Does JCP Portraits pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, JCP Portraits employees rate their compensation and benefits as 1.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at JCP Portraits. This rating has decreased by 24% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at JCP Portraits?

10% of JCP Portraits employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated JCP Portraits 1.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 1.9 for culture and values and 1.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at JCP Portraits?

Photographer (97) , Sales Associate/Photographer (90) , Studio Manager (24) , Sales Associate (23) , Photographer/Sales Associate (19) , Sale Associate & Photographer (11) , Assistant Manager (7) , Studio Associate (7) , Manager (5) , Sales Photographer (5) , Seasonal Sales Associate (5) , Store Manager (5) , Core Photographer (4) , Dual Studio Manager (4) , Cashier (3)

What are the pros of working at JCP Portraits according to real employee reviews?

"Nice coworkers and a little wiggle room for creativity." ((in 25 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis" ((in 22 reviews)); "Flexible schedules to work with other jobs." ((in 10 reviews)); "Good work environment and helpful for starting out photographers." ((in 7 reviews)); "Great atmosphere." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at JCP Portraits according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and even if you are realy good at what you do you will not be scheduled a decent amount of hours." ((in 60 reviews)); "There is no hours when is no peak season" ((in 25 reviews)); "training is horrible." ((in 16 reviews)); "BE ADVISED: Holidays are absolutely insane." ((in 11 reviews)); "No benefits unless you're full time and no one gets to be full time except managers." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about JCP Portraits layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed JCP Portraits locations?

Eden Prairie , New York , San Antonio , Los Angeles , Orland Park , Mesa , Fort Worth , Indianapolis , Glendale , Northridge , Miami , Chicago , Hampton , Dallas , Flower Mound , Redlands , Colorado Springs , Las Vegas , Pittsburgh , Tampa , Mays Landing , Woodbridge , Cherry Hill , Boise , Salt Lake City , Niles , Fredericksburg , Springfield , Bronx , Garden City

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JCP Portraits reviews

2.2

10% would recommend to a friend

(495 total reviews)

Michael Meek

10% approve of CEO

5% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

1.9

Culture & values

1.9

Work/Life balance

1.9

Senior management

1.9

Career opportunities

1.8

Compensation and benefits

JCP Portraits has an employee rating of 2.2 out of 5 stars, based on 495 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The JCP Portraits employee rating is 41% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

495 reviews

2.0

Apr 24, 2012

I would recommend working in another Photography sector if you can't handle kids and family tensions

Photographer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In the off season it was not so busy, so less stressful, more laid back. I got 10 percent off any JC Penny stuff Met only two great employees in the Company flexibility in creativity

Cons

Poor Management skills hectic environment during the Holidays never enough hours/ or they would extend your hours with no notice on that day (however they said this was managements policy) co workers did not work as a team training strategy lacks

4.0

Mar 1, 2012

The children are fun to work with.

Photographer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You learn a lot about people, photography, lighting, and communication. I work with a great staff, who make work fun.

Cons

Schedules range because of the weird set up. There are times you'll be on call and there are other times you are scheduled and you won't all the sudden be needed. You loose hours easily sometimes.

3.0

Jan 11, 2012

okay job , but you have to have patience with children

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great coworkers, good manager, got time off when I really needed it, made awesome memories and met really nice families, got good discounts on pictures and 20% store discount, close early on Sundays, and closed by 7 during the week..unless you have a 7pm appointment...then you could be there till 8 or 9 depending on what the customer wants. seeing the customers smile especially when you had a difficult sit and got that one great shot.

Cons

only ten minutes to take pictures, that's almost impossible especially when working with small babies/children who are throwing tantrums, gets really, really, really busy during christmas...and are still expected to take pictures in 10 minutes!! crazy parents who want to put their kids in 10 different outfits after being told that we only allowed 2 outfit changes and 2 backgrounds (only happened a few times and most of the families that came in were always nice). customers expecting to still get their pics taken after they were an hour late and then getting mad because they were late. co workers who weren't really as great at taking pics as they thought they were...not the managers fault just thought they needed more training.

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