HarperCollins reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(448 total reviews)
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Brian Murray

66% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

HarperCollins has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 448 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HarperCollins 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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448 reviews
3.0
Aug 2, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The editors I assist are wonderful, intelligent, and great mentors. The publisher has great vision for the future and is willing to include everyone from the interns to the editorial directors in conversations about our groups goals.

Cons

Honestly, it’s crazy that big 5 publishers get away with paying their entry level employees less than 40k a year, when non-profits pay higher. Assistants don’t get a lot of say over how their jobs changes. I’ve been pulled around from three different editors—all here great— but no one bothered to ask me for my input on who should be my boss. It was just assigned without warning. Expect lots of overtime and outside reading.

3.0
Oct 30, 2017

Historic publisher

Recommend
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Pros

Historic publisher with long tradition of bestsellers and quality publishing; great training and place to gain experience.

Cons

Slow to promote; top-heavy with senior level management. Salary levels are low for the industry.

5.0
Oct 20, 2017

Marketing Assistant

Recommend
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Pros

Fun environment, great people, lots of opportunities for growth.

Cons

Salary could be better, but being an assistant in publishing means little pay.

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