Does Key Media pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Key Media employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Key Media. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Key Media?

56% of Key Media employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Key Media 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Key Media?

Journalist (11) , Editor (8) , Coordinator (4) , Editorial (4) , National Account Manager (4) , Sales (4) , Writer (3) , Anonymous (2) , Business Development Executive (2) , Content Writer (2) , Marketing Coordinator (2) , Media Coordinator (2) , Project Manager (2) , Researcher (2) , Sales Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Key Media according to real employee reviews?

"Most people were nice." ((in 20 reviews)); "Culture is great and very flexible company." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great colleagues to work with (non" ((in 5 reviews)); "Middle management genuinely cares for employees" ((in 4 reviews)); "Great local team, convenient office location" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Key Media according to real employee reviews?

"Management also does a terrible job of telling you what your duties are when they change." ((in 28 reviews)); "Let’s keep talking pay for a bit more and how your salary and bonuses are seemingly determined but a game of Wheel of Fortune." ((in 6 reviews)); "Angry, aggressive, confrontational manager." ((in 5 reviews)); "Average pay with a poor bonus structure" ((in 5 reviews)); "Has made a few missteps in the past about office expansions and the corresponding communication and morale hit to affected teams" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Key Media layoffs in 2026?

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

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Key Media

Key Media reviews

3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(166 total reviews)

Justin Kennedy

47% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

Key Media has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 166 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Key Media employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Reviews by job title

166 reviews

1.0

May 30, 2026

Toxic. Don't waste your time.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Offers remote although now strictly enforcing in-office days. Good to get bylines for new reporters but if you have integrity or experience prepare to be treated like it's your first day.

Cons

Everything. Zero respect for employees. Fully toxic environment, horrible bosses that micromanage everything. Would give no stars if I could. Also the "CEO" they list here is the only likeable exec at the company and is not the CEO. The actual CEO is horrible. Constantly changing goalposts without real explanation except "for sales". Forcing everyone to use AI without any real training or policies. HR does the bare minimum to avoid being sued. Constant layoffs and vague threats of being replace with AI. Oh, and they don't give raises.

3.0

May 13, 2026

Was an ideal place to work, until C-Suite let itself get duped by AI and its lies

Content writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good onboarding, benefits, holidays, PTO, flexible work schedule, decent pay, excellent colleagues, good working environment (at first).

Cons

Lack of transparency from management, some politicking and terrible upper management. The C-Suite's growing over-reliance and illiteracy about AI leading to poor business decisions, and forces employees to be heavily dependent on AI. Constantly giving out reassurances about company profitability, but ends up discontinuing roles or cutting out entire teams/departments due to "cost-cutting" measures that make absolutely zero sense. In other words, making inconsistent and illogical managerial decisions. Upper management doesn't seem to care much about employee loyalty and performance, and probably don't realize their "brand" won't be seen as trustworthy, at least by the labor market.

4.0

Jan 10, 2026

Good

Content writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule and chill working environment

Cons

None that i can think of

Viewing 1 - 3 of 166 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Valnet Inc.

4.1★Compensation & Benefits

Elsevier

3.6★Compensation & Benefits

The Boston Globe

3.5★Compensation & Benefits

Nelson

3.6★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at Key Media

Media Sales Opportunities - Kingston

Toronto

CA$120K - CA$150K /yr

(Employer provided)

View job

Junior Media Sales Executive - Kingston

Toronto

View job

Event Sponsorship Sales Executive

Canada

View job

Director of Event Sales - NAUK

Canada

View job