Does Patch pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Patch employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Patch. This rating has improved by 14% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Patch?

42% of Patch employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Patch 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Patch?

Local Editor (39) , Editor (30) , 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 28 reviews)); "You can work from home, and the hours were flexible." ((in 27 reviews)); "home; good benefits (when it was owned by AOL." ((in 15 reviews)); "My colleagues were amazing" ((in 9 reviews)); "Flexible schedule, although that usually means you're available to cover Saturday night fires and to work weekends and holidays." ((in 7 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 22 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 9 reviews)); "Major layoffs meant that my internship ended early when my supervisor and several others were let go." ((in 8 reviews)); "The company had bad leadership" ((in 6 reviews)); "Long hours and weekend work." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Patch layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Patch locations?

New York , Boston , Chicago , Long Island City , Detroit , Washington , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Jersey City , Brooklyn , Palo Alto , Baltimore , Lexington , Atlanta , Newark , Wayne , Lake Zurich , Skokie , Manhasset , West Hempstead , Ferndale , Farmington , Austin , Nashville , Cleveland , Columbus , Laguna Niguel , Newport Beach , Pasadena , West Hollywood

Patch reviews

3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(254 total reviews)

Warren St. John

57% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Patch has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 254 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Patch 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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Reviews by job title

254 reviews

2.0

Jul 11, 2013

Great product; inconsistent sales structure and leadership

Regional publisher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The product and concept is so exciting that if you believe in local content you will be passionate about the product. The local editors are some of the hardest working people in the news industry providing current content that makes a difference in the community.

Cons

The sales side consistently throws darts and the sales processes. Each month there is a different strategy; "it worked here so everybody run and do it like this". It isn't a credible strategy as most of these great ideas are generated by people who leave the company. The turnover is way too high as sales people aren't sure what the vision or strategy is each month and the compensation plan changes too often to create consistent and long term growth on the sales side.

4.0

May 22, 2013

Great way to get field experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great job for getting to know a town and really ingraining yourself in community news and small businesses.

Cons

Communication between headquarters and the field can be hit or miss sometimes. You need to be very organized in order to maintain a work-life balance.

1.0

Apr 22, 2013

Patch used to be awesome, but not anymore!

Ad manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

AOL benefits, Virtual Office, Finally went to monthly commission pay outs. (Used to be 3 months, then 6 months, then finally monthly except they screw you on commissions if your selling on a CPM basis because it gets billed in arrears.

Cons

It's not hyper-local news anymore. Editors have to work in multiple Patch sites and are totally burned out. The freelance budget has been cut and taken away. There is no ROI for advertisers...the daily UV's to the site are a joke.....Patch claims 20,000 plus UV's on a monthly basis per Patch site....the truth is people are going to Patch less than 1.8 visits per MONTH! The site GOALS are 800 visits a day and they aren't hitting those numbers. Now selling a 25% share o of these 800 visits on an inside page position (roughly 85% of the traffic is an "inside" page) for $720 per month to a local business is an insanely high CPM and poor ROI for the client. Unless you are a hospital or financial institution with unlimited budget for "branding" Patch advertising is not a smart investment to grow your business.

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