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 158 reviews)); "Benefits were great and started immediately." ((in 119 reviews)); "the building is beautiful and looks great on the resume" ((in 65 reviews)); "Great support, culture and resources to spread your wings." ((in 41 reviews)); "They really value their employees and make sure you have a great work/life balance." ((in 40 reviews))

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

"Political and low paying; bleak outlook for industry" ((in 100 reviews)); "The Management is poor and don’t feel like managers" ((in 81 reviews)); "salaries are low and impossible to raise" ((in 50 reviews)); "long hours and no back up advail" ((in 30 reviews)); "I had to sit on multiple meetings where upper management screamed and belittled people in front of groups" ((in 28 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.

Hearst reviews

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

4.0

Feb 16, 2018

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Laxed work environment, friendlty staff, good hours

Cons

Can't think of cons really.

1.0

Feb 15, 2018

Working here crushes your soul

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They certainly know how to make money and have loads of cash to show for it My co-workers were great to work with and came to Hearst full of energy and new ideas only to have their dreams dashed and their souls crushed by the antiquated management style of the department heads and their total lack of empathy for their staff members.

Cons

No trickle down of earnings to employees The department I work in has an approach to management that is both autocratic and archaic. A style that might have been appropriate for managing in the 1950's not the new Millennium. Management clearly has an ingrained distrust of everybody that works in the department. It's expected that you travel on your own time (weekends) in order to start work first thing Monday morning and return on a Saturday with no compensation time granted to make up for traveling on your personal time. What other company does that? Little to no opportunity for advancement Lack of communication and poor planning often result in last minute changes to scheduling upending personal lives in the process Turnover has been rampant and it's not because they can make more money somewhere else

4.0

Feb 8, 2018

Interesting experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are areas of the company that are looking to innovate, particularly advertising technology

Cons

Large company politics can get in the way of progress

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