Frieze Reviews

2.8

39% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

11% positive business outlook

Frieze has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there.

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31 reviews
3.0
10 Jan 2024

Good but so much scope to improve

Recommend
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Pros

- Fantastic colleagues - Opportunity to travel, but inconsistent - Great office location - Great Christmas holiday package

Cons

- Salary is incredibly poor, this is an inter-departmental consensus for juniors and managers - There is a group of SLT that do not make effort to get to know staff, are often rude and ignorant of new directions needed to drive the company forward - Lacks forward looking direction for growth of magazine and online audience - Employee surveys lack purpose and do not allow staff to suggest areas for improvement across the business - Occasions where managers/senior managers have disrespected or belittled younger staff during times of stress. Better manager training could be implemented to avoid this - Progression within the company is measured on an individual leaving/a space opening up, rather than promoting individuals based on skills or merit

3.0
1 Aug 2020

Typical

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Live the high life! You get to be around fancy people and have access to some exceptional culture.

Cons

A lot of managers and directors but no leaders. They rest on the strength and privacy of the art world so it ends up serving only the rich. Employees are worked to the bone but not paid accordingly (standard for the arts) and don't even try to find anyone of color, especially Black. When I brought it up to an executive in 2018 I was told "We're an arts organization in London, there just aren't that many Black people to choose from here". Not only that, there's no desire.

1.0
5 June 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- some nice team mates - long christmas holiday

Cons

- I had a really awful experience with my manager, she was very patronising and often belittled me infront of everyone - I was never given any indication I wasnt doing well enough, I was always praised for my work and all of a sudden I'm pulled into a meeting saying I wasnt performing well enough - I felt like i was treated very badly at Frieze and i wouldnt recommend working here, it feels like a very toxic enviroment

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