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 160 reviews)); "Benefits were great and started immediately." ((in 120 reviews)); "Hearst Tower is a great building to work in (when everyone wasn't working from home)" ((in 75 reviews)); "The work life balance is good and is normal 9" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great support, culture and resources to spread your wings." ((in 39 reviews))

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

"Political and low paying; bleak outlook for industry" ((in 101 reviews)); "The Management is poor and don’t feel like managers" ((in 84 reviews)); "salaries are low and impossible to raise" ((in 47 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 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.

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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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1.0

Jan 9, 2016

Adversiting Sales

Digital advertising client specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to learn Digital Advertising.

Cons

THE WORST CORPORATE CULTURE! Print is becoming obsolete yet they push you, with boiler room sales tactics, to bring in a ridiculous amount of print advertising even though you are supposedly selling digital. Zero employee respect, you are treated like a dishonest "bad" child. Egos of managers and Publisher (and above) are beyond imagination! STAY AWAY, you will be beaten down and leave....highest turnover in the business! Quotas are changed to avoid paying commissions....complete lack of scruples!

3.0

Jan 8, 2016

Senior Marketing Manager

Senior digital marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, Hearst Digital Media lets you break rules and have space for creativity, great cafe, hands-off managers who trust employees

Cons

No room for growth, a lot of energy-sucking people who hide in corners and phone in their work, lack of passion for the company's high-level mission

3.0

Jan 7, 2016

Great Team

User experience architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with on projects.

Cons

Corporate culture. Slow moving behemoth.

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