The Seattle Times Employee Reviews

Great company with a very important mission. Smart and passionate employees.

I really enjoy working here. My co-workers are great and our mission is spot on.

The people that I work with are smart, helpful, and energetic. We are motivated to produce and deleiver top journalism that matters to people in the Seattle area.

The Seattle Times has great people, and a good work/ life balance. It's a small company that is accepting of new ideas. Things change quickly and I'm constantly learning new things.

Humble, no-frills group that expects you to be respectful, earnest, and work hard. Few rewards but much appreciation from all angles.

Smart, visionary and accessible. I think they set an excellent example for the company overall.

Smart, passionate, employee focused and mission based

They are smart and driven to keep the company's public-service journalism mission alive.

The Seattle Times is deeply rooted in tradition, yet innovative in its approach. The leadership team supports data-driven experimentation and through their learnings, have paved a path for many other media companies. There's a good culture towards development, and a strong commitment to mission.

Smart, compassionate, innovative bunch of work tirelessly in support of the mission. Some of the most humble people I've ever met.

Good medical plan and market based comp

The amount of paid vacation.

Generous polices around sick and parental leave, plus 401k and health benefits

Might be the worst part about working here. We're paid fairly for the industry but hard to live in Seattle on current wages. Harder every year.

Could make more elsewhere but choose to stay here for the growth and people.

Very collaborate and friendly company culture overall. I really like it here.

People are creative, intelligent, and believe in the mission of delivering local journalism via print and digital means.

People genuinely enjoy each other, and have stayed with the company for a long time as a result. There's a strong collaboration and support of each other.

Good-natured, big-hearted people who are flexible and understanding. Never feels political.

Personable, friendly, consistent, and helpful. Will fill in if I can't. Everyone is cross-trained to help out if there's a hole.

Respectful, collaborative and family like

Encouragement to improve and try new things. Customer centric thinking. Decisions are based on data and change is welcomed.

Room to experiment and offer new ideas. Everyone's opinion is valued.

Everyone is so dedicated to the mission. Never any question that we're all in this together.

Busy, fast work, with dedicated people. Never feels like we're wasting time on something unimportant but also never feels like there's any time to waste.

I met people from a wide variety of departments.

Large cross-section of our workforce including a few from other departments. I met nearly 18 people over the course of three interviews.

Cross-cut between different people and teams in the company

Working with small teams to create new features and improvements. Alot of leeway in how to be successful.

I enjoy change and new challenges, which there is no lack of at The Seattle Times. I am never bored!

The intellectual horsepower of the people here is incredible. Between that and their general demeanor, I feel respected even on the hardest days.

The mission: we're one of the last independent newspapers in the country.

No fluff: humble, caring, compassionate group of people. Golden-hearted and talented.

Compensation... if everyone received a $5K raise, this place would feel a whole lot better.