Is Patch a good company to work for as a Local Editor?

Local Editor professionals working at Patch have rated their employer with 3.1 out of 5 stars in 39 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Patch employees being 3.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Local Editor Jobs at Patch now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Local Editor interview questions at Patch .

Does Patch pay Local Editor employees well?

Local Editor professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Patch with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 39 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Local Editor salaries at Patch.

How happy are Local Editor professionals working at Patch?

33% of Local Editor employees at Patch would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 47% in the past 12 months. Local Editor professionals have also rated Patch with a 2.4 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 rating for culture and values and 2.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Patch?

Local Editor (39) , Editor (31) , Advertising Manager (12) , Reporter (10) , Field Editor (7) , Ad Manager (5) , Freelance Writer (5) , Sales (5) , Sales Representative (5) , Writer (5) , Regional Publisher (4) , (3) , Contributor (3) , Inside Sales Account Executive (3) , Inside Sales Representative (3)

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

"Great people and funding to try and make the company a success" ((in 27 reviews)); "The benefits were great." ((in 12 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 6 reviews)); "My colleagues were amazing" ((in 6 reviews)); "Great Place to get started, learned a lot about the industry and got my feet wet in local news." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Lack of clarity or direction from the top after years of poor management." ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless and treats people disrespectfully and like sheep and their model for the business they are in just won't work" ((in 10 reviews)); "Continued layoffs and egregious work/life balance placed on writers is what makes the company "profitable" if that's even true." ((in 7 reviews)); "Long hours and weekend work." ((in 6 reviews)); "The company had bad leadership" ((in 6 reviews))

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Patch

Patch Local Editor reviews

3.1

33% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)

Warren St. John

27% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Culture & values

2.6

Career opportunities

2.4

Work/Life balance

2.4

Senior management

Local Editor employees have rated Patch with 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Local Editor professionals have a good working experience there. Patch is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Local Editor professionals compared to other employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

39 reviews

3.0

Jan 26, 2016

Good run while it lasted

Local editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learned a ton, had a lot of latitude, great co-workers. Excellent benefits. Had the freedom to control content and make a mistake without it being tragic. No regrets.

Cons

The work-life balance was awful at times. Can't really say if it's improved with new ownership, but the quality of the journalism has suffered.

Patch Response

10y

This review is misleading because it is about the AOL Patch -- years ago, and pre-spinout.

3.0

Jan 14, 2016

Good learning experience that led to burnout

Local editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great growth opportunities launching a hyperlocal community news site. Got to take ownership of a news site, and do everything from how to analyzie site traffic, hire and manage freelancers, and experiement with content creation and content strategy. Awesome to experience the evolution and energy of being part of a startup. It provided a great jumping off point to become well-versed in digital media.

Cons

The corporate office tried to implement a cookie cutter approach to sites across the country, relying more on national data, and less on the local editors in the field, who often had a better sence of how their community would respond to certain initaitves, or how those initiatves could be reworked or repackaged. Combined with the long hours and 24/7 expectations, it bred contempt and led to burnout. The company tried to grow too quickly, and eventually went out of business.

Patch Response

10y

This review is misleading because it is about the AOL Patch -- years ago, and pre-spinout

1.0

Dec 10, 2015

Value Page Views Over Employees

Local editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home, get to cover fun local events, freedom to write any topic, nothing more to be said

Cons

Poorly managed, local editors are overworked and undervalued, company is more concerned about racking up page views than their staff's wellbeing, vision is always changing, no work/life balance, pay level is insulting

Viewing 13 - 15 of 39 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Elsevier

3.5★Compensation & Benefits

Snap-on

3.5★Compensation & Benefits

The Boston Globe

3.7★Compensation & Benefits

Sage

3.6★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at Patch

Local News Content Producer

Patch reviews FAQs

Patch reviews Patch Local Editor reviews

Patch

Patch Local Editor reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Good run while it lasted

Good learning experience that led to burnout

Value Page Views Over Employees

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at Patch

Patch reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Patch reviews FAQs

Jobs at Patch