Not worth the Newsweek Tag attached to your resume - Content Marketing Editor Newsweek Employee Review

1.0
Jul 6, 2020
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Pros

Absolutely no pros related to working for Newsweek

Cons

Newsweek Amplify is in the business of hiring writers and editors from South-East Asian countries and Africa at less than a third of the standard price to publish sponsored articles for their affiliates on the Newsweek platform which is also syndicated to Apple news. It is the most unprofessional setting for a freelance writer looking to work remotely with shady "editors" and "content managers" who refuse to even go by their real names. The entire operation is essentially run from the Philippines by unqualified "managers" with no valid credentials hiring and firing writers at a pace which can leave you dizzy. Every freelance writer enticed by the Newsweek tag should stay away, staggeringly unqualified management combined with "editors" who have no inkling of the writing process awaits them.

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Pros

Very cool office space if you work in NYC.

Cons

Run, don't walk. Pay is bad compared to other newsrooms with the same exposure. The organization is crazy messy. Restructuring people and changing job titles laterally without consulting the affected employees. Leadership will leave your message on read. Laying people off randomly, regardless of their talent and contribution to the team, purely because of a spontaneous, busy decision (you will see them hiring for the same position again in like a month). No space for advancement -- you are stuck with the same job title if your immediate supervisor doesn't move up/leave. To sum up, you deserve better if you are concerned and reading this.

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