Getty Images reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(662 total reviews)
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Craig Peters

76% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Getty Images has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 662 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Getty Images employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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662 reviews
5.0
Jul 21, 2015

Manager

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Pros

Culture, Teamwork, Leadership, Compensation, Agility

Cons

Rate of change, retention, communication

4.0
Jul 21, 2015

Great environment - narrow mobility

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Leader in the industry. Decent base pay, especially for the industry. Great people and opportunities to work excellent events around the world. If working in the field, great perks, benefits, and travel policies. Office culture is relaxed and welcoming.

Cons

Limited vertical mobility. Many employees are relatively young and will hold their jobs for a while. Very divided among offices (by location) and the different groups (sport, news, entertainment) and there is a big gap between sales and editorial. If working in the field, work-life balance is bad.

2.0
Jul 8, 2015

Good people, great product, horrible management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The product is great, you get to work with the world's best photography and photographer's. The people below the VP level are also great, lots of hard-working, intelligent and talented people trying to do their best every day.

Cons

The upper level management is completely out of touch. Turnover in management (that leads to countless staff being let go or quitting) is ridiculous. The Executive Committee seems intent on bringing in something new and shiny rather than listening to and promoting the current staff who actually understand the business. The "leadership principles" may be great on paper, but the politics, backstabbing, and complete and utter disregard for the staff shows that they are not put into practice. Business goals are changes at least quarterly, with the entire marketing department going through a complete reorganization at least once (and often twice) a year based on the latest head of marketing. Staff turnover is extremely high, people get frustrated by the constant change and poor management or are pushed out by insecure executives.

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