Does 99designs pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, 99designs employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at 99designs. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at 99designs?

88% of 99designs employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated 99designs 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at 99designs?

Graphic Designer (27) , Account Manager (5) , Freelance Graphic Designer (5) , Freelancer (5) , Customer Service Representative (4) , Designer (3) , Senior Software Engineer (2) , Software Engineer (2) , UX Designer (2)

What are the pros of working at 99designs according to real employee reviews?

"Great people." ((in 9 reviews)); "free food, good benefits, typical start up culture with some fun perks" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great Company Culture" ((in 6 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 3 reviews)); "friendly office, unbeatable office location, great coffee machine, above average holidays." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at 99designs according to real employee reviews?

"pay is below market rate and promotions are few and far between" ((in 6 reviews)); "The upper management is very hands off and doesn't really care about the team." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about 99designs redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about 99designs redundancy and their outlook for job security at 99designs in 2026.

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99designs Reviews

4.1

88% would recommend to a friend

(65 total reviews)

Patrick Llewellyn

88% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Culture and values

3.7

Diversity and inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

99designs has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 65 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The 99designs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

65 reviews

5.0

2 Oct 2025

Culture

Talent acquisition manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Brilliant and flourishing culture with amazing people and people first practices

Cons

none during the time i was there

5.0

7 Sept 2025

Putting people first

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Amazing team Great Company Culture Putting people first Room to try different roles and grow

Cons

The office in Bergmannstr closes and since then it's become a online first working set up which can be quite a lot sometimes, specially when working with teams in different time zones (US, Australia...)

4.0

31 Aug 2025

Amazing perks and great culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Good engineering architecture - Great culture - Good pay

Cons

Many people due to ACQ

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