Great staff and management, poor compensation
Pros
I have had three different managers at iHeart and have liked all of them. In my department, managers are encouraged to support their staff and to work with the staff to find solutions when problems arise instead of reprimanding them. People are very nice in the company, the projects are fun and interesting, and the occasional free tickets to concerts and events are nice too. I am a midlevel employee but always have access to executives, which I appreciate. The top exec's all know who people are and treat them kindly, from what I have seen, and experienced for myself. During the pandemic, the C Suite executives, presidents, and managers worked very hard to keep people employed and working. That was hard because there are a lot of live events or travel based prizes that were planned for content (and a lot of it was sponsored and paid for) but everyone worked on shifting plans, adapting, and finding ways to make things work. I was really appreciative of their transparency and humanity and was so grateful to have a job. In my department, they try to be supportive of having a work-life balance, which is great. They allow flexibility (to a reasonable degree) for doctors appointments, education, family events and such. There are other departments that are expected to work during vacations or family events, if something comes up. There are lots of opportunities for people in New York and Nashville to learn new skills, take new positions, and move up or around within the company which can come with some increases in wages but this is harder if you do not live in those areas.
Cons
Compensation could be better across the board and they do not really give raises at all unless you are an executive of some kind. It seems to be a pretty consistent issue across the board, from what I see. (Executives get bonuses and raises based on performance of their unit which is only possible because of the people who work for them. Between that and inflation, this seems like something that should be addressed across the board.) Depending on your job/projects/team/executive management, personal time might not be separated from work very well. For some people this seems to not be an issue because they enjoy the projects and like the challenges but, for me, I prefer work-life balance which means I need a break sometimes. My manager has found ways to make that possible for our team on a regular basis, which I appreciate, but some positions and departments expect people to be available to answer questions and keep things moving even when they are on vacation or at odd hours. (It just depends on your department managers.)