Pros
I appreciate the level of respect and autonomy offered at the company. There's a sense that we're all adults and have meaningful things to contribute to Dwell's success.
Because Dwell is an independent publisher, we have wide discretion when it comes to our editorial content and the evolution of the website. This kind of autonomy is a boon for the types of people who work at Dwell: self-directed, passionate about their craft, interested in good design and architecture.
Though I haven't been at the company long, I've gotten the sense that there has been a meaningful shift over the last few years toward being much more deliberate about our digital properties, especially Dwell.com. Previous attempts to design and build the website lacked product strategy process that is now becoming commonplace.
More than anything, though, the people at Dwell are very easy to work with, which surprised me at first. I thought it might be stuffy, often promoting high-brow design, yet it is anything but. People are very down to earth and care about making good design accessible.
Cons
Despite being a small company, teams can feel siloed — especially between editorial and product. There can be a bit of project swirl within and among teams. However, even in my relatively short tenure I've seen progress made toward more cross-team collaboration.