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 156 reviews)); "the building is beautiful and looks great on the resume" ((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 42 reviews)); "Great teams and talents." ((in 28 reviews))

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

"Political and low paying; bleak outlook for industry" ((in 107 reviews)); "The Management is poor and don’t feel like managers" ((in 83 reviews)); "salaries are low and impossible to raise" ((in 48 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.

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

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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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4.0

Jan 4, 2017

Started out great but ended rather frustrating as bad behavior kept getting promoted

Inventory specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Charlotte is the Hub for all of the Hearst stations' traffic departments. The best part was being surrounded by like minded people who only handled traffic. It was also wonderful to work with all of the stations in various states. Hearst Corporate management were very approachable and down to earth.

Cons

Poor training, people being hired with no experience, disconnect between the Hub and the stations, incompetent people being promoted into Assistant Manager positions resulting in a toxic work environment.

3.0

Jan 4, 2017

International Marketing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to a lot of different markets, due to the wide range of partnerships they had internationally.

Cons

Upper management does not realize how much work goes into garnering international deals, it's not as black/white as US deals. They should've invested more resources/efforts in international so that the department can truly flourish.

3.0

Jan 3, 2017

Salary

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people that work there

Cons

Corporate is a little lax in benefits

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