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Management makes promises to employees management has no intention of keeping.
-Executives make promises to clients without checking to see if their employees have "bandwidth" to handle it.
-There are too many clients and work for the amount of employees. Oh, and they're pitching for more and more business every day.
-You're forced to push "emerging tech" on clients, not b/c it makes sense or solves the client problem at hand, but b/c the executives have invested in the platform. That's either shady or smart, I haven't decided.
-There is no room for error here. Miss a deadline for an assignment, usually given to you that day and expected to be turned around by the end of that same day, you're threatened to be fired or demoted.
-Management are very poor communicators and expect you to read their minds. It's your fault and you've disappointed them when you can't. Also you're being demoted.
-Be prepared to stay in the dark about everything until you're being demoted.
-The "thank you economy" they are so proud of? Consists management not taking responsibility for their mistakes, so you are reprimanded for things that are 9 times out of 10 out of your control. Then they "S&D" you [read as try to buy you off] with cookies and cupcakes. An apology would be better.
-Vayner is very good about getting press for themselves and the Vayner name. Not very good at creating good work.


VaynerMedia is a place that is filled with, in large part, people that are fresh out of college (or have been working there since graduating) and enjoy working in a place that continues the fratty lifestyle. There is no professionalism at VaynerMedia. In fact, professionalism is off-putting to many there. Job titles are handed out like candy without the experience to match. Senior management does not value smarts or efficiency, but rather the people they have favoritism for, often leading to the wrong people in the wrong roles making it incredibly difficult to get the job done from the bottom up. I would say that was the hardest, and most frustrating, part of working there. Vayner would rather have 500+ employees and pay them like garbage when they could easily get by with half the amount of employees if they got the right, smart people and paid them what they deserve - ultimately, the work would benefit from this, too, and they could certainly use a lot of help in that department.

Lots of young, fun people, but many managers do not get proper training/mentoring on professionalism. The cool culture and trendy image on social media were more important to the "People and Experiences Team" than actual Human Resource issues.

VERY LITTLE JOB SECURITY - there is not a lot of transparency between management and lower levels about where the company is going. Company-wide meetings are full of buzzwords, but nothing substantial about what is actually happening. You could have great reviews, and then be eliminated as soon as VM loses a client with no notice. Accounts teams are in silos and are super protective over their own work, but not necessarily their colleagues. Many are looking out for number 1. Loyalty and frank communication are hard to come by.

Working at Vayner was a great way for me to gain experience and work with talented, passionate people. The pay was ok...I negotiated a decent salary for myself (at the time) but I know others were making much less. Many people consistently put in long hours and the company doesn't exactly discourage that. I maintained a decent work/life balance for myself. I would recommend Vayner for young, passionate people who want to gain experience at a legit agency.

If you're starting out in your career or fresh out of college, this place might be great for you. If you're already in your career, not so much. You'll find out that this is not like a normal agency and they'll tell you that right away. There's a high turnover rate for a reason, HR does not care. What you say doesn't matter even if you have valid reasons and experience. People do not understand, or know how to act or work in a professional environment. The majority of the people there need HR training. 

The only thing that kept me sane were a few coworkers and even then, they had the same issues as I did. And they left before I did. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
very poor work ethic, it feels like a sweatshop with no appreciation

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
it is 60 hrs per week, not 40 hrs

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
no trust, no empathy, no appreciation- it's completely the opposite their HR is preaching to employees

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Being burnt with back to back meetings and very project management approach all day and seeing how the company is burning junior resources

Unless you're popular within the company, your experience will not be great. You will be overworked, and won't get promoted unless you're well liked. And don't believe the "Honey Empire" talk. Pray you get on a team where the manager has your back and not trying to sabotage you on the back end. You can report what's going on all you want, but if they like your manager is one of the faves, nothing is going to happen. I did not have a good experience here at all. 

I loved my time at Vayner. Every day was structured, there is a collaborative vibe, and everyone is there to work together toward a common goal. I found the location to be easy to access and very cool. It's part of a growing community of businesses in the area that will be evolving for years in a way that I am sure will make the local businesses happier and better.

Working as a freelance editor, they taught me the basics of how to create a professional editing template along with the lingo. The problem with working freelance was that the projects were inconsistent and the scheduling was brutal if they didn't have anything for you to do.

I enjoyed working at VaynerMedia. It was the perfect first job for me in New York and I learned a lot. The people were very cool and I enjoyed being around them. Management could have been better with communicating and providing more opportunities for growth.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
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Media director 3 salaries reported	$153,333 per year
Copywriter 3 salaries reported	$60,000 per year
Graphic designer 1 salary reported	$28.76 per hour

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