Does G/O Digital pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, G/O Digital employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at G/O Digital. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at G/O Digital?

41% of G/O Digital employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated G/O Digital 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at G/O Digital?

Regional Account Executive (18) , Account Manager (5) , Digital Media Specialist (4) , Client Services (3) , Digital Marketing Consultant (3) , Project Manager (3) , Digital Account Manager (2) , Regional Account Manager (2) , Sales (2)

What are the pros of working at G/O Digital according to real employee reviews?

"Some of the people are great." ((in 19 reviews)); "The environment was fun and the culture was great." ((in 19 reviews)); "Decent benefits (if you're single)" ((in 12 reviews)); "Even the CEO will greet you when he's in town." ((in 9 reviews)); "Competitive salaries." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at G/O Digital according to real employee reviews?

"Management has no idea what direction they want to go with the company." ((in 17 reviews)); "Bad managers and leaders alike" ((in 9 reviews)); "Low pay and really only gives raises during a designated time once per year." ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management was more often that not lacking in understanding or support." ((in 7 reviews)); "No leadership whatsoever." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about G/O Digital layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about G/O Digital layoffs and their outlook for job security at G/O Digital in 2026.

What are the top reviewed G/O Digital locations?

Phoenix , Nashville , Scottsdale , Charlotte , Dallas , Neptune , Chicago , Saint Louis , Gilbert , Tempe , Austin , Houston , Minneapolis , Saint Paul , Seattle , Atlanta , McLean

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G/O Digital

Acquired by TEGNA

G/O Digital reviews

2.9

41% would recommend to a friend

(152 total reviews)

Tim Fagan

53% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

5.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Senior management

2.5

Career opportunities

G/O Digital has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 152 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The G/O Digital employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

152 reviews

1.0

May 7, 2015

Manager

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Great co-workers and other managers. My boss was OK but he/she was not allowed to manage in the field/make deals on the fly.

Cons

Senior managers running division not responsive to backend problems such as fulfillment and getting campaigns up and running. Huge staff turnover and few AEs (maybe 50%) earning monthly commissions.

1.0

May 5, 2015

G/O Digital is mediocre at best

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

If you're looking to get a little experience, then it's an ok place to start. I just used it as a stepping stone to my next job.

Cons

Employees are just average, a little dimwitted Leadership is not strong, typical big-company bureaucratic culture The product they sell is mediocre (it's the low end of SEO services, akin to spam) Pay is below market average

3.0

Apr 27, 2015

Sales

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Good: First let me start off by saying that it's been a fun ride here at G/O Digital. I've been a part of some awesome projects, sales councils, management training etc. I feel that I am a better person for working here at G/O Digital. I feel like I got my MBA in start ups with all the initiatives, deadlines, strategy sessions etc. Since the new CEO has taken over, they have made great strides to flatten out the organization and have seen some great strides made internally between sales and operations. Their base pay is usually 1.5x what the competition is willing to pay.

Cons

The Bad: The sales process is really over engineered. G/O struggles to push account live in a timely fashion (especially when compared to our direct competition). Just spoke about new CEO leadership, only problem is that it took them a really long time to make those changes. How patient do they expect us to be? Not a performance based organization. Since they have so much wrapped up in your base pay, you really have to knock it out of the park to get paid commission. To complicate matters even more, their comp plan is based on 'go live' and since it takes an exorbitant amount of time to get products live (like I said earlier), you really have to stack your deck and line everything up properly to get paid out on the higher tier percentages.

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