


Diverse employees at Hearst have rated Meetings, Team, and Work Culture as the highest categories they have scored
Women at Hearst have rated Team, Meetings, and Environment as the highest categories they have scored
Hearst employees are 2% more likely to recommend Hearst as a great place to work
| 38% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 26% | Passives |
| 36% | Detractors |
Working at Hearst is rated below average by 197 employees, across various culture dimensions. Hearst employees rate CEO Rating highest among all categories, and think that Professional Development and Compensation have the most room for improvement, putting Hearst’s culture in the Bottom 40% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 35% compared to other companies in New York. See below in detail how working at Hearst was rated by employees.
Overall Company Culture at Hearst is rated C
Last updated 8 days ago
Hearst ranks in the Bottom 40% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Overall Company Culture Score
Out of 98 Hearst employee reviews, 59% were positive. The remaining 41% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Hearst improve their work culture.
| Positive Reviews | 59% |
|---|---|
| Constructive Feedback | 41% |
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?Diverse working groups are encouraged & promoted at a corporate level.
What do you like best about the leadership team?Well that's fine it's my birthday today and researching years helps me deal with that that Hearst media is admired some of the people that they been around for a long time and now I see there's a reason for that they we're very intelligent family of had a lot of haters of that's big business.
What are some of the best things about your team?The support from every team member
What needs to change to make the company culture better?Better training. Better retention policy. New leadership.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?Salaries are based upon a 40 hour work week, however understaffing make an 8 hour day impossible. Hearst's compensation is well below Charlotte area averages. Insurance premiums are extremely high and 401k match amounts are unimpressive.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?Leadership is extremely disconnected from Charlotte staff. Most decisions are made by executives that are unfamiliar with the service center's needs and structure. Internal leadership is poorly trained and unable to provide appreciation gestures of monetary value due to budget constraints.
The Hearst Corporation is an American multinational mass media group that publishes daily and weekly newspapers, and magazines.
Hearst was founded in 1887 and its current CEO is Steven Swartz. Since its inception 139 years ago, Hearst has grown to 21647 employees.
To inform, entertain and inspire. Hearst is continuing a legacy of innovation—and a love of what’s next.
Our founder, William Randolph Hearst, charged us to be alarmingly enterprising and startlingly original by looking forward and leading our industries to new frontiers.
Dedicated to responsible sourcing, Hearst requires that all paper mills the company purchases from operate under a third-party certified chain of custody program. This ensures that 100 percent of the fiber entering the mill is traced to its origin and complies with controlled logging standards, i.e., the fiber is legally harvested and does not come from endangered forests.
Hearst has partnered with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative on multiple projects to help protect and sustainably utilize forests, including working to make third-party forest certification more efficient and accessible. Criteria for certification includes the use of sustainable harvesting techniques, as well as protection of wildlife habitat, soil and water. These projects have led to the certification of over 10 million acres of land.
In an effort to promote the conservation of paper, 95 percent of Hearst publications that do not reach the reader—print overruns, damaged or unsold newsstand copies—are recycled.
Additionally, Hearst UK has pledged to replace all plastic magazine bags with sustainably-sourced paper wraps on its subscriber copies by January 2020.
| Headquarter | 300 W. 57th Street New York City, NY 10019 United States of America |
|---|---|
| Website | www.hearst.com/ |
| Founding Date | 1887 |
| Tel | 1-212-649-2000 |
| Company Status | Private |
| Jobs | www.hearst.com/careers |
Hearst competitors include The New York Times, AOL, Meredith, and Time Inc.. Hearst ranks 3rd in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Hearst compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

Hearst has 21647 employees. 197 employees at Hearst have reviewed Hearst across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 8 days ago.
Overall, the 197 Hearst employees give their leadership a grade of C, or Bottom 45% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at Hearst are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Hearst, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at Hearst are generally satisfied with their team. 197 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C. The majority believe the meetings at Hearst are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at Hearst believe the environment at Hearst is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Hearst is extremely fast. About 65% of the employees at Hearst work 8 hours or less, while 3% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.
Overall, the employees at Hearst are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.


