Does Cosmopolitan Magazine pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cosmopolitan Magazine employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cosmopolitan Magazine. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cosmopolitan Magazine?

75% of Cosmopolitan Magazine employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cosmopolitan Magazine 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cosmopolitan Magazine?

Fashion Intern (7) , Editorial Intern (3) , Intern (3) , Internship (3) , Senior Editor (3) , Designer (2) , Editorial Assistant (2) , Features Intern (2) , Sales & Marketing Intern (2) , Writer (2)

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

"Met great people, lots of work to do, always running around" ((in 7 reviews)); "I learned a lot about the publishing and communications world and I feel it helped better prepare me for my future in writing!" ((in 6 reviews)); "We had a great team working together and my boss was extremely friendly and fun." ((in 5 reviews)); "learned a lot and was given many opportunities to expand my graphic design skills." ((in 3 reviews)); "welcoming, encouraging staff (they really want you to get a byline)" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"The hours are long." ((in 11 reviews)); "unpaid internship." ((in 5 reviews)); "Don’t have salary for assistants" ((in 3 reviews))

Cosmopolitan Magazine Reviews

3.6

75% would recommend to a friend

(45 total reviews)

54% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (45 reviews)

Cosmopolitan Magazine has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 45 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there.

Reviews by job title

45 reviews

5.0

23 Jun 2021

Good working environment

Content executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good working environment and awesome colleagues

Cons

Couldn't find anything to pick at

1.0

29 Mar 2018

Work here, but be prepared for the abuse.

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

They do have an incredible creative cultivation. Their high bar for design as an ambitious brand is a great place for young designers to learn how to create great things under pressure. Raises the level of nonsense you are able to deal with in an office environment. If you read cosmo and fit into that culture, you will most likely enjoy your time working there. It is a great place for a very specific culture of people to thrive.

Cons

Abusive supervisors (gas-lighting, verbally abusive, bullying, general cattiness). Managers are hired internally based on how good they are at ingratiating themselves to the Chief Editor and not based on actual experience managing a team or dealing with the skill-sets of said team. There is absolutely no director of operations so almost all of the computers are at least 1-2 years out dated, which can have a huge effect on employees who have to work with incredible speed.

2.0

18 May 2017

Like the Devil Wears Prada without any of the glamour

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

You learn a lot about the industry very quickly because you have to to survive. You get to see the inside workings of how a magazine is run.

Cons

If you are in a lower level position you are treated terribly. No one acknowledges your work and you will always be the first in last out. 75 hour work weeks are normal. You will be told to just figure it out, and have impossible expectations to meet.

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