Looks good on the resume, company is struggling, pay not competitive - Social Media Manager Are Media Employee Review

3.0
19 Apr 2023
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Pros

Lots of legendary brands that will look great on your resume. Exciting campaigns and activities to work on. Work/life balance is excellent - you'll never leave after 5pm, the environment is super flexible and no one bats an eyelid if you need to WFH.

Cons

Salaries are not competitive - you'll be underpaid compared to industry standard/your market value and you won't get more than a 2% raise. Company is struggling, limited resources, no budget to hire staff. Very hard to achieve big ideas because there is no money or resources.

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2.0
14 June 2026
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Pros

You’ll learn the full magazine production cycle fast because you’ll be the one doing it all.

Cons

Straight out of the old Bauer NZ playbook. Management will tell you print isn’t dying with a completely straight face, then would never buy a magazine themselves, digital gets lip service (so clients think they understand the web!) and zero investment. Editorial is treated as disposable, work them hard, pay them little, while sales gets the red carpet, and don’t expect that imbalance to be acknowledged. On top of it, editorial staff are made to feel lucky just to be there, like it’s still the early 2000s glossy magazine fantasy.. No one’s aspiring to print jobs anymore, the industry moved on, so stop dressing up underpayment as a privilege!

2.0
10 June 2026
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Pros

The Director of Sales is great, sadly is steering a very broken ship

Cons

The CEO was an exceptional speaker, however lacked ability to follow through with action.

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