Blavity reviews

2.7

21% would recommend to a friend

(85 total reviews)
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Morgan Debaun

20% approve of CEO

17% positive business outlook

Blavity has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 85 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Blavity employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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85 reviews
4.0
Dec 6, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

-Working on a project I believe in along brilliant millennials and seeing the positive effects for people color. -Working alongside smart, inspiring folks who get the job done and work super hard. -Working with a designated project manager was a major help in streamlining crucial project decisions and understanding context as a remote independent contractor. -Flexible work schedule. -No micro management. I was trusted to fully own my project. -Very quick response times to decision emails, punctual communication. -Management is always actively working to improve, scale and grow the company. -I was always paid on time. -Compensated for all travel expenses.

Cons

-At the time I was hired, there was no HR Department to facilitate new employee pre-on boarding process. -Since I worked from home (also a pro), I did not meet the rest of the team in person until after the project was over.

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Blavity Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're happy to share that we've built up and are continuing to expand our People Operations team. This team will create new infrastructure that supports the onboarding process across all teams at the Company, creating a more consistent and comprehensive new hire experience.
2.0
Mar 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Strong mission and brand recognition Passionate and hardworking employees who genuinely care about the community. Cool events if you make it long enough. great people to work with 100% remote if that matters to you.

Cons

Lack of resources makes it extremely difficult to perform your job effectively you have to scrape or invest your own money into tools to make your job performance better. Leadership consistently ignores employee feedback and implements last-minute changes without transparency or communication, creating an environment where trust is nonexistent. Compensation is a major issue. Many employees work multiple jobs just to afford the cost of living, while leadership is well compensated yet they want to know if you are working another job outside of them despite them not paying you enough. Raises and promotions are rare employees can work for years without a salary increase or recognition for their contributions. There is little transparency in job expectations. Roles frequently change due to constant reorganizations, leaving employees doing work they were never hired for. Turnover is extremely high, with people coming in and out ,going at an alarming rate due to burnout, disrespect, and lack of growth opportunities. Internal talent is overlooked in favor of external hires. Long-term employees are repeatedly passed over for promotions despite consistently proving themselves, creating frustration and disengagement or trust to grow, false promises are a thing here where they say one thing and never deliver on that. Leadership lacks clear vision and realistic goal-setting. Revenue targets are set without providing the tools, resources, or support needed to achieve them. Employees are expected to figure it out on their own, often outsourcing tools personally just to keep up. While leadership publicly promotes equity and fair pay, those values are not reflected internally. Symbolic gestures like merchandise or books are offered in place of meaningful compensation or bonuses, which feels dismissive given the workload and expectations. Will micromanage you if you are not hitting goal, with increase meetings, check ins that feel almost like borderline harassment which puts pressure and a negative team moral among everyone. I witness where they let leadership (iykyk) take credit for launches of new products, events and initiatives, where the employee does not get compensated or credit for.

1.0
Mar 25, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I had no problem joining this company

Cons

Blavity has a terrible leadership that does its job horribly. There are many instances of miscommunication in the workplace because the leaders are terrible at communicating. The workplace is also inefficient due to the poor and ineffective delegation of the leadership. The leaders here don't feel like leaders at all.

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