Artsy Reviews

Pros

I have gained some great friends working here at ARTSY.

Cons

I encountered one of the rudest and unprofessional experiences here at ARTSY. My friends who hear my stories are appalled at what I went through and to this day, I get disappointed. First of all, ARTSY and management lack empathy. They do not care about you and your well being. There is developing finger pointing behavior but when it comes to management and their negligence, they turn the other side. When a problem arise, it is your problem. Pay is also extremely low and they ensure you get the smallest raise with terrible excuses. Lack of transparency. Lastly, some managers are amazing and are always looking out for their team, but mine was definitely not this type. Constant gaslighting, retaliating behavior, bullying, insecurity, and lieing. This manager of mine made me cry several times after work, and changed my entire personality. I am now skeptical and no longer bubbly as I used to be.

Pros

Amazing teams, the place is full of knowledge and people to learn from. Everyone is very generous with their time to help new joiners ramp up.

Cons

Would love to spend more time with teams in person, being spread out globally works great and everyone is clear on what is required - It would be nice to get back to regular in-person meetups when conditions allow for it.

Pros

- Warm, welcoming team - Hard-working colleagues who care about their work and the future of the company - Flexible schedule, unlimited vacation days - Nice, well-stocked offices in New York, London, Berlin (but team is remote-first, no one is required to work in-office) - Obsessing over art is encouraged - Good work is recognized - Most roles have room for growth, opportunities to expand one's impact - Giving feedback is encouraged and taken seriously - You'll never be bored

Cons

- Not a place for someone who wants a straightforward 9 to 5

Pros

* Democratic and open culture that accepts and embraces dissent as an opportunity for learning & growth. Having been in the industry for over 20 years across 5 different auction houses, fair to say Artsy's culture is the most constructive, healthy and empowering. It's not always perfect, but it is always safe.

Cons

Tech and Art are two historically divergent verticals, so the intersection of the two can create unique challenges with no precedence in the art world to reference.

Pros

I've had almost 3 great years at Artsy. The whole engineering team and the surrounding product/data/design teams are so good. Smart people using great tools very productively. I learned a bunch, technical and non-technical things. Good opportunities for growth or even shift. Many boomerang hires which to me signals that it's a great company and a great person, for both sides to do that. I would definitely recommend Artsy!

Cons

My reason for leaving is that Artsy (for now?) only supports people living in the US, UK, or DE. I wanted to go live elsewhere and unfortunately this doesn't work while also working at Artsy. If you are cool to live in one of the three, you def should join. If not, maybe ask if they have changed their minds about this first. The salaries are not bad, but also not great. They are smack dab in the middle of the range. Benefits are good though.

Pros

Strong exec leadership with mature and focused senior leadership team; exciting disruptor changing accessibility to artworks and artists.

Cons

Wish more people came into the office regularly (still hybrid with 2 days encouraged in office).

Pros

It’s great to work somewhere that everyone genuinely tries their best to make progress for the organisation as a whole. There is an openness and transparency across the company that is refreshing and allows progress to be made swiftly.

Cons

The art market is a challenging industry and pushing against hundreds of years of resistance is always hard but that’s the same for all companies that have tried to do things differently in an established environment.

Pros

People are so smart, supportive, passionate. Truly the best team I've ever been a part of. Great benefits, flexible hybrid work + flexible vacation is huge

Cons

The job, industry, mission are not easy– fast-paced and lots of change. Not for anyone looking for cush big company tech job

Pros

Working in your passion field.

Cons

A more reactionary vs proactive company.

Pros

- Transparency - Company's kind attitude towards employees - Work/Life balance - remote friendly, with emphasis on colleagues' relationship building whether in or outside the office - Management is supportive of your development - Colleagues all love and are passionate for what they work on, whether it's art or website infrastructure or marketing campaigns

Cons

There's often a lot of change happening at Artsy, in order to stay flexible in improving and adapting processes.