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

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
2.0
Jul 30, 2015

A difficult time!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Variety of editorial projects, security of working for a large company broken into smaller teams where there is more creative freedom.

Cons

Little value for staff, no incentives, no activities to boost staff morale. Poor pay.

5.0
Jul 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The building is one of the nicest in New York City. The environment is fun and collaborative and the people are passionate and dedicated.

Cons

The distributed nature of magazines, TV stations and newspaper locations make large scale projects extraordinarily complicated and political.

5.0
Jul 24, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Privately owned company that offered very many perks in continuing education, healthcare, retirement benefits, tickets for outside of work events, onsite parking and Uptown Charlotte location. Excellent career advancements with the departments and company.

Cons

The company has started to downsize and outsource positions and departments.

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