Red Ventures reviews

3.1

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,052 total reviews)
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Ric Elias

56% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Red Ventures has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,052 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Red Ventures 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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5.0
Mar 31, 2010

Great Place to Learn and Grow

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Red Ventures is by far very different than any other company I have worked for in the past. For starters, you get out of Red Ventures exactly what you put in. If you show up for work everyday with a positive attitude wanting to learn, in exchange you will have a positive experience learning and growing overall. It is not like a lot of larger corporate companies where it takes 4 months to make one decision and to start one project. Red Ventures is a fast paced, high spirited company that truly exemplifies an overall "work hard, play hard mentality". One of the greatest aspects of working for Red Ventures is that you get to work with some of the brightest, most analytical thinkers out there, on a daily basis. Also, you get to have fun and enjoy yourself at work. it is not completely out of the ordinary for teams to partake in office games, such as put-put or nerf contests, in the middle of a Friday afternoon. Red Ventures has a great culture and I am very happy to have the opportunity to work for such a fantastic company.

Cons

Parking can be limited since we are growing so quickly!

5.0
Apr 15, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

I have worked at Red Ventures for over 4 years and honestly love my job. Sure there are certain days that are better than others but of all of my friends outside of Red Ventures I'm one of the few people that actually enjoy coming to work. We work extremely hard here (both corporate and sales) but its rewarding work that gets recognized by my peers and others here. Our benefits plan is really strong and the company covers the vast majority of the costs (even 100% in some cases so the employee pays nothing). More often than not these days companies are dropping the benefits they offer or making the employee incur more of the costs - at Red Ventures we are doing the opposite. For those out there that say we only recruit because we are firing people or there is high turnover you should know that I currently work in our 5th office location - we have moved multiple times because we have outgrown the space in our previous offices. If a company is just firing people and replacing them then you don't outgrow your office. If you do the simple math you will understand why we have job fairs: the company was started in 2000 by 2 people - we now employ over 800 people and will be well over 1000 by the end of the year - that much growth requires a lot of recruiting. Our interview process is thorough for both corporate and sales positions because we know that we aren't for everyone and all candidates are not a good fit for us. In the sales interview process you get to sit with other sales consultants and listen to calls - we can't possibly be more transparent about the position and the work. For the corporate positions you get multiple chances to understand what day to day work would be like in your position through whiteboard sessions or case study style questions pertaining to our business. The senior leadership team is involved in every aspect of our business, they are in the office every single day with their doors open to our employees. They love getting suggestions on continuous ways to improve our business and expect our employees to be innovative and challenge the current ways of doing things. That is extremely rare.

Cons

I live near Uptown Charlotte and the commute is longer than I would like but still only about 35 minutes and its against traffic.

1.0
Oct 11, 2019
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Pros

Breakfast and snacks Regular-ish socials Volunteering day - unless they've since cut this of course

Cons

- top down decisions made under the illusion of autonomy - you are just a name not a person and expendable no matter your experience - perks under previous management such as work from home have been revoked as it apparently builds a bad 'culture' - complete overuse of the 'build a great culture' angle in order to get staff to do whatever management think is required to build a 'great company' - ridiculous switch in direction constantly, depending on whatever is 'important' to management this week - losing all the staff who actually new anything about the business and assuming that knowledge can be replaced easily - or with contractors - they genuinely do not care about you, your experience or opinions - at all. If you want to be a lapdog, go for it. Still doesn't mean they won't throw you under the bus. - don't expect a work/life balance

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