Does Refinery29 pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Refinery29 employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Refinery29. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Refinery29?

40% of Refinery29 employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Refinery29 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Refinery29?

Intern (9) , Software Engineer (6) , Internship (5) , Writer (5) , Editor (4) , Graphic Designer (4) , Intern - Hourly (4) , Production Assistant (4) , Editorial (3) , Producer (3) , Account Executive (2) , Account Manager (2) , Art Director (2) , Content Writer (2) , Creative Department (2)

What are the pros of working at Refinery29 according to real employee reviews?

"Some great people" ((in 34 reviews)); "The coworkers were the best part of the job." ((in 11 reviews)); "Great culture and environment to work in." ((in 8 reviews)); "free stuff, nice office, casual work environment" ((in 5 reviews)); "Beautiful office" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Refinery29 according to real employee reviews?

"NO work life balance; unsustainable and will burn you out." ((in 12 reviews)); "low pay not in line with the industry or people's experience" ((in 9 reviews)); "Which leaves less capable managers in the middle level therefore further negatively affecting non" ((in 8 reviews)); "Upper management is ignorant of the fact that employees have no work" ((in 8 reviews)); "Hours are long and personnel is under appreciated." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Refinery29 layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Refinery29 layoffs and their outlook for job security at Refinery29 in 2026.

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Refinery29 reviews

3.1

40% would recommend to a friend

(191 total reviews)

Philippe von Borries

35% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Career opportunities

Refinery29 has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 191 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Refinery29 employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

191 reviews

5.0

May 12, 2016

Thumbs up

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment, ton of growth opportunities, paid internships!

Cons

internship program is not very structured.

2.0

Apr 17, 2015

Unfortunate that such a growing company treats their employees this way

Account executive

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Growing, Cool vibe, Cool space to be involved in right now, Has awesome potential if they use it correctly

Cons

Unfortunately the company may be growing too fast for their own good. I think they are beginning to devalue their employees. The company has such great potential, but they should understand- the people that work there are the life and soul of the brand. I think this elementary lesson is getting lost on the higher ups.

5.0

Dec 3, 2014

Fast Growing Creative Company with Heart in the Right Place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

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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