Does Known pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Known employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Known. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Known?

47% of Known employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Known 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Known?

Data Scientist (8) , Director (8) , Manager (5) , Senior Data Analyst (5) , Consultant (4) , Producer (4) , Assistant Account Executive (2) , Vice President (2)

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

"People are great!" ((in 22 reviews)); "The culture is great It's a fast paced environment" ((in 8 reviews)); "Decent Benefits" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good work/life balance if you put up good boundaries for yourself." ((in 4 reviews)); "paced work and smart team." ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Layoffs occur annually and high turn over." ((in 10 reviews)); "Account management and media overstepping creative leads, going directly to junior designers after hours." ((in 6 reviews)); "My guess is they are as fake as the leadership." ((in 6 reviews)); "Pay is below market average." ((in 5 reviews)); "5. Upper management takes huge amounts of PTO and squeezes junior employees dry in the process" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Known layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Known locations?

New York , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Boston , Austin , Salt Lake City , Sherman Oaks , Hanover , Seattle , Cambridge

Known reviews

3.1

47% would recommend to a friend

(114 total reviews)

Kern Schireson

48% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Known has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 114 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Known 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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Reviews by job title

114 reviews

1.0

Aug 21, 2023

Just NO.

Account supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are no upsides to working for this company.

Cons

The company should be ashamed of its activity here on Glassdoor. This is the third time I've had to write this review. In a nutshell: -Problematic employees are moved to other departments and protected if they have a relationship with leadership, for example, if their wife went to college with an executive leader. -The company offers "Unlimited Vacation", but I was laid off the week before a my first planned 2-week vacation in three years. Read that again. -The company offers a $1,000 stipend if you take a 5-day vacation, but adds strange loopholes that make it impossible to claim this benefit -When I approached management regarding the mental health of my team and my concerns, I was told my attitude was toxic.

1.0

Dec 23, 2023

The kind of company that does layoffs during the holidays 🎅

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Up until a certain level of management or leadership, you'll most likely be working with an awesome team.

Cons

Look, you've probably seen everything here about the fake reviews, micromanaging leaders, people being overextended and worked to death, layoffs, lack of transparency about RTO goalposts shifting. All of those are true. But a true test of their integrity? They are the kind of company that sprung their latest round of layoffs two days before the holiday break - on top of that, asking some of the people laid off to stick around to finish things up (in other words asking them to work *through the holiday season*). Yes, layoffs happen, nobody is immune to it. But, good grief, what a way to punctuate all of the plummeting company culture and belief in healthy values that have occurred in recent months.

1.0

Sep 3, 2023

Scam

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Look at how embarrassingly fake the 5 star reviews are and that should be enough to tell you how the ethics are at this company. Lol

Cons

Hire and fire type place. Will overstaff in preparation of client work but will grossly misjudge projections and end up laying off new hires 6-12 months down the line. Right in time for you not to take your paid vacation that they advertised in the offer letter.

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