Does Advance Local pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Advance Local employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Advance Local. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Advance Local?

53% of Advance Local employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Advance Local 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Advance Local?

Account Executive (6) , Account Coordinator (2) , Accounts Receivable (2) , Digital Campaign Specialist (2) , Director (2) , Marketing (2) , Marketing Coordinator (2) , Reporter (2) , Sales (2)

What are the pros of working at Advance Local according to real employee reviews?

"Great mission and good people." ((in 6 reviews)); "Great Benefits and Fully Remote!" ((in 6 reviews)); "Talented coworkers were great collaborators." ((in 5 reviews)); "Plenty of training to learn more about your craft." ((in 3 reviews)); "remote, work from home, make sure you're settled" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Advance Local according to real employee reviews?

"term prospects (nationwide), low pay" ((in 6 reviews)); "Exploitative Culture: Employees were treated as expendable resources, with little care for their well" ((in 3 reviews)); "Leadership is constantly changing directions and it isn’t communicated to the team." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Advance Local layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Advance Local locations?

New York , Jersey City , Grand Rapids , Portland , Flint , Cleveland , New Orleans , Edison , Woodbridge , Birmingham , Syracuse , Tempe , Detroit , Austin , Dallas , Michigan City , Las Vegas , Mechanicsburg , Springfield , Wilmington , Walker

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Advance Local reviews

3.5

53% would recommend to a friend

(93 total reviews)

Randy Siegel

47% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

2.7

Career opportunities

Advance Local has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 93 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Advance Local 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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Reviews by job title

93 reviews

1.0

Jul 21, 2020

Flight of the hummingbird

Regional sales director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of autonomy, fully remote work

Cons

Leadership is constantly changing directions and it isn’t communicated to the team. Overall, very poor experience. Company as a whole seemed solid, but our business unit had multiple people miscast

4.0

May 25, 2020

Good Place to Work

Senior customer success manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great diverse team on Location and Remote to work with in Customer Success Great place to learn everything Digital from Display Ads, SEM, SEO, SMO, Web Dev, Classifieds Ads

Cons

Promotions in the department rarely occurs and is preferential rather than merit based.

3.0

Dec 20, 2019

I worked at Advance Local for 10 years

Senior busineess analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, pay and benefits

Cons

In a hurting industry with not much growth or recognition

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