Not a great environment - Content Writer June Media Employee Review

June Media's apparently been going through a major transition from a sleepy website and marketing company to something bigger and better. I came in during this transition, so one of the great "pros" was seeing the changes from the inside out. I worked in Chicago, so I'm mostly commenting about the experience in that office (not NYC). The content editors in Chicago and the senior management in NYC can seem a bit hard driving at times, but by the end I thought that they really cared and were focused on taking the steps to create a great media company. As an intern, I also thought that my work could have an immediate and real impact.

The company has high expectations for interns (and editors), so a role at this company may not be for some people who just want to check a box on their resume. I was told that these higher expectations came in with the new CEO this year, who apparently started cleaning house when he took over (which might explain a couple of the other company reviews!). Never met the guy but I believe that the editors thought he was smart and very aggressive. Still, if you have high expectations for yourself and want to do real work, this is a great assignment. Not sure that interns are really considered for jobs at June Media, but a couple of the editors said that they might be open to considering it in the future. I think that would be a really positive development.

Central city location, for both New York and Chicago. Some nice co-workers who bring in treats. Other than that, not much really.

I am puzzled by the previous review talking about the genius of the CEO at June Media. His method of saving money at the company is to get the majority of people working for him to work for free. This is quasi legal at best. His methods include having students do things that most people would hire a professional for, such as create a new website. One intern was ordered to ignore requests from employees who needed assistance to work on a new site that was the pet project of the CEO. This site has never gone live, making the intern's efforts a waste. He is the type who won't say one word if he can say 10. He talks about the latest web trends, but once again does not want to spend the money to hire professionals to make it happen.