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
1.0
Nov 14, 2019

Trying To Leave

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Pros

The brief moments that the lower level employees bond and feel like family

Cons

It's run very poorly. Morgan uses the brand to build up her influencer status. She flies first-class with points attained through a partnership while long-time employees are on Spirit. Training is horrific if employees are trained at all. Your job description can change without you knowing it until they tell you that you are falling short. Opportunities for advancement do not exist for most roles. Neither do raises. It's overall a sad environment because we all came in so hopeful only to find that the negative Glassdoor reviews are true and Morgan and her leadership team (not so much Aaron or Jeff) are monsters. Lastly, you will not be paid well here and the Blavity name doesn't carry weight on your resume.

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Blavity Response
6y
Thank you for providing valuable feedback on how the Executive Team is perceived - they do not value their employees. It is unfortunate that this may be a perception within the company. However we hear this as an opportunity of growth. To support the gathering of information of our current culture, the People Operations Team is implementing support systems which will allow employees to provide more frequent, detailed, and confidential feedback. The hope for the team is to better identify the potential gaps/areas of opportunity in Leadership Skills and implement a strategic Leadership Development plan.
1.0
Oct 15, 2019

Everyone is lost

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Work From Home The talent young professionals

Cons

Compensation Training On-boarding Follow-up on assignments You have to bring your own device and the technology is subpar. No free parking, no parking reimbursements Everything is left to the last minute. There are department and team leads who are so lost and confused and just waiting to be told what to do. The pay is insulting. There are so many talented, young, black professionals, but Blavity doesn't appreciate them. Nothing is explained to you. You have to ask question after question and you still don't get valid answers. You basically train yourself on all things. The company is just sad. There are select individuals who are experienced and talented and they refuse to speak up on their skillset because they don't want to be promoted. It's very sad. The turnover is high for a reason. No one there has been there longer than a year. That says a lot about the way the business is ran. The office environment is borderline toxic.

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Blavity Response
6y
Thank you for sharing your feedback and perspective. As we continue to evolve the company culture, we are continuously evaluating and implementing new internal processes that establish more structure for our scaling organization. Additionally, to further support new hires, we have implemented an onboarding program which provides an overview of the organization, 30/60/90 training, and an overview of tools/platforms to help set them up for success.
1.0
Apr 25, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Working with amazing creative professionals. Creating & sharing content that is meaningful.

Cons

severely under-paid and under-valued. Absolutely no room for growth or upward mobility. You'll hardly find anyone on the content creation end who sticks around for long. But hats off to those who do. They are truly doing the people a service because working under that executive leadership is toxic.

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