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 50 reviews)); "Good benefits including Good pension contribution" ((in 26 reviews)); "Free books and summer Fridays" ((in 25 reviews)); "Great coworkers" ((in 14 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance" ((in 13 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 41 reviews)); "Low salaries even by publishing standards." ((in 16 reviews)); "Bad management." ((in 15 reviews)); "Not a true meritocracy, upper management is not open to new ideas, not great pay." ((in 9 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

3.0

Jan 16, 2026

From a Dreamer to Cold Reality

Executive editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I started at S&S with stars in my eyes about writing and editing children's books. The people I worked with were fantastic, and the office was great. I was looking forward to creating lots of wonderful books for children.

Cons

I'm sure (at least I hope) things are different at different publishing houses. But at S&S they were terrified to take chances on new authors, and if one genre of books did well, they pumped out as many books in that genre (and usually from the same authors) as they possibly could. We had many brainstorms where ideas for new books and new authors came up and were rejected, only to be picked up and used by different publishing houses. I had my heart broken in many brainstorms!

1.0

Dec 9, 2025

MEH

Experiences of others

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

EQUITY in company that may come

Cons

no room for growth at all

2.0

Sep 18, 2025

Typical passion industry job

Editorial assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best coworkers, until they eventually all leave.

Cons

I'm sure experiences differ, but working at S&S, especially after acquisition by a private equity form, has been less than ideal. Increasingly profit driven.

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