Velir Studios reviews

3.0

49% would recommend to a friend

(73 total reviews)

Dave Valliere

60% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Velir Studios has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 73 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Velir Studios 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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73 reviews
3.0
Nov 12, 2020

Your experience will depend on your

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Pros

Fun, social company culture Relaxed office environment Good benefits Up to date technology Flexible hours (generally) Free snacks, cold brew coffee, kombucha, beer Great office location

Cons

Mediocre pay Management often lives in a bubble Management lacks good communication skills Some job positions expected to work lengthy hours History of not paying out bonuses New HR management is lacking the "human" part of "HR"

1.0
May 1, 2025

Bafflingly unpleasant work experience

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Pros

There are a few diamonds in the rough, in terms of coworkers, but you have to sort through a cold and uncaring culture to find them. Depending on your manager, you can wrangle some degree of flexibility, but that did not seem to be everyone's experience.

Cons

Where to begin? If you have been working at Velir for longer than 5 years, you may not resonate with much of this. That's because folx who have tenure at velir are treated wildly differently than newer staff. And the tenured staff treat the new people differently too. If you work there long enough, you'll start to feel like you're in high school with all the cliquiness. Leadership does not care about how you're doing. They only care if you match their 100% billable target. 100%!! You read that right. Echoing a few of these other reviews, if you make one or two mistakes, you'll be met with "agency life is not for everyone" instead of mentorship or support on how to meet your goals. The recent merger with brooklyn data co was a disaster, and velir were so rude and uncooperative with us when we joined. I've never worked somewhere with a less caring and supportive culture. RUN - don't walk - away from any possible opportunities here!

2.0
Mar 25, 2022
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Pros

My team was great, everyone was very knowledgeable, professional and eager to help each other. I loved working there and culture seemed great as well.

Cons

Managers are not always transparent and feedback process is not ideal. They say they care about mental health but they don't. Protected class under disability means nothing to them. Exit interviews are awful and insulting, they will ask you to sign a severance contract to wave any type of charges, complaints, claims, liabilities, obligations.

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