Does Simon & Schuster pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Simon & Schuster employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Simon & Schuster. This rating has decreased by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Simon & Schuster?

18% of Simon & Schuster employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Simon & Schuster 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Simon & Schuster?

Intern (16) , Editorial Assistant (14) , Publicity Assistant (8) , Senior Publicist (8) , Marketing Assistant (6) , Sales Coordinator (6) , Associate Editor (5) , Editorial Intern (5) , Publicity Manager (5) , Designer (4) , Editor (4) , Editorial (4) , Marketing Coordinator (4) , Production Editor (4) , Publicist (4)

What are the pros of working at Simon & Schuster according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 55 reviews)); "Good benefits if you can get them." ((in 29 reviews)); "Free books and summer Fridays" ((in 26 reviews)); "Great coworkers" ((in 14 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance" ((in 12 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Simon & Schuster according to real employee reviews?

"You get to work in a top publishing house and build experience for low pay." ((in 44 reviews)); "Low salaries even by publishing standards." ((in 18 reviews)); "Bad Management." ((in 16 reviews)); "Toxic managers, upper management is old, out of touch and scared to try new things." ((in 8 reviews)); "Hard to break in the industry without knowing someone or first having an unpaid internship." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Simon & Schuster layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Simon & Schuster locations?

New York , Riverside , Boston , Parsippany , Houston , Delran , Newark , Summit , Marlton , Williamsburg , Staten Island , Jackson , Los Angeles , Santa Rosa , North Wales , Avon , North Bellmore , London

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Simon & Schuster reviews

3.1

18% would recommend to a friend

(329 total reviews)

Carolyn K. Reidy

92% approve of CEO

11% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

2.6

Culture & values

2.3

Diversity & inclusion

2.3

Senior management

Simon & Schuster has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 329 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Simon & Schuster employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

329 reviews

1.0

Jan 10, 2023

Not worth it

Marketing coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Name recognition as one of the big 5 in publishing.

Cons

Management is verbally and mentally abusive, provides little to no support ( especially with being trained), advocates for you to work through your lunch, offers practically zero help towards improving you and your work, and it feels like swimming in shark-infested waters with a bleeding wound. You will also be doing at least 3 different jobs while being paid for half of one.

2.0

Sep 8, 2022

Overworked and underpaid

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- access to pre-pub books - great community of entry level employees

Cons

- ceo micromanages all of the departments and makes decisions without consultation - expected to work long hours and have email access 24/7 - not paid a living wage - impossible to be promoted within your current role - jobs aren’t filled when people leave, they’re just given to current employees who already have full time workloads

1.0

Mar 6, 2018

Stay Away!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The free books are honestly so great. The almost make up for the low salary. You occasionally get to meet some famous authors and the people you work with are incredibly smart.

Cons

Upper management tends to treat the assistants very poorly. Often very rude because you're at entry level. And If you are a person of color, good luck. Implicit racism is very real here.

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