Artsy Reviews
Updated 23 Mar 2023
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"Work-life balance has been really great too" (in 10 reviews)
"Large ambitions to help the art industry come online and make the art world more accessible" (in 14 reviews)
"There was very little respect when it came to work-life balance" (in 6 reviews)
"Aside from working with colleagues in different time zones, I can't think of many negative things about working at Artsy" (in 5 reviews)
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
In general, I enjoyed my colleagues, the org’s mission, and the day-to-day work
Cons
Abusive, lost, and flailing leadership. The company is headed towards oblivion due to a complete lack of vision, self-awareness and accountability of executives and mid-level management. Working at Artsy was one of the most depressing, frustrating, borderline traumatic experiences of my career. There was a point in time when Artsy had so much potential—that point is long past. No one in there right mind would join Artsy today.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
From Great to Terrible
15 Oct 2019 - Partnership Manager in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Artsy was a fantastic place to work when I first began in 2018. Great team culture, room for growth, and exciting plans in the pipeline for the company. Growth was not always on par with goals, but progress was being made regardless. Additionally, employee perks, like snacks, offsite and the like were fantastic.
Cons
Within one year of working at Artsy, things deteriorated more rapidly than I've ever seen. Management took a turn for the worst, along with multiple rounds of layoffs. Shady business practices took hold on my team, and the sales team essentially had a 100% turnover rate. Finally, nearly the entire leadership team, including the two founders of the company, stepped down. Artsy is a company in rapid decline, and although it was a cool place to work - stay away...
Continue reading - Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Low pay, confusing responsibilities, bad leadership
13 Jan 2023 - Marketplace Support Associate in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-Great benefits -Nice colleagues -Great office -Remote Flexibility
Cons
-Hard place to work as an entry level / associate employee - leadership feels more like HR vs. a manager who understands how to solve difficult technical problems, -management muddles expectations of different roles on the team (coordinator, associates, and specialists on my team were all expected to do the same amount of work, despite pay and title differences) -Low pay, lack of opportunity -lots of turnover -lack of community -if you're not on a sales or revenue generating team, you are quite overlooked
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
When I first joined, I felt that Artsy had a great mission to change the art world.
Cons
With new changes in leadership, I think Artsy is trying to be the next Christie's which drives away from its mission to democratize art. The company seems to only care about driving sales, and I'm disappointed on a daily basis. Some leadership members also doesn't seem to care about their employees and how burnt out they are.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Some of the best peers you'll have at work. Everyone below a Senior Director level is A+ Art x Technology is cool
Cons
Company fell off a cliff after years of turmoil and leadership change. No cross-team alignment even within the same department Bureaucracy is rampant No new innovation happening Culture is dead Compensation is sketchy at best Went from the amazing goal of revolutionizing/democratizing the art world to basically making a high value Etsy instead
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
You get to work with some really talented people who are passionate about the art world. (However, most of those people left... the company is now run by a bunch of corporate hypocrites who know nothing about art)
Cons
no work-life balance no job security clear favoritism within the org comp significantly below industry average
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Company values mask lack of communication and transparency
4 May 2020 - Marketing in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great brand with very thoughtful employees
Cons
Vision did not align with company mission
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
The company is on shaky ground
16 Oct 2019 - Anonymous EmployeeRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Artsy has a passionate, hard-working team and a mission that everyone rallies around. The work culture was amazing when I first began. The HQ is stunning. The CEO was inspiring. It seemed like the perfect gem of a company. It proved too good to be true.
Cons
Many of the leaders and long-time employees have left in the past year. They saw the writing on the wall. The new CEO is extremely corporate and laser-focused on the marketplace, at the expense of other teams and the culture that was so prized. I hope it works out, but it's not the same company that it was even a year ago, and unrecognizable to those who've worked there longer. If you are looking for stability, now is probably not a good time to join. Recent layoffs and restructuring portend future layoffs. Look to WeWork for the some of the same issues.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Mid-Level Start Up That Thinks Its a Small Start Up
18 Jul 2019 - Associate in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Artsy offers a flexible schedule and personal freedom.
Cons
Artsy has a bloated bureaucracy for a company of its size and an overzealous culture.
- Former Employee★★★★★
No work life balance
4 Dec 2018 - Anonymous Employee in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Some really intelligent and kind people work at the company. Commendable mission and vision. And let’s be honest—the snacks.
Cons
There was very little respect when it came to work-life balance. I was paid less than my worth and then expected to work around the clock. It’s very easy to burnout here, and it and seemed to be a theme at Artsy.
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Artsy has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 134 reviews left anonymously by employees. 87% of employees would recommend working at Artsy to a friend and 82% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -4% over the last 12 months.
87% of Artsy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Artsy 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.
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