years

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