clovio Reviews

Not only did clovio give me my first true job but also, at the time of writing (2023), is the only place I worked at for more than three years. Founder-CEO Sander Delabie is a great team leader who always has nice words for every employee. Moreover, his leadership style is more reminiscent of a fellow employee rather than a CEO, meaning that you can have honest and not too serious conversations with him without remorse. Given the size of my former team, it felt more like a club rather than a workplace - in the most positive sense of the word. A huge positive, especially in retrospect, is that my job was fully remote, proving once and for all that certain jobs can be performed from anywhere around the world given the right conditions. Despite being fully remote, operations went smoothly and all strictly necessary hardware/software was provided in advance to guarantee you put your absolute best into your work. Still, there were occasional meetups between team members residing in the same country, so social interactions aren't just limited to your screens. As for the knowledge I gained throughout my 3+ years at clovio, it's something I still use today; what you learn at clovio - whether it's skills or the vast subjects covered - will give you the necessary advantage you need in this competitive market. (E.g. WordPress management, basic HTML coding, basic photo editing, research and analysis skills.)

- Flexibility: Although you have to work 40 hours a week, you can create your own schedule. - Culture: I always felt accepted and respected by everyone. Team members really care for you and are always happy to help. - Growth Opportunities: Training programs are being implemented. Management also considers your wants and will try to provide new challenges that go according to that. - Work-life balance: It's very rare to go over the 40 weekly hours. Even if we have deadlines, management will try to rearrange them so that you don't have to overwork. - Creativity: For the most part, you're left on your own devices. There's structure to our content, but the way you write it is up to you, and being creative is something that is encouraged. - Open to feedback: Providing and receiving feedback is something constant at clovio. While there are people in management positions, everyone is treated equally, and no one is above critique. This makes you really feel that you can speak up and tell management when something doesn't need to be improved. And, while not all changes will be made, management hears you and takes your feedback into consideration before saying 'no'. - Benefits: In addition to flexibility and a decent base salary, the company provides other benefits as well, including health insurance, a studio in Lisbon for those who prefer to work in an office, company laptop, among others. - Management: In my experience, I always felt that management had my best interests in mind, both professionally and in my personal life.