Does Emerald pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Emerald employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Emerald. This rating has improved by 49% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Emerald?

70% of Emerald employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Emerald 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Emerald?

Account Executive (11) , Sales (8) , Sales Manager (8) , Manager (7) , Marketing (7) , Business Development Manager (3) , Conference Coordinator (3) , Consultant (3) , Marketing Manager (3) , Marketing Specialist (3) , Operations Coordinator (3) , Anonymous (2) , Operations (2) , Project Manager (2) , Senior Vice President (2)

What are the pros of working at Emerald according to real employee reviews?

"The people there are great!" ((in 18 reviews)); "Benefits (they aren’t great) but they were when former CEO Sally was trying to turn things around." ((in 17 reviews)); "Great benefits package and unlimited PTO." ((in 7 reviews)); "Depending on which location you work in, the teams are fun." ((in 7 reviews)); "Your coworkers are excellent people." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Upper management is the absolute WORST." ((in 13 reviews)); "Absolutely no training for these antiquated systems." ((in 8 reviews)); "Weak leadership." ((in 8 reviews)); "For other areas of the company, or lower level positions, there seems to be better pay and opportunities for movement." ((in 6 reviews)); "Senior management was not in tune with the individual industries that shows served so managed with a "one size fits all" approach." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Emerald layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Emerald layoffs and their outlook for job security at Emerald in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Emerald locations?

New York , Alpharetta , San Juan Capistrano , Atlanta , Los Angeles , White Plains , Denver , Culver City , San Francisco , Framingham , Oklahoma City , San Luis Obispo , Seattle , Miami , Dalton , Lakewood , Utah

Emerald reviews

3.6

70% would recommend to a friend

(213 total reviews)

Hervé Sedky

70% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

Emerald has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 213 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Emerald employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

213 reviews

4.0

Dec 1, 2015

New York

Marketing operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Travel, diversity, size, people, networking

Cons

Career path, salary, workload, segregation of depts, location

1.0

Oct 25, 2015

Sales Executive

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent salary, a lot of autonomy initially.

Cons

Terrible ego-maniacs as bosses who will just rag on you no matter what you do. They love nothing more than calling you out on anything you do wrong and will not lend a hand but rather call you out to all your peers to make themselves look better. Noone believes in the leaders of the trade publications here and they know that the overall company doesn't seem to care for the publishings anyway so they treat their sales staff atrociously.

1.0

Feb 5, 2026

Profit only

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues, remote work, resources and the industry

Cons

Culture, C-Suite, management, lack of industry knowledge.

Emerald Response

3mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re glad to hear that your colleagues, the flexibility of remote work, and the resources available have positively contributed to your experience. We also appreciate your honesty regarding our culture, leadership, and industry knowledge. These are important areas, and we’re actively focused on strengthening alignment, deepening expertise, and ensuring employees feel supported at every level of the organization. Please feel free to reach out to peopleandculture@emeraldx.com if you'd like to discuss further feedback.

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