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      3.5

      62% would recommend to a friend

      (3,515 total reviews)
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      Richard W. Edelman

      59% approve of CEO

      42% positive business outlook

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      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      2.9

      Senior management

      Edelman has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,515 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Edelman employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.5 stars).

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      4K reviews
      4.0
      Aug 27, 2008

      A great place to work and learn regardless of your level.

      vice president
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      Pros

      Ahead of the curve in new technologies and the direction the industry is taking. A place you can be proud to work -- high profile clients and great work; a place you can shine. Easy access to senior management. Work/life balance varies but is not unlike any other agency. In-house training is important and available to all employees at all levels. Competitive compensation. As an independent agency without stockholders to consider, they are willing to do investment spending on new offerings to keep themselves cutting edge.

      Cons

      Very little communication within the agency as a whole. You know what's happening in your practice area but not in others. Not a place for everyone: to be successful you need to be aggressive.

      3.0
      Jul 23, 2008

      Great clients, poor work/life balance

      Account supervisor
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Work for great Fortune 500 clients with interesting PR projects. Had the opportunity to work on things that we cutting edge and drive measurable results for the client. It is the best company in its field and the perks are great. Since it is a privately-owned firm, it still has that smaller structure feel. Not too bureaucratic in process and procedures. Great benefits for a larger firm. Summer hours were given as full comp days so most could take them because early summer hours were hard to take with the amount of projects at a time. Great place for someone just starting career in PR.

      Cons

      No work/life balance, sometimes put in over 60 hours a week; lack of enough junior staff to support workload. Too many tasks with too little people to implement. Not very diverse in its workforce. Deadlines were unrealistic on most projects and required long hours and even holidays. Top management was poor in communicating employee expectations and feedback on projects. Management would commit to more projects than team was able to implement at one time. Account people were responsible with all aspects of business including monthly billing sheets which would take up to a day to complete depending on number of projects in process.

      1.0
      Feb 8, 2026

      Spend way too much time working on slides for new biz, very little output

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      the members/folks in the tech practice, were cool

      Cons

      Waste significant amount of time working on PPT slides for new biz...and therefore very limited amount of time to do real work. Need for giving new people time to ramp and support current and new biz, not enough grace is given...if you are not billable, what value do you provide... Management and nepotism, very evident, only seem to benefit folks if you are liked among the group. There is a clear need to work on the optics.

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