A hyper growth company with high expectations - Director of Technical Operations Refinery29 Employee Review

4.0
Dec 1, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

A profitable startup, with an amazingly fun team. Most everyone here loves the brand, the mission and the opportunities for growth are amazing. Right now (Winter 2013) this is a rocket ship in terms of headcount (60%), traffic (100%) and revenue (100%) growth year over year. There are many fashion content/digital fashion companies in NYC, this is the only one I've encountered with a sustainable business model and the right people to make it happen.

Cons

Occasionally, it feels like you're spinning your wheels on a project that is going nowhere. R29 suffers from going in too many directions at once, and not applying the necessary resources for major undertakings. It's entirely possible for you to end up on a project without a future, and this can be frustrating.

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Pros

Great culture, extremely nice employees, diverse workplace

Cons

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4.0
Mar 23, 2026
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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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