Is Sony Music Entertainment a good company to work for?

Sony Music Entertainment has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,568 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at Sony Music Entertainment to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Sony Music Entertainment have been left by employees working as Internship , College Marketing Representative and Marketing Intern .

Does Sony Music Entertainment pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sony Music Entertainment employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sony Music Entertainment. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sony Music Entertainment?

75% of Sony Music Entertainment employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sony Music Entertainment 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sony Music Entertainment?

Intern (95) , College Marketing Representative (42) , Manager (23) , Internship (22) , Marketing Intern (22) , Administrative Assistant (21) , Coordinator (21) , Executive Assistant (19) , Estagiário (14) , Marketing (14) , Marketing Coordinator (14) , Director (10) , Project Manager (10) , Vice President (10) , Associate Director (9)

What are the pros of working at Sony Music Entertainment according to real employee reviews?

"Some really great people with a creative environment" ((in 105 reviews)); "The benefits are great and they try hard to emphasize a company culture that involves everyone." ((in 97 reviews)); "Great teams and colleagues" ((in 34 reviews)); "It was a good work environment" ((in 30 reviews)); "Good work life Balance" ((in 28 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sony Music Entertainment according to real employee reviews?

"low pay for entry level roles but there is room to work your way up" ((in 83 reviews)); "low salary and not working in a team based environment" ((in 41 reviews)); "Long hours And lots of work" ((in 25 reviews)); "The leadership is poor with leaders in place that have no business heading up a department that they have no experience in and only reached by default." ((in 17 reviews)); "Constant layoffs" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sony Music Entertainment layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Sony Music Entertainment locations?

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Sony Music Entertainment reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(951 total reviews)

Rob Stringer

88% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Sony Music Entertainment has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 951 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sony Music Entertainment 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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951 reviews

4.0

Oct 9, 2008

Sony BMG not a bad place to work

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great Culture and the people are great to work with. The place is laid back and easy going, but everyone still has a professional side to them. Employees are taken care of pretty well. I've seen people get salary raises for their hard work, and in some cases promotions.

Cons

Pay is not bad, not great either. You have to work hard to get to where you want to be. The place can get very cliquey if you don't establish yourself and put yourself out there early. The temps/interns there are basically used for busy work and things that are not intellectually stimulating.

1.0

Sep 17, 2008

Stay away from BMG.

Spm

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

None - especially since they moved the office to One Penn Plaza, a real hole. The concentration is so much on the bottom line that they have trouble getting their eyes off the bottom line, and seeing what to do about it. The answer to low profits is to lay off people, or only allow new employees to come in as temps to be used and discarded. There's also a very deep good ol' boy culture going on there, where personable young men are promoting beyond their brain capacity. Additionally, if you have a problem, don't expect anyone there to back you up, no matter how right you are. Just roll over and play dead.

Cons

No vision, no innovation, no ability to change with the times. None - especially since they moved the office to One Penn Plaza, a real hole. The concentration is so much on the bottom line that they have trouble getting their eyes off the bottom line, and seeing what to do about it. The answer to low profits is to lay off people, or only allow new employees to come in as temps to be used and discarded. There's also a very deep good ol' boy culture going on there, where personable young men are promoting beyond their brain capacity. Additionally, if you have a problem, don't expect anyone there to back you up, no matter how right you are. Just roll over and play dead.

2.0

Aug 19, 2008

A Crying Shame.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many of the staff are deeply committed and passionate about music, super-friendly and build deep lasting relationships with each other. We have the opportunity to work with the richest most diverse catalog of music ever assembled. Many fringe perks.

Cons

Senior management pays a lot of lip service to improving communication, but they don't spend the time to look at the big picture of overall structure and how it can be adjusted. Lax managerial style breeds employee apathy. Focus on "just do it to say we did it" rather than attempting to be innovative.

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