Is Best Version Media a good company to work for?

Best Version Media has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 778 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Best Version Media to a friend and 75% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Best Version Media have been left by employees working as Graphic Designer , Publisher and Associate Publisher .

Does Best Version Media pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Best Version Media employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Best Version Media. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Best Version Media?

73% of Best Version Media employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Best Version Media 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Best Version Media?

Publisher (332) , Associate Publisher (77) , Content Coordinator (61) , Graphic Designer (17) , Account Executive (13) , Division Manager (7) , Sales (6) , Associate Flip Publisher (5) , Publisher & Market Manager (5) , Publisher/Division Manager (4) , Sales Associate (4) , Sales Representative (4) , Associate Market Manager (3) , Director (3) , Manager (3)

What are the pros of working at Best Version Media according to real employee reviews?

"You will also meet some really great people along the way who will cheer you on as you create your own destiny at this company." ((in 45 reviews)); "Great Leadership and resources" ((in 22 reviews)); "Great Company Culture; Easy to work with" ((in 20 reviews)); "Management has been great to work with since I have started." ((in 20 reviews)); "Certainly nice to work from home and on your own schedule." ((in 19 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Best Version Media according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and the local publisher was slow to pay me." ((in 21 reviews)); "commission only so no hourly pay" ((in 15 reviews)); "There are no benefits currently" ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Best Version Media layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Best Version Media locations?

Brookfield , Milwaukee , Austin , Los Angeles , New York , Colorado Springs , Ocala , Orlando , Atlanta , Chicago , Green Bay , Grand Rapids , Sacramento , Richmond , Phoenix , Dallas , Cleveland , San Francisco , Denver , Tampa , Boston , De Pere , Cary , Wilmington , Cass Lake , Knoxville , Dayton , Tacoma , Philadelphia , Chester

Best Version Media reviews

4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(536 total reviews)

Kevin O’ Brien

76% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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Best Version Media has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 536 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Best Version Media employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.4 stars).

Reviews by job title

536 reviews

5.0

Jul 17, 2017

Market Manager

Anonymous employee

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Pros

THE best sales training and support from any company that I have every worked with. The culture along with their standard of excellence and integrity is unmatched.

Cons

You have to be able to financially support yourself for the first few months.

5.0

Jul 10, 2017

Unparalleled Company Culture

Publisher

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Pros

I feel that BVM has encouraged me through every step of building two magazines (one in a small city and one in a town of 15,000 residents). I've never worked with an organization before that encourages me on a daily basis, embraces me when I screw up, teaches me how to do better and wants nothing more than than to see me succeed and in turn, bring communities together. I love the values that I see exemplified everyday from the top down. I love that we can build up our colleagues and there is friendly competition, but only in a way that encourages one another. The businesses that we work with LOVE the magazines. The size of the community doesn't matter - everyone wants to read what we are providing. BVM has found what communities want and need and I am so grateful to be a part of it.

Cons

I've spent 5 minutes thinking about this and I cannot come up with anything.

1.0

Jul 2, 2017

Not What It Seems- Run Away

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Pros

Positives are there are some at BVM that do very well, have plum territory, and long established magazines. It's possible to make money.

Cons

The reality is the good neighborhoods are long gone. Truth is you need to hit a mature, upper middle class to extremely wealthy market that is hard to reach in other ways. Most people throw junk mail out, and especially to those under 50-print is not an attractive vehicle for such a small circulation, and no mobile or on-line presence. Business owners want results and metrics not promises. If you're offered an existing publication it usually denotes a failure of former publishers to attract enough display ads. Of course BVM will tell you, that the former publisher wasn't focused or didn't spend enough time selling ads. They are zombie publications, with some ads but not enough for a publisher to make a living. The locations are dogs, no one wants them. Otherwise who would walk away from making 8-10K. It's all a lie. Few publishers are successful

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