All - Executive Director Sales & Marketing Hearst Employee Review

4.0
May 6, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great brands, people and work environment. Digital team has come a long way. Now everyone from a sales, marketing and post sales account mgmt actually has a digital back ground. As opposed to two years ago when it was a few print people trying to sell as manage digital campaigns.

Cons

Horrific maternity leave. Only pay 6 weeks. Force employee to use one week of their annual vacation. Employee then has the option to use the rest of their annual vacation toward their maternity leave - but then has no more vacation for the rest of the year. The rest of the 3-month maternity leave (which the employee only gets bc of the FMLA, which essentially treats maternity leave like a medical leave) is unpaid. This from a company whose brands portray the image of building women up. And a huge % of the company is women. It's shameful.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
Anonymous contractor
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Pros

Well-organized and good communication. As a contractor, I found Hearst to be a pleasure to work with.

Cons

I don't have any cons to report other than that the accounts payable is out of North Carolina and can take 60 days to receive payment.

3.0
Jun 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Stability, benefits, no micromanagement - Great to add to your resume - Talented coworkers who are dedicated to their work

Cons

- low base salary - no clear path for growth

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