Manifest Reviews

3.0

42% would recommend to a friend

(179 total reviews)

Ross Shelleman

Not enough data to show CEO approval

40% positive business outlook

Manifest has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 179 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Manifest employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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179 reviews
2.0
9 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Most colleagues are nice and collaborative. Decent benefits. Competitive pay for an agency. Flexible work environment.

Cons

Post-merger layoffs spread out over several months. Homogeneous culture with minimal diversity. Laid off “for performance” after confirming upcoming PTO for a religious holiday that was only days away (and that I had requested months in advance), so take that as you will. Had to fight for unemployment benefits afterward. From a business standpoint, minimal client diversity. One major client rules the roost and causes reevaluation of staff and resources on quarterly basis. Not a sustainable business model in the current economic climate.

1.0
7 May 2026

A masterclass in performative leadership

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Absolutely none. 0/10 would not recommend.

Cons

Weak leadership accountability, ineffective management oversight, poor communication, and a culture where issues were allowed to persist instead of being meaningfully addressed. Leadership was more ornamental than functional, with an emphasis on optics and messaging over employee advocacy, transparency, and effective decision-making. The layoff process was impersonal and reinforced many of the same structural issues employees had already been navigating internally.

2.0
24 Feb 2026

Don't Recommend

Anonymous employee
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Pros

When I started working there, a lot of things were good. Had nice PTO before they went "unlimited"

Cons

They throw roadblocks up in a way that makes client work take 3x longer than it should, no one can agree on anything, leadership will often change an entire pitch deck days before a pitch and then wonder why the team is unprepared

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