Agency profile · Updated October 2026
Working at Penji
Penji runs a design subscription with its own fully remote design team, much of it working daytime hours in Asia. It publishes more perks than most, but it says little about how it hires and recent reviews are mixed.
The facts
- What VAs say
- 3.6 on Glassdoor (52 reviews) · 4.2 on Indeed (14 reviews)
- Type
- Design subscription service with its own remote design team
- Founded
- 2017
- Hires
- Fully remote team spread across Asia, Europe and the Americas
- Roles
- Graphic designers, illustrators and web & app designers, plus outreach, sales development, customer support and social media roles
- Work setup
- Fully remote, work from home
- Schedules
- Design team covers Sunday to Thursday, 8 PM to 5 AM US Eastern (daytime in Asia), plus Monday to Friday daytime Eastern for some client plans
- Hiring process
- Steps not published; its help center says all staff pass skill assessments
- Applicant fees
- Not published
- Impostor warning
- Not published
- Support for VAs
- Paid maternity and paternity leave, vacation days earned monthly, healthcare bonuses for long-tenured members, Penji Academy design lessons, weekly overtime opportunities, monthly design contests, annual retreat and promotion path
- Openings
- 7 roles listed on the careers page, 3 in design (web & app designer, illustrator, graphic designer); the role links lead to the help center, not to job ads
What's good
- Design-only employer: its open design roles are for graphic designers, illustrators and web & app designers
- Publishes specific perks: paid parental leave, monthly vacation days, Penji Academy lessons and an annual retreat
- Main design shift runs overnight in US Eastern time, which is daytime in Asia
What to watch
- Glassdoor rating is 3.6, and some 2026 reviews mention pay sent at the last minute and a stricter, output-driven culture
- No hiring steps, fee policy or scam warning published, and the role links lead to the help center rather than job ads
- Design roles listed are mid-level; no entry-level design roles
Score breakdown
Rubric score 5.6/10, from the same six criteria we use for every agency.
Penji vs VA MASTERS
Published by Outsourcing Insider, a VA MASTERS company. VA MASTERS is ranked here using the same rubric as every other agency. How we rank.
| Fact | Penji | VA MASTERS Parent company |
|---|---|---|
| What VAs say | 3.6 on Glassdoor (52 reviews) · 4.2 on Indeed (14 reviews) | 4.9 on Glassdoor (16 reviews) · 4.9 on Indeed (32 reviews) |
| Hires | Fully remote team spread across Asia, Europe and the Americas | Filipino professionals, for clients worldwide |
| Schedules | Design team covers Sunday to Thursday, 8 PM to 5 AM US Eastern (daytime in Asia), plus Monday to Friday daytime Eastern for some client plans | Part-time, full-time and project roles (40 to 180 hours a month in current listings), in the client's time zone |
| Openings | 7 roles listed on the careers page, 3 in design (web & app designer, illustrator, graphic designer); the role links lead to the help center, not to job ads | 86 open remote roles listed on its careers page; 492 posted since May 2025 |
| Rubric score | 5.6 | 8.0 |
Questions people ask
Is Penji legit?
Penji has operated since 2017 and hires through its own careers channels. It doesn't publish a statement about applicant fees, so be careful with anyone asking you to pay in its name. Employee ratings: 3.6 on Glassdoor (52 reviews) · 4.2 on Indeed (14 reviews).
Does Penji hire remote VAs?
Fully remote, work from home. It hires Fully remote team spread across Asia, Europe and the Americas.
What is Penji's hiring process?
Steps not published; its help center says all staff pass skill assessments
How do I apply to Penji?
Through the careers page on Penji's own website. We don't link to the agencies we rank, so search for its careers page directly and make sure you're on its real website.
Sources: jerseydigs.com article; intercom.help article; Penji careers page; Glassdoor profile; Indeed profile. Checked Oct 2026. We don't link to the agencies we profile.