Does Emerson College pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Emerson College employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Emerson College. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Emerson College?

39% of Emerson College employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Emerson College 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Emerson College?

Assistant Director (9) , Administrative Assistant (8) , Adjunct Faculty (7) , Assistant Professor (6) , Welcome Desk Assistant (6) , Adjunct Professor (5) , Adjunct Instructor (4) , Research Assistant (4) , Affiliated Faculty (3) , Associate Director (3) , Resident Assistant (3) , Actor/Performer (2) , Adjunct Faculty Member (2) , Application-Engineer (2) , Associate Professor (2)

What are the pros of working at Emerson College according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and community to work for." ((in 24 reviews)); "Emerson offers great benefits in a very unique environment with tons of resources for learning in a very welcoming community." ((in 18 reviews)); "They expect hard work and focus, but in return provide a professional yet comfortable work environment." ((in 10 reviews)); "Friendly Staff" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great students and culture in some ways" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Emerson College according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay even for a nonprofit and higher education" ((in 18 reviews)); "Salary was low." ((in 9 reviews)); "Managers don’t know what they are doing" ((in 7 reviews)); "Bad leadership, especially HR that want to pay people as less as possible." ((in 5 reviews)); "Sometimes there is bad communication" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Emerson College locations?

Boston , Los Angeles , Salt Lake City , Chicago , Greensboro , Columbus , Redondo Beach , Santa Fe Springs , El Cajon , Fort Washington , United States Coast Guard - Air Station Sacramento

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Emerson College reviews

3.2

39% would recommend to a friend

(316 total reviews)

Jay Bernahardt

16% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.4

Career opportunities

2.1

Senior management

Emerson College has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 316 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Emerson College employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

316 reviews

4.0

Jun 4, 2014

Amazing place to be as a student, and pretty neutral/comparable to other places as a professional environment.

Resident assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are open-minded and friendly. They're committed to creating safe spaces for discussion and inclusion. Everyone is passionate and values creativity. You'll feel like you're doing work that matters.

Cons

Tons of red tape. Honestly, that's the only real thing. Great work environment, but whenever something's wrong, it's nearly impossible to know whose job it is to fix it and go to them. It can take months to bring about change, and sometime the people up top may not give a good reason for why they decided not to change anything at all. Happens in a handful of departments, not all.

5.0

May 16, 2014

Great people

Resident assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I loved being an RA. Best job I've ever had. The people are wonderful, it's a creative environment, and I learned a lot. I can't speak to it just as a place of employment since I was also a student, and an RA is kind of an unusual position to review since it means that where you work is also where you live but...

Cons

For a communications school, Emerson has some pretty poor internal communication. We communicated well in OHRL, but the institution as a whole could use some work.

4.0

May 2, 2014

Overall good work environment; very creative staff, faculty, and students.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice work environment; some opportunity for growth; very good benefits (vacation, tuition, etc); small college makes for a community like feel; new president has a lot of innovative ideas to improve culture & several other aspects of the college; good location in Boston

Cons

Salary could be more competitive with other area colleges; could have better maternity/paternity leave benefits/more flexible work options (telecommuting, etc)

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Jobs at Emerson College

Affiliated (Part-time) Faculty Member | Acting for Film and Television | Emerson Los Angeles

Affiliated (Part-time) Faculty Member | History of South and Southeast Asian Art | School of Film, Television, and Media Arts

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