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 1,728 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) , Analyst (10)

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

"Great! Benefits and work environment!" ((in 137 reviews)); "Great people and very dedicated" ((in 126 reviews)); "Great team and artists to work with" ((in 47 reviews)); "Great work environment to be in overall." ((in 17 reviews)); "The gigs you get to go are great, and so is the office." ((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 38 reviews)); "Salaries can be low or very different between departments/team members" ((in 31 reviews)); "Poor management and over working" ((in 31 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 , Poland , Ann Arbor , Southfield , Louisville , Washington , Charlotte , Washington , Houston

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Universal Music Group reviews

3.4

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,189 total reviews)

Sir Lucian Grainge

76% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

2.9

Career opportunities

Universal Music Group has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,189 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).

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1.0

Jul 31, 2014

awful

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

No dress code. Santa Monica. Free employee parking. DMV across the street.

Cons

Very uneducated, unqualified and unprofessional managers including the Human Resource managers. People become managers and supervisors by how much butt they kiss and backs they stab. An over abundance of favoritism with food being the motivating factor. Several obese managers show favoritism towards employees which offers to buy lunch for them. If you are not kissing up you are excluded from concert tickets, extra long lunches and out of office parties. HR fully aware but look the other way and try to convince employees that they are the problem. Typical management and very common throughout the company.

1.0

May 29, 2014

Environment

Vice president of production

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At Universal you get to hear some if the best music has to offer first.

Cons

Upper level don't care about their employees. They don't care if people with experience are treated right; they think anyone can do any job (not theirs of course). Most depts are underemployed.

2.0

Mar 11, 2014

Once was a great place to work

Systems analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Casual atmosphere. Most employees are nice.

Cons

Lack of Management Leadership and Vision. Lots of long hours, with little to no acknowledgement from management, and no compensation. Music was a 'hot' place to ba back in the day, but the market has changed, and UMG is still trying to bring back the good old days.

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