Does deviantArt pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, deviantArt employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at deviantArt. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at deviantArt?

58% of deviantArt employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated deviantArt 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

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"The people are what made DeviantArt a great people to work." ((in 5 reviews)); "DA is owned by Wix, and the benefits are amazing." ((in 4 reviews))

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3.8

58% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)

Angelo Sotira

58% approve of CEO

19% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Culture and values

3.8

Diversity and inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

deviantArt has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The deviantArt employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

30 reviews

4.0

15 Jun 2022

good

Adadministrative and operations coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good to work and expand knowledge

Cons

guidance was bit lacking can be enhanced

2.0

18 Jul 2016

Upper management is in denial that they are the issue.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

DeviantArt was a really fun place to work; great environment, solid benefits, fun coworkers, snacks and video games galore. It was a place where bright, colorful people collaborated and made awesome stuff for an even more awesome community.

Cons

Later in my employment there were some really tragic management decisions that started a downward spiral for the company. Instead of reassessing company infrastructure or bringing in a consultant to address the issues and possible solutions, they flailed and laid off around 80% of the company, none of which were the upper management that had enabled the root issues. This tanked moral and many others jumped ship after that. The hardest thing to work around is the CEO, who is unfocused and prone to rash decisions, often demanding employees pursue poorly thought out pipe-dream projects that water down any viable products.

2.0

16 Jul 2017

Full-Time Employee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Genuinely good people. Great employee benefits. Was nice to work for an online community that's been around for ages.

Cons

Lack of meaningful direction that started at the executive level and trickled down to various departments. There was one major layoff over the course of my time working here, which made me want to work even harder and meet the goals of the company so we could get back on track. The CEO didn't truly listen to the people around him (and the people he hired to make some very valuable decisions that could benefit the company long-term). He would turn unvetted ideas into action. This was extremely dangerous.

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