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 779 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) , Sales Representative (5) , Publisher/Division Manager (4) , Sales Associate (4) , Associate Market Manager (3) , Director (3) , Manager (3)

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

"Excellent Training Team with ongoing support" ((in 50 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 26 reviews)); "Great Company Culture; Easy to work with" ((in 20 reviews)); "Certainly nice to work from home and on your own schedule." ((in 20 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 19 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

1.0

Oct 6, 2021

Don't do it, baby!

Content coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home and set own hours

Cons

Hard work, sometimes grueling, little financial rewards for the content coordinator, who is also the writer, resident interviewer, and editor, plus always the proofreader for many rounds for each publication. The idea of calling your editor, often the only person trained in the English language and in copyediting, a content coordinator, says it all. This company cares about sales by Publishers, but, imagine if they valued editorial content and paid a living wage to their talent, too?

Best Version Media Response

4y

Content Coordinators enjoy a flexible schedule that allows them to earn additional income for their writing. This role is very important to our business and we value the talented writers who contribute to our magazines each month. We appreciate the feedback and will use it to improve the opportunity moving forward.

5.0

Sep 23, 2021

Compassionate Leaders Help You Become Your Best Version of Yourself

Magazine publisher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

BVM has an excellent training program. If you follow it, and can self motivate and focus, you can make a very good salary and even gave free time and a flexible schedule.

Cons

No salary until you make minimum sales to support the magazine for at least a year—usually takes 2-3 months. You must be self disciplined, motivated and hungry. The better you focus, the better you’ll be.

Best Version Media Response

4y

Thanks for the review! BVM offers training, resources and a flexible work environment to help our people find success.

3.0

Sep 23, 2021

solid company but not so progressive

Ad coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unlimited PTO, friendly coworkers, office parties and opportunities to socialize, weekly shout outs and positive attitudes from management, generous pay and benefits and easily maneuvered benefits and pay portal, handled remote working excellently.

Cons

Not outwardly LGBT friendly or trans friendly (no talk of pronouns/ universal inclusion of pronouns in conversation), they host publications all over the U.S. so their political stance is extremely neutral/ sliding conservative. Supervisors validated my clearly communicated interpersonal work issues but never took any action, way more of a "sales" world and involved appeasing sales people, meaning you get treated disrespectfully often and can not take any action. It's a normal occurrence but worth noting if it's not something you want to tolerate. Also, there are two sides to the business, Digital and Print so if you want to advance or try new things there are a limited amount of roles to try. The company is great about keeping you on no matter your ambitions but do your research to make sure there are a few paths here you'd ever like to investigate.

Best Version Media Response

4y

We’re always grateful to hear feedback about our workplace culture. We offer an inclusive environment that’s welcoming of every person we work with. While our magazines avoid topics that can be considered political in nature, we proudly feature diverse families and individuals every single month across the communities we serve. Our rapid growth as a company has allowed us to promote from within on countless occasions. Hard work truly pays off here and our leaders do a tremendous job of recognizing the dedication that our people exemplify. There’s always room for improvement, so we will use this feedback to continue making BVM a great place to work for everyone.

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