Does Hearst pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hearst employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hearst. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hearst?

63% of Hearst employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hearst 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hearst?

Account Executive (57) , Editor (41) , Intern (30) , Sales Assistant (23) , Editorial Intern (21) , Sales (16) , Video Editor (16) , Account Manager (15) , Director (15) , Executive Assistant (13) , Manager (13) , Producer (13) , Editorial Assistant (12) , Production Assistant (12) , Project Manager (12)

What are the pros of working at Hearst according to real employee reviews?

"I only gave it a 2 because I did work with some truly great people." ((in 156 reviews)); "Benefits were great and started immediately." ((in 118 reviews)); "Hearst Tower is a great building to work in (when everyone wasn't working from home)" ((in 64 reviews)); "The work life balance is good and is normal 9" ((in 44 reviews)); "Great support, culture and resources to spread your wings." ((in 43 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Hearst according to real employee reviews?

"Political and low paying; bleak outlook for industry" ((in 104 reviews)); "The Management is poor and don’t feel like managers" ((in 79 reviews)); "salaries are low and impossible to raise" ((in 51 reviews)); "long hours and no back up advail" ((in 37 reviews)); "I had to sit on multiple meetings where upper management screamed and belittled people in front of groups" ((in 27 reviews))

What are employees saying about Hearst layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Hearst layoffs and their outlook for job security at Hearst in 2026.

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3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,451 total reviews)

Steven R. Swartz

72% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

Hearst has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,451 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hearst employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews

1.0

May 11, 2018

Shabby

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great brands. 35 hour week. Summer hours.

Cons

Invisible leadership. Take employees for granted. Minimal investment. High staff turnover. Tick box mentality. Blame culture. Poor HR department. No flexible working.

2.0

Apr 9, 2018

Hearst CT Media Group - the Newspaper business stinks!

Acct executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

After two years on the sales side, I decided to start looking for other sales jobs. The pros here in Norwalk are few, but I will admit the new office is very nice.

Cons

Management is weak, condescending and has no problem in churning sales reps quickly if they don't hit numbers (most of this office is turned over every six months). Unfortunately, this is the culture that has been created from the top. Selling digital and print newspaper ads via cold calling is a pretty tough gig these days. Also, there are stronger competitors.

1.0

Mar 27, 2018

Just a number

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None that I can think of.

Cons

Completely decimated Rodale and its staff. The ones that are left feel like sitting ducks. The ones that were let go were like the Walking Dead. No direction from Hearst in the slightest especially to the employees that were left behind especially by the ones that were in charge of the move and transition

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