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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
114
TOTAL
RATINGS
1273
Updated on: December 2, 2025

Shutterstock Company Culture

Shutterstock Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.4/5
Shutterstock's Overall Culture is rated D-

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Professional Development
C+
Compensation
C
Happiness
D+
Perks & Benefits
D+
Gender
D

Shutterstock CEO

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Stan Pavlovsky Shutterstock's CEO
Stan Pavlovsky
41 /100
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A Day in the Life
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Shutterstock employees generally work 9.3 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Shutterstock report the work pace is bureaucratic
Work Pace
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66% of Shutterstock employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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60% of Shutterstock employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Shutterstock employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
Feedback
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59% of Shutterstock employees call their work environment negative
Environment

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  • 21 days of PTO + 10 paid holidays

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Shutterstock applied for 30 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 67% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Shutterstock has a total of 627 employees

30
Total Applied
  • 67% Granted (20 out of 30)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 30)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 30)
  • 33% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (10 out of 30)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Shutterstock

Bottom
20%

Shutterstock currently ranks in the Bottom 20% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Shutterstock

Bottom
10%

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eNPS

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-51
eNPS Score
18%Promoters
13%Passives
69%Detractors
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Mission, Vision, & Values

To connect creative professionals with the best photos, vectors, illustrations and video from thousands of contributors around the world.

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Shutterstock Culture At a Glance

Shutterstock has 627 employees. 114 employees at Shutterstock have reviewed Shutterstock across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 2 months ago.

Overall, the 114 Shutterstock employees give their leadership a grade of F, or Bottom 5% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Shutterstock are not very pleased with their total compensation at Shutterstock, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Shutterstock are not very pleased with their team. 114 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D. Less than half believe the meetings at Shutterstock are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Shutterstock believe the environment at Shutterstock is negative. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Shutterstock is bureaucratic. About 52% of the employees at Shutterstock work 8 hours or less, while 15% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Shutterstock are dissatisfied, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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Perks & Benefits

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