Raconteur reviews

4.3

90% would recommend to a friend

(48 total reviews)

Will Brookes

87% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Raconteur has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 48 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Raconteur employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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48 reviews
5.0
Mar 8, 2017
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Pros

Working for Raconteur was exciting, intense, challenging, but overall... enormously enjoyable. I began life as a Publishing Manager before being promoted to a Lead Publisher. With a background in more traditional sales & business development, I loved my time in the special reports division - combining core elements of commercial acumen and intellectual stimulation. The atmosphere is young, vibrant and energetic. Full of smart, ambitious people - driven by success, but equally up for a beer or three on a Thursday evening.

Cons

As the work is cyclical (i.e. typically working on 7-8 week projects) there can be intense periods with a lot of hard work required. Training and support is offered throughout, but the best publishers learn to grab the bull by the horns/take responsibility for their own destiny early in their career.

5.0
Feb 23, 2016
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Pros

Raconteur will - hands-down - be one of the best companies I would have worked for by the end of my career. At the heart of it is the MD, who constantly injects the company with his entrepreneurial spirit, alongside the best group of people to work with. - Promotion based on performance (and the company really supports you and encourages personal development) - People investment - when the company identifies a rising star they will go out of their way to even create roles for individuals to retain talent in the company, which is nigh unheard of - Help is ALWAYS provided, one just has to ask the question - Open, honest, transparent people - An inclusive, familial environment and despite the heavy sales element to the role, everyone wants each team member to do great things without any hidden agenda - Some of the brightest, kindest, most awesome and dedicated people to work with - Pay and remuneration packages are amazing: ski trips, half day out go-karting trips, amazing Christmas parties. Hard work is ALWAYS recognised and ALWAYS rewarded - Commission structure is one of the best in the industry and a high base salary, which is improbable to find elsewhere - Great networking opportunities and opportunities to create build with leaders of some of the biggest blue-chip companies and organisations - Being able to say that your name is in The Times and The Sunday Times newspapers - Always something exciting bubbling around the corner: new products launching and the opportunity to define the path the company will take - they're always open for input

Cons

Not a con as such but this is the type of role that if you don't enjoy selling, creating bespoke content, cold calling, pitching great ideas to purchase decision markers of some of the biggest companies in the world? Then you probably won't have a great time working here. This is definitely a company built on passion and if the passion is not there for the job, for the people then it can be hard-going.

4.0
Sep 29, 2014
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Pros

Entrepreneurial CEO who invests a lot in developing the staff. Positive office culture and management attitude that encourages employees to develop themselves and the company. Lots of dynamic, interesting and smart colleagues. Chance to interact with senior personnel at blue chip companies in a communications and sales role. Great remuneration if you can hack it.

Cons

Very challenging role that demands strong sales instinct. Some development programs embraces that are clearly nonsense (such as neuro-linguistic programming) Dance music played at loud volume in office, which can be irritating.

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