Emerald reviews

3.6

70% would recommend to a friend

(213 total reviews)
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Hervé Sedky

70% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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
5.0
Oct 29, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Since Emerald’s acquisition of our company, I’ve been impressed by how approachable and supportive the leadership team has been especially from a People and HR perspective. It’s refreshing to see leaders who genuinely take the time to listen, connect, and guide through change in such a thoughtful way. The CEO, in particular, has been incredibly kind, personable, and down-to-earth, it really sets the tone for the culture. The Chief People Officer has also been fantastic to work with pragmatic, empathetic, and clearly invested in creating a positive employee experience. Change always brings a bit of uncertainty, but with this kind of leadership, I’m genuinely looking forward to seeing how we grow together and what we can achieve as part of Emerald.

Cons

-As with any acquisition, there’s still some change and adjustment happening, processes and systems are evolving. -Communication rhythms are still settling as both teams integrate.

1.0
Sep 30, 2023

Not worth it

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Free food when working events -Free accommodations when working events -California ''Summer Hours''

Cons

-NO job stability -NO clear directions -Thinking you'll be out of a job any time because the first thing you hear in your first day is how they had just recently let 11 people go -Bullying within departments. Some employees will give you the stink eye, get frustrated and will 100% throw YOU under the bus in front of CLIENTS because THEY don't wanna look bad. Buddy, its not my fault you cant do YOUR job right -An overall feeling that they don't care about you as an employee DO NOT RECOMMEND

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Emerald Response
9mo
Thank you leaving your thoughts on Glassdoor. We always welcome feedback even when it's not as positive as we would like it to be. Whilst our business has undergone some change, these shifts were delivered to create a more streamlined organisation. Restructuring is difficult and we understand the impact that this can have on all our people. We'll take your feedback onboard.
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