Does The River Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The River Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The River Group. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The River Group?

55% of The River Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The River Group 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The River Group?

Account Executive (6) , Account Director (4) , Art Director (4) , Editorial (4) , Account Manager (3) , Manager (3) , Account Management (2) , Advertising Sales Executive (2) , Business Development Executive (2) , Chief Sub Editor (2) , Consultant (2) , Editor (2) , Senior Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at The River Group according to real employee reviews?

"Great people!" ((in 19 reviews)); "Great culture and very nice & lovely people to work with." ((in 8 reviews)); "Finish at 4 pm on Friday Friendly Colleagues and amazing Clients to work with Workplace flexibility Open Space Office Dog Friendly Approachable CEO Monthly Company management reports" ((in 7 reviews)); "From day one, I could feel the collective energy and commitment around the office." ((in 4 reviews)); "Good atmosphere" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The River Group according to real employee reviews?

"Management always made me feel like an incompetent member of staff." ((in 15 reviews)); "Staff are constantly thrown overboard and left to drown." ((in 5 reviews)); "Don’t sell your soul to River and more importantly do not let the CEO enter your life." ((in 3 reviews)); "They have little to no respect for employees and people are spoken to and treated in an appalling manner, frequently leaving meetings crying." ((in 3 reviews))

The River Group Reviews

2.8

55% would recommend to a friend

(93 total reviews)

Nicki Murphy

55% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

The River Group has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 93 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The River Group employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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93 reviews

2.0

12 May 2026

Toxic culture, awful SLT, nice colleagues

Anonymous employee

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Pros

- Nice people working at River, unfortunately we all hate our jobs

Cons

- Incredibly toxic, worst SLT imaginable. everyone says that the CEO is a women hating bully and it's been witnessed first hand. No one respects her. Managing director is fake and will be kind to anyone's face and seem like she cares.... she doesn't.

1.0

12 Feb 2026

Avoid

Anonymous employee

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Pros

I can't think of a single thing.

Cons

Costs are wildly out across projects as the senior management want to keep them as low as possible so they win some business, with the added complexity of not knowing how to cost anything that isn’t print so you end up trying to deliver projects with no support, no brief and no hope of success. Failure is baked in. It’s never them, it’s always you. Urgency is embedded in everything but it’s not a virtue - it’s leadership in panic. If everything is urgent nothing is important. It’s not in my nature to write something as visceral as this, but it needs saying. No other agency I have ever worked at functions in this way. My advice would be to swerve it at all costs.

4.0

12 Nov 2025

Wonderful experience

Advertising sales

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Pros

I loved my time at River. I was only there for a short time but I valued the experience as I was surrounded by brilliant professionals and a diverse workplace. The founder, Nicki, is an inspiration.

Cons

The team are fabulous and its so refreshing to find people of all ages together.

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