Is Hearst a good company to work for?

Hearst has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,769 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at Hearst to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Hearst have been left by employees working as Director , Intern and Editorial Intern .

Does Hearst pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hearst employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hearst. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hearst?

65% of Hearst employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hearst 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hearst?

Account Executive (57) , Editor (41) , Intern (30) , Sales Assistant (23) , Editorial Intern (21) , Sales (16) , Video Editor (16) , Account Manager (15) , Director (15) , Executive Assistant (13) , Manager (13) , Producer (13) , Editorial Assistant (12) , Production Assistant (12) , Project Manager (12)

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

"I only gave it a 2 because I did work with some truly great people." ((in 156 reviews)); "Benefits were great and started immediately." ((in 105 reviews)); "Hearst Tower is a great building to work in (when everyone wasn't working from home)" ((in 74 reviews)); "Great support, culture and resources to spread your wings." ((in 41 reviews)); "The work life balance is good and is normal 9" ((in 40 reviews))

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

"Political and low paying; bleak outlook for industry" ((in 98 reviews)); "The Management is poor and don’t feel like managers" ((in 83 reviews)); "salaries are low and impossible to raise" ((in 47 reviews)); "long hours and no back up advail" ((in 32 reviews)); "I had to sit on multiple meetings where upper management screamed and belittled people in front of groups" ((in 29 reviews))

What are employees saying about Hearst layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Hearst locations?

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Hearst reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(1,452 total reviews)

Steven R. Swartz

74% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

Hearst has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,452 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hearst 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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1K reviews

3.0

Aug 15, 2016

Sales

Sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Fun environment and the people are great. Holiday parties and we decorate the office. Lots of contests where you can win money.

Cons

Lack of Support and the digital campaigns were failing to execute. Too much churn going on and loss of existing customers

4.0

Aug 13, 2016

Encourages long careers; uncompetitive salaries

Copy chief

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The tower in Columbus Circle is the most beautiful place I've ever worked. The natural light – it is leed-certified – makes an enormous difference. I have worked with the company off and on over the years, and I accepted my last full-time gig there based on the cafeteria alone. This is a very corporate environment, but everything depends on the particular group you work in. There are some extraordinarily lovely human beings in this company. Abigail Greene, who has been with the company for 15 or 20 years, is a goddess.

Cons

Hours can be brutal. Salaries tend to be low. One gets the sense that the company can keep celery slow because it attracts a certain demographic – those with trust funds – of employee. Who don't need to be properly paid.

1.0

Aug 13, 2016

Going in a bad direction

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Amazing magazine brands - office location - the day to day teams you work with

Cons

- salaries are low and impossible to raise - management are absent most of the time - morale is terrible - processes are set and changed on a daily basis so you have no idea what you're doing - top heavy structure with the rest of the team actually doing all the work - very cliquey management team. - actively trying to develop a culture where you're discouraged from questioning change in process

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