Paid Media - Anonymous employee VaynerMedia Employee Review

1.0
Dec 20, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Apple Computers -Snacks -I am required to put 5 words so I am taking up space

Cons

Where do I begin. I was hesitant about this company before I joined because I read that it was a "Boys Club". I thought that might be an exaggeration but it was not whatsoever. If you are not a guy or one of the few "cool" girls within the accepted "club" your career at Vayner will not be pleasant. The leaders at this organization do not pay attention to 90% of their employees and all they do is care about themselves and the few people who suck up to them. Beware of being harassed by your managers in every shape and form. HR is hopeless and does not actually help when you report that you are being harassed. It is very frightening that the company is still in business by all of the violations and bad practices they conduct. If you worked at a larger media agency before Vayner you will think it is a joke. AVOID VAYNER MEDIA AT ALL COSTS.

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5.0
May 13, 2026
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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
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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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