APPLY AT YOUR OWN RISK! - Anonymous employee Collectively Employee Review

1.0
16 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are no pros at all, honestly. Working this job felt like a nightmare I had to relive every single day.

Cons

I don’t even know where to begin. This was easily the worst job I’ve ever had. Working here often felt like pledging for a sorority or being part of a cult that I never agreed to join. If your skin tone or background doesn’t resemble leadership, expect your experience to be very different from others. There appears to be a strong preference for people who fit a certain “aesthetic,” and if you don’t, your work environment can quickly become uncomfortable. Raising concerns about discrimination or unfair treatment doesn’t improve the situation in some cases it leads to extreme micro management, quiet demotion, feedback meetings, being put on a performance plan, being fired (and they’ll try to tell your co-workers that you “left”), and/or being placed under managers who are notoriously toxic with multiple HR complaints. Leadership structure is also concerning. The CEO has immediate family members in senior leadership roles who have little to no prior experience in influencer marketing or related fields. Meanwhile, employees with real industry experience are often expected to train their teams and carry the workload without recognition or advancement unless they are personally favored. Titles don’t reflect actual responsibilities. If you’re hired as a junior employee, be prepared to perform the work of a Senior employee without proper training, while also being held to the same standard that Senior employees are held at. You may find yourself managing full campaigns independently while being held to unrealistic expectations of perfection. There are also psychological tactics leadership uses with junior employees, particularly the ones they don’t favor. You’ll often be encouraged to take on work far beyond your role with promises that successfully running multiple campaigns on your own will lead to a promotion. However, if even one minor mistake occurs during the process, that single mistake is later used to justify why you’re “not ready” for advancement. It creates a situation where employees are pushed to do senior-level work without the support, training, pay, or recognition that should come with it, while their favorites are able to make those same mistakes and get rewarded with promotions, raises, and nice brand trips. Another issue is accountability. Concerns raised with leadership are often acknowledged verbally over Zoom calls, but rarely documented in writing or followed through on. This creates a pattern where solutions are promised but never implemented. It’s also worth noting that Glassdoor reviews appear to be scrubbed. Many of the reviews that told the truth are no longer here, and the positive reviews seem to come from leadership or employees who were favored. For others, the experience can be drastically different. Personally, working here had a serious impact on my mental health. I genuinely hope this review remains up, because people deserve transparency before considering applying.

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5.0
3 June 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Remote-first, with an available office in NYC for those who do wish to go - Working alongside those who are experts in the influencer marketing field. Everyone is so knowledgeable in the space making for more seamless campaigns and client relationships. - Working with brands that are best in class/biggest in the world, so big campaign budgets to try new things at scale. - Camp Collectively! An annual offsite for the entire organization in a fun city (New Orleans, Austin) where you get to connect and bond with your coworkers and hear leadership share the vision for the next year. - The kindest, most fun co-workers of any organization I’ve worked in. Everyone is young, smart, collaborative and just a fun time! It makes the work fun and the challenging times less daunting. - People move up here and when you're trying to grow in your role, there are resources and support to help you get there with accessible growth plans that you work on directly with your manager. - Leadership and People & Culture teams have made meaningful, intentional strides in building and maintaining a diverse organization from hiring practices to the makeup of the team itself. It’s something you can see and feel in the day to day.

Cons

- Remote first organization can make it more challenging and less conventional in building internal relationships (this is offset by how nice and open everyone naturally is) - Influencer marketing is a very fast paced environment so you are often pivoting and reimagining campaigns mid-stream based on client needs and shifts in culture

5.0
25 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

+ Invested leadership and executive team; it’s clear they care about the work and teams + my team! our svp has curated an inclusive environment of diverse people and thinking that doesn’t necessarily exist in other pockets of the organization (s/o to team coral) + exciting brands and pretty reasonable clients + remote-first culture! + lead of people & culture has made a huge impact - we feel seen and heard + camp collectively: annual agency-wide gathering + feeling like my pov matters and that my manager involves me in decision making + being empowered to honor my work / life balance + feeling like my growth is a priority for my manager + award-winning work

Cons

- lack of clarity around newer processes - inequitable work experiences across people at my level due to client assignments - can feel overwhelming if someone lacks agency experience

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