Does Hearst pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hearst employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hearst. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hearst?

64% of Hearst employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hearst 3.6 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 151 reviews)); "the building is beautiful and looks great on the resume" ((in 73 reviews)); "Great support, culture and resources to spread your wings." ((in 45 reviews)); "They really value their employees and make sure you have a great work/life balance." ((in 41 reviews)); "Great teams and talents." ((in 33 reviews))

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

"Political and low paying; bleak outlook for industry" ((in 99 reviews)); "The Management is poor and don’t feel like managers" ((in 85 reviews)); "salaries are low and impossible to raise" ((in 50 reviews)); "long hours and no back up advail" ((in 34 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

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,450 total reviews)

Steven R. Swartz

72% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

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 1,450 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

5.0

Jun 17, 2021

Busy!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You are able to learn about whatever part of the industry you are interested in

Cons

Budgets are super tight and its hard to replace someone when they leave.

3.0

Jun 17, 2021

A great place to work, but tough in leaner times

Junior editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, plenty of benefits and team-building initiatives. Hearst UK tries incredibly hard to take care of its employees. Unfortunately (because hey, media) constant cost-cutting meant this initiatives fell a bit flat.

Cons

Incredibly low salary for writers, felt as though redundancies were constantly hanging over our heads.

1.0

Jun 15, 2021

Management Taking Things in the Wrong Direction

Scrum master

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- My area (Agile) within Digital Media was great

Cons

- Management was actively trying to get rid of my position and other like it - Completely let go of the entire QA department, putting more responsibility on product

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