Does Hearst pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hearst employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hearst. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hearst?

65% of Hearst employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hearst 3.5 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)); "They have great benefits and continue to add new ones." ((in 121 reviews)); "the building is beautiful and looks great on the resume" ((in 71 reviews)); "They really value their employees and make sure you have a great work/life balance." ((in 45 reviews)); "Great support, culture and resources to spread your wings." ((in 44 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 83 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 25 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

65% would recommend to a friend

(1,451 total reviews)

Steven R. Swartz

76% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

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 1,451 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

Apr 1, 2017

Great place to work but no room for growth or increases

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Great office location and amazing building in NYC. Great cafeteria.

Cons

Hearst boasts of (record profits) $10.8 billion revenue growth yet they had layoffs and gave everyone I know less than 2% annual merit increases. Pretty shameful for a company that is so diversified and swimming in profits to treat employees this way. Enough with 2008 recession era excuses. The economy has fully recovered for Hearst but their employees wouldn't know it.

2.0

Aug 10, 2023

Culture has changed drastically

Crm executive

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Pros

Amazing team of people to work with Drinks fridge open on Tuesday and Thursday at 5pm Private healthcare Really nice office

Cons

Culture used to be amazing but since the new CEO started it has completely deteriorated and people have come to hate working there New massive restructuring is done without any input from team, hiring managers, etc. Pay is poor They overwork you Ultimately a big company that doesn’t care about its employees

1.0

Jan 15, 2019

WAPT-not what one expects from HEARST!

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Once you survive working for this crowd, you can work for anyone. Benefits are standard.

Cons

From my experience management cares about money, not the people making it for them. You work hard & you are loyal, but they are not. WAPT leadership won’t care about your health, your family, or you! You are locked in like a slave because you are FORCED to sign non-compete agreements. Those only benefit this corporation & in no way help you as an employee. This is a toxic place to work and we were managed by threats and intimidation. Management wasn’t honest, so when you combine all of the above, it’s not a pleasant environment.

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