Horizon Media reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(1,134 total reviews)
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Bill Koenigsberg

82% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Horizon Media has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,134 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Horizon Media 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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1.0
Jun 30, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Horizon used to be a great place to work. However the company has changed a lot in my 5 years at the agency and it's no longer the same company I started my career at. I would avoid reading past reviews as it is a completely different agency.

Cons

- The CEO preaches us to not have a one size fits all approach. Meanwhile he is mandating us to come into the office 3 days a week. Mandating the exact days. No flexibility to even choose which work for you. - The CEO preaches environmental sustainability. No disposable utensils, cups, etc for employees. Meanwhile he has a private plane and car service. - The CEO will be the face of a town hall when there's positive news to share, but then hide behind emails like return to office. - The CEO talks about the importance of mental health, but then completely ignores asking employees about their sentiment in returning to office and impact to their lives. - The CEO uses broad words like "better together" but doesnt back up data in any way to show how we are "better together" - The CEO and upper management have assigned seats, desks, offices with general employees have a "Hotel" policy where they dont have an assigned desk, any of their day-to-day items, etc.

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Horizon Media Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are sorry to hear you have concerns about our culture. We put deep consideration into the decisions and policies that will guide and support Horizon’s award-winning culture, and work hard to create an environment that empowers our employees to build fulfilling and personalized paths at Horizon. We explored our post-pandemic chapter and our office return policy with a focus on caring for our community, advancing our exceptional media services for clients, and fueling Horizon’s spirit of innovation and collaboration. We know our employees have lives to manage and change can be challenging. It was important to acknowledge this in our plan and provide our community advanced notice and a transition period to reacclimate to in-office time. It’s why we introduced a staggered approach to our office return with 2-days beginning in Sept, and 3-days kicking off early in 2024. We also know that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to creating an optimal workplace, we believe our path forward supporting our hybrid experience considers our collective and individual needs. Our modified in-office schedule is about much more than a return to physical space. We are encouraging a return of the incomparable collaboration, communication, relationships, and socialization — driving connections, team synergies, more effective brainstorming, greater innovation, increased productivity, and growth that benefit us as an organization and as individuals. We encourage you to read the Office Return Fall 2023 FAQ distributed. In it, you’ll learn more about how we’ll approach things like hoteling and continued support for individual flexibility. We care deeply about the well-being of all our employees and offer robust mental health services through our benefits. We would like to engage directly so we can hear more from you and collaborate on solutions. We encourage you to speak with your manager or a member of Human Resources.
3.0
May 20, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Unlimited PTO policy -Good people with a casual environment -Job stability

Cons

Three mandatory in-office days per week with low pay. In addition to this the company postponed promotions and bonuses from the end of the year to March only to tell everyone in March that nobody would be getting bonuses for 2023 or 2024. The company doesn’t value its employees’ opinions or feelings on change and work-life balance. We are told that we need to return to office to get back a “buzz” that you can’t have at home which is just their way of saying they don’t care if it makes your life harder even if there’s no empirical data to support the decision. They also claim that three-days in a week is based on research they’ve done on industry-wide policies which just isn’t true because three-days in a week is the high end in the industry. Other agencies like Evergreen, Dentsu, and more offer one-two days in office and pay more with similar benefits.

3.0
Aug 26, 2024

Terrible Onboarding

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits, good pay at the junior level, a vacation day every month.

Cons

I've found that the longer I work at Horizon Media, the more unsustainable the job becomes. The excessively long hours, combined with lengthy commutes for many employees, lead to rapid burnout, sleep deprivation, and high turnover rates. Unfortunately, the onboarding process has been inadequate, with supervisors providing limited guidance that barely aligns with the actual tasks. When seeking help, I've been met with dismissive responses or outdated documentation, leaving me to figure things out independently. Overall, I've experienced a lack of support and a unwelcoming work environment that makes it challenging to succeed.

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