The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Hearst is that the company was very prepared on their first day. Hearst employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 100% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.
At Hearst 75% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Hearst's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 14 Hearst employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 7 have said yes.
Steven’s approval rate is just above average, putting Steven in the Top 35% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 40% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in New York. Steven Swartz is well regarded by employees for the Environment Hearst offers, and ranks among the Top 35% of CEOs by employees in that category. Steven is most liked by employees with the company for Over 10 Years and employees in the Marketing department. However, employees with 1 to 3 Years experience have a slightly unfavorable view of the CEO. When compared to Hearst’s competitors, Steven Swartz ranks just above AOL’s CEO Tim Armstrong. With Steven’s leadership, Hearst employee respondents are most happy about their Environment and Manager. Steven was rated slightly below average for Professional Development.
The Hearst Executive Team is rated a “C” and led by CEO Steven Swartz, Senior Vice President and Special Assistant To The Chief Executive Officer Lincoln Millstein, and Editor-at-Large Lisa Newsom
Steven Swartz CEO / President
Steven Swartz serves as the CEO / President of Hearst.
Lincoln Millstein Senior Vice President and Special Assistant To The Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Lincoln Millstein serves as Senior Vice President and Special Assistant To The Chief Executive Officer at The Hearst... read more
Lisa Newsom Editor-at-Large
Ms. Lisa Newsom serves as Editor-at-Large at The Hearst Corporation. Ms. Newsom founded Veranda Magazine, an issue of... read more
Anna Jones Chief Executive Officer of Hearst Magazines UK and Chief Operating Officer of Hearst Magazines UK
Ms. Anna Jones is a Co-Founder of AllBright. She served as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Magazine Company... read more
Eve Burton Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Director
Ms. Eve Burton has been a Senior Vice President and General Counsel at The Hearst Corporation since 2002. Ms. Burton is... read more
Leah Chernikoff Editor of ELLE.com
Ms. Leah Chernikoff serves as Editor of ELLE.com at The Hearst Corporation since September 16, 2013. She serves as the... read more
Mike DeLuca Senior Vice President of Digital of Hearst Newspapers and Chief Executive Officer of LocalEdge
Mr. Mike DeLuca serves as Senior Vice President of Digital of Hearst Newspapers and Chief Executive Officer of LocalEdge... read more
Paul Barbetta SVP of Circulation of Hearst Newspapers, Group Publisher, and President of Hearst Connecticut Media
Mr. Paul Barbetta has been Senior Vice President of Circulation of Hearst Newspapers at The Hearst Corporation since... read more
Roger Keating Senior Vice President of Hearst Television Inc.
Mr. Roger Keating serves as Hearst Television Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer of Hearst Communications,... read more
How much do people at Hearst get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Hearst is $121,714, or $58 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $119,539, or $57 per hour.
At Hearst, the highest paid job is a Group Engineering Manager at $368,827 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $51,074 annually. Average Hearst salaries by department include: Customer Support at $129,654, Sales at $172,152, Business Development at $142,618, and Finance at $90,441. Half of Hearst salaries are above $119,539.
97 employees at Hearst rank their Compensation in the Bottom 30% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 312 ratings) while 91 employees at Hearst rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 50% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 103 ratings).
Salaries contributed from Hearst employees include job titles like Lead Engineer, Developer, QA, and Product Manager. Comparably data has a total of 19 salary records from Hearst employees.
Last updated 9 days ago.
| Summary | Salary Range | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
1st Percentile $74k | $74k | 1st Percentile |
20th Percentile $97k | $97k | 20th Percentile |
40th Percentile $117k | $117k | 40th Percentile |
60th Percentile $202k | $202k | 60th Percentile |
80th Percentile $275k | $275k | 80th Percentile |
100th Percentile $369k | $369k | 100th Percentile |
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
Diverse employees at Hearst score the company 61/100 across various culture categories, placing Hearst in the Bottom 35% of companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Hearst across various culture dimensions.
Hearst's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 15-20 days off a year with 80% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Hearst's most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 45% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Hearst's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1000 -$1500 cash value per month.

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In 2019, Hearst applied for 12 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.
Hearst has a total of 21647 employees
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Candidates By Department
All Industries | 60% | |
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Marketing | 17% | |
Product | 7% | |
Engineering | 5% | |
Communications | 5% | |
Other | 7% |
Candidates By Location
New York City | 64% | |
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Columbus | 2% | |
Buffalo | 2% | |
Birmingham | 2% | |
San Francisco | 2% | |
Other | 26% |
What is Hearst address?
Hearst location is at 300 W. 57th Street
Who is the CEO of Hearst?
Hearst CEO is Steven Swartz, their score by employees is 71
What is Hearst eNPS?
The eNPS for Hearst is 2
What is the salary for Mobile Developer in Hearst?
Mobile Developer average salary in the US is 128k
What are the salaries in the Operations in Hearst?
The average salaries for Operations in Hearst is 106k