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Slow pay no pay - Editor Issue Media Group Employee Review

1.0
14 Mar 2017
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Pros

The stories IMG covers provide a much-needed coverage gap in cities (Detroit, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Cincinnati) covering social innovation, philanthropy and the cultural creative scene.

Cons

Slow pay or no pay. Left my job at a Fortune 500 media company for a contract editor position -- it took over two months to get my first check -- still haven't been paid monthly contract fee for work done five months ago. Left after the second month when I realized I wasn't getting paid. I've worked in this town as an editor for the last 10 years and never seen anything like it. They fund editorial work with underwriting so content is linked to pay for play.

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5.0
31 Aug 2021
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Pros

Work from home and the editorial staff is professional.

Cons

Not enough assignments given throughout the month.

3.0
20 Sept 2015
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Pros

Flexibility to work from home, pays well for feature stories, ability to build portfolio

Cons

It takes FOREVER to get a paid from these people!! Don't get me wrong, you will get paid, but it will take 3 to 4 months. If you can go that long without a check, than this is the job for you. Editors get paid anywhere between $30-40 per article and must meet weekly deadlines, conduct interviews in person and over the phone (which takes time) write content, upload content and photos in CMS and attend city/town hall meetings, chamber events, etc. Once you figure in the time it took to find a relevant story, track down a source, coordinate an interview, write the piece, upload it into CMS with links and all the fields required to upload the story, including photos, you are better off getting a job at a fast-food restaurant. If you can land a feature story, those pay much better but are harder to come by because IMG hires freelance workers to just write feature stories, leaving editors out in the cold.

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