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 168 reviews)); "They have great benefits and continue to add new ones." ((in 111 reviews)); "the building is beautiful and looks great on the resume" ((in 68 reviews)); "They really value their employees and make sure you have a great work/life balance." ((in 41 reviews)); "Great support, culture and resources to spread your wings." ((in 38 reviews))

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

"Political and low paying; bleak outlook for industry" ((in 99 reviews)); "The Management is poor and don’t feel like managers" ((in 79 reviews)); "salaries are low and impossible to raise" ((in 51 reviews)); "long hours and no back up advail" ((in 36 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

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,450 total reviews)

Steven R. Swartz

72% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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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1K reviews

3.0

Jun 23, 2017

Reporter - Full Time

Reporter

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Pros

Working here provided a good amount of opportunity to show initiative to do work that you thought was important. A great opportunity to pitch and write original content every day.

Cons

They expect a lot of content every day from their reporters, such that opportunities to get in depth on certain issues could be difficult to come by on a regular basis.

1.0

Jun 13, 2017

Not a pleasant place to work

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great titles Huge potential to become brilliant and lead the industry Some amazing, talented people Some titles are extremely popular with brands

Cons

The most political workplace I have ever worked in - and cliques forming across the office which was stifling Zero social element Terrible office (although moving soon) The rules of business change so regularly that people were confused as to what could and could not be done Terrible internal communication Lack of direction Lack of clearly defined roles caused conflict across the board and did not contribute to a team ethic

1.0

Mar 16, 2017

Art Director

Art director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Quick turnaround of staff so many open opportunities

Cons

Terrible management of restructure process, lack of compensation for hard work, recruitment of unskilled workforce for cheap, constant influx of unskilled workers

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