Amazing place for career and personal growth - Director Refinery29 Employee Review

5.0
26 Nov 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Entrepreneurial culture that allows you gain a wide and varied experience with many resume-building projects, lots of passionate and eager people, and constant experimentation and change with the goal of improvement.

Cons

While the overarching brand mission is clear and inspiring, the company needs a more clear business strategy. That shouldn't stop anyone from pursuing a role at R29 -- at the end of the day, its about the journey, not the destination and any role at Refinery29 will be memorable and impactful.

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5.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great culture, extremely nice employees, diverse workplace

Cons

Not very cutting edge with their approach to tech

4.0
23 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Business outlook

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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