Does Rakuten Advertising pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rakuten Advertising employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rakuten Advertising. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rakuten Advertising?

68% of Rakuten Advertising employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rakuten Advertising 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rakuten Advertising?

Account Manager (29) , Account Specialist (11) , Senior Account Manager (8) , Senior Software Engineer (6) , Manager (5) , Senior Manager (5) , Software Engineer (4) , Data Scientist (3) , Director (3) , Marketing (3) , Project Manager (3) , Publisher Acquisition Manager (3) , Account Executive (2) , Business Development Manager (2) , Data Engineer (2)

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

"Great people with good intentions." ((in 28 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (if you don't include the insane Palo Alto traffic)." ((in 19 reviews)); "Also offered great benefits and several fun parties throughout the year." ((in 19 reviews)); "Great team and plenty of perks" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great company culture." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Bad leadership, can't generalize it." ((in 8 reviews)); "The company is a bit top heavy with many Senior Managers, Directors, and VPs." ((in 6 reviews)); "Agency pay is always lower than in" ((in 6 reviews)); "Frequent Layoffs" ((in 6 reviews)); "Slow promotion cycle Top heavy" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rakuten Advertising layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Rakuten Advertising locations?

San Mateo , Chicago , New York , Tampa , Salt Lake City , Palo Alto , Midvale , San Francisco , Denver , Seattle , Los Angeles , Remote

Rakuten Advertising reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(220 total reviews)

Nick Stamos

65% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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Rakuten Advertising has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 220 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rakuten Advertising employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

220 reviews

1.0

May 16, 2022

Worst place to work both before and during COVID

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing good to write here

Cons

Manager yelled at me so loud in the middle of the office that other employees came to me afterwards and said that wasn't OK and to report to HR. Also company fired nearly 100 people all at once with a disgusting pittance of severance, blocking many from annual stock vesting/401K/bonuses even if you were within days of vesting. Such poor experience.

3.0

May 11, 2022

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Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not a great experience at work

Cons

Poor management only upskill for senior

2.0

May 10, 2022

Nice place but no vision, disappointing compensation.

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people to work with. Nice office.

Cons

- absolutely no vision from top management. Plans change every 6 months. - projects are abandoned without further notice regularly. - compensation in tech roles is below the market.

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