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 16 reviews)); "Good Benefits 401K Learning Pay rate" ((in 16 reviews)); "Unlimited PTO and ok benefits" ((in 9 reviews)); "Depending on which location you work in, the teams are fun." ((in 7 reviews)); "Your coworkers are excellent people." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Upper management is the absolute WORST." ((in 14 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 7 reviews)); "Absolutely no training for these antiquated systems." ((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

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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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213 reviews

1.0

Apr 2, 2021

Best days behind it

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good training ground for recent college grads, opportunity to travel, multiple industries served

Cons

At the end of the day, trade shows are a 20th century marketing vehicle...useful, but not as important as they used to be. Senior Management likes to spin accomplishments and company innovation, but it’s still a business just “selling concrete”. Lots of job protection decision making detrimental to long term health of company events.

4.0

Feb 3, 2021

People and perks are the best part about Emerald

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perks are great - unlimited PTO (which they encourage you to take), Summer Fridays (which they extended throughout the year due to COVID), trips to Vegas for the tradeshows where you can really bond with your team.

Cons

The teams run pretty lean so expect to work a lot on various projects without support. Pay is also not very competitive.

1.0

Jan 20, 2021

Missing the mark

Show director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great industry to work in.

Cons

Senior management was not in tune with the individual industries that shows served so managed with a "one size fits all" approach.

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