Is Universal Music Group a good company to work for?

Universal Music Group has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,721 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Universal Music Group to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Universal Music Group have been left by employees working as Intern , Administrative Assistant and Executive Assistant .

Does Universal Music Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Universal Music Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Universal Music Group. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Universal Music Group?

62% of Universal Music Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Universal Music Group 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Universal Music Group?

Intern (84) , Coordinator (35) , Administrative Assistant (31) , Manager (29) , Marketing Intern (23) , Director (22) , Executive Assistant (18) , Marketing (18) , Internship (17) , Marketing Assistant (15) , Marketing Coordinator (14) , Product Manager (14) , Project Manager (13) , Marketing Director (11) , Business Analyst (10)

What are the pros of working at Universal Music Group according to real employee reviews?

"Great! Benefits and work environment!" ((in 127 reviews)); "Great people and very dedicated" ((in 119 reviews)); "Great team and artists to work with" ((in 43 reviews)); "The gigs you get to go are great, and so is the office." ((in 18 reviews)); "Even being a fly on the wall and observing is a great opportunity." ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Universal Music Group according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay but of course a little better than some music companies so they use that against you." ((in 96 reviews)); "Long hours (or hours negotiated will not be respected a lot of the time)." ((in 36 reviews)); "Salaries can be low or very different between departments/team members" ((in 32 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 25 reviews)); "Upper management is afraid of confrontation." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Universal Music Group layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Universal Music Group locations?

New York , Los Angeles , Santa Monica , Woodland Hills , Nashville , Philadelphia , Universal City , Minneapolis , Miami , Brentwood , Miami Beach , Atlanta , Hollywood , Dallas , Fishers , Indianapolis , Woodland , San Francisco , Newark , Chicago , Hampton , Brooklyn , Ann Arbor , Southfield , Louisville , Washington , Charlotte , Washington , Houston , Missouri City

Universal Music Group reviews

3.4

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,184 total reviews)

Sir Lucian Grainge

76% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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Universal Music Group has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,184 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Universal Music Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Oct 26, 2015

Marketing Coordinator

Marketing coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Fun, vibrant and creative colleagues. - Working with some of the biggest names in music. - Good perks such as free concert tickets.

Cons

- At times you were made to feel dispensable. - Pay was lower than many other industries. - Pay rises were not to the rate of inflation.

4.0

Aug 15, 2015

Great place but can't get to far ahead

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many opportunities to learn. Excited, creative, collaborative staff. Summer Friday's off. Amazing memorabilia perks and concert tickets.

Cons

Some people really thought they were above everyone else. Location - so far from the city it's horrible.

1.0

Jun 29, 2015

Key account Manager

Key account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People and segment, that is very exciting and dinamic

Cons

No career evolution, bad management, there are no leaders, extra hours work with no rewards, non equal benefits; HARD sexism, unprepared employees in high positions. A lot of people appropriates of others work (lower level people) to its own benefit - no meritocracy policy. It seems we are working in a company of the beginning of past century. Place to work, furniture, equipment... everything is old. Extremely bad conditions of working. We almost have to pay to work here, take job home to be able to deliver everything in the quality demanded . Also, the amount of individual work is completely unbalanced, some people has too much to do, some people has too much FREE TIME. It´s revolting! There are to much to improve, there are to much to change!!!

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