Does Emerald Publishing pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Emerald Publishing employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Emerald Publishing. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Emerald Publishing?

58% of Emerald Publishing employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Emerald Publishing 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Emerald Publishing?

Account Manager (2) , Business Development Manager (2) , Content Editor (2) , Editorial Assistant (2) , Manager (2) , Marketing (2)

What are the pros of working at Emerald Publishing according to real employee reviews?

"Some great people" ((in 8 reviews)); "flexible working is probably the only one." ((in 6 reviews)); "The environment is quite friendly and management is supportive" ((in 4 reviews)); "Salary was decent and HR benefits were very good." ((in 4 reviews)); "Great colleagues and environment." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Emerald Publishing according to real employee reviews?

"However, this performance determination is done almost entirely on the direct manager's say" ((in 5 reviews)); "I attribute most of this to location and poor leadership." ((in 5 reviews)); "Senior management are in their own world and middle management are complacent and resist change." ((in 4 reviews)); "Low pay, and a lack of understanding that the pandemic has changed things." ((in 4 reviews)); "False "we're an amazing company" culture." ((in 3 reviews))

Emerald Publishing Reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(84 total reviews)

Vicky Williams

86% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (84 reviews)

Emerald Publishing has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 84 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Emerald Publishing employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

84 reviews

5.0

3 June 2026

Great benefits including flexible, remote first working

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible working arrangements Genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion

Cons

Lower base pay than the same role at similar sized companies

4.0

12 May 2026

Flexible work environment but challenging onboarding process

Publishing development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexibility - only have to be in the office one day a month Travel budget for office travel and conferences Friendly and helpful team Autonomous work

Cons

Not easy to integrate and pick everything up as most people have been here for years so intuitively know how workflows and systems work without the best documentation of processes to learn

3.0

13 Apr 2026

Growing and Changing

Delivery lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Fully remote, once a month in the office, travel paid outside of 30 miles Data and technology in development and changing with in-house coding and system architechture

Cons

Growth speed applying pressure on a small teams

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