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 163 reviews)); "Benefits were great and started immediately." ((in 111 reviews)); "Hearst Tower is a great building to work in (when everyone wasn't working from home)" ((in 65 reviews)); "The work life balance is good and is normal 9" ((in 42 reviews)); "Great support, culture and resources to spread your wings." ((in 42 reviews))

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

"Political and low paying; bleak outlook for industry" ((in 97 reviews)); "The Management is poor and don’t feel like managers" ((in 86 reviews)); "salaries are low and impossible to raise" ((in 50 reviews)); "long hours and no back up advail" ((in 33 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

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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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5.0

Oct 10, 2016

Best of a distressed industry

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hearst Tower, innovation focused, values excellence

Cons

Revenue plan unclear, esp with push into digital

3.0

Oct 6, 2016

HDM

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, a lot of good talent, array of different projects.

Cons

Many moving pieces, tough to coordinate between teams.

3.0

Oct 4, 2016

Great company, bad magazine

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hearst leads the industry in its focus on digital innovation. The company provides solid benefits, and it's a joy to walk into that beautiful building every morning. Plus the caf can't be beat.

Cons

I worked at a brand that was rife with organizational and managerial problems. Dysfunctional relationships at the top of the masthead infected the entire staff. HR was notified on at least two occasions, and by different individuals, about the wildly inappropriate behavior of one staffer in particular, but did not intervene. Late, messy closes were the rule, not the exception. There was no performance review process. Talented editors were offered little feedback and no path to promotion. The magazine hemorrhaged staff.

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