Does Forum Communications pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Forum Communications employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Forum Communications. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Forum Communications?

67% of Forum Communications employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Forum Communications 3.6 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 Forum Communications?

Reporter (8) , News Reporter (4) , Desktop Support Specialist (2) , Graphic Designer (2) , Journalist/Reporter (2) , Manager (2) , Printing Press Operator (2) , Sales Representative (2)

What are the pros of working at Forum Communications according to real employee reviews?

"Decent pay if you have a good territory." ((in 7 reviews)); "The work/life balance is good, and it seems that most people are able to leave work at work." ((in 6 reviews)); "Generous pto." ((in 5 reviews)); "Co workers helpful and decent culture" ((in 4 reviews)); "great coworkers sharing in the misery of upper managements poor decision." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Forum Communications according to real employee reviews?

"Annual raises didn't keep up with inflation." ((in 5 reviews)); "Wages are better than some, but pretty low." ((in 3 reviews)); "Leadership is either not experienced in the areas they are being asked to make decisions or vetoed repeatedly by the CEO" ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about Forum Communications redundancies in 2026?

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

Forum Communications Reviews

3.3

67% would recommend to a friend

(89 total reviews)

Bill Marcil, Jr.

78% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Forum Communications has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 89 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Forum Communications 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

89 reviews

2.0

17 May 2017

Exciting at first, but the honeymoon period ends pretty quickly here

Digital project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The healthcare benefits, PTO and culture committees/events are a nice perk to have while working for FCC.

Cons

Even though there is a focus on the company's culture, the office culture is pretty toxic. The corporate structure is pretty murky with no clear indications of who is responsible for what, or what the business priorities are. There is a concerning lack of vision for the future from upper management/CEO with any recommendations outside of a certain circle of people being completely squashed. Clients/Customers are rarely considered when making decisions and the focus seems to be only on how to get a quick piece of revenue and run.

3.0

27 July 2021

Good in-between job during career. Get out when you find something better.

Broadcast engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Coworkers were great to work with. Willing to teach on the job. PTO.

Cons

Pay. Nepotism. No room for upward career movement through the company. All managers want a say in how things are built/run/operated even when they are not qualified to comment on the matter.

2.0

20 Feb 2018

Bad place to work

Reporter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Biggest newspaper in region. Easy to get wide readership of your work.

Cons

Don't believe how Forum Communications promotes itself. It may be family owned but it acts like a big corporation. It cares only about money and starves its newsroom. It has too few reporters to cover a metro area of Fargo's size. The editor is arrogant and thinks he's always right. Nobody respects him. The news editor is unwilling to disagree with him. They have little faith in their reporters. Reporters with ambition or principles don't stay long. It's not a fun place to work. And the health insurance was the worst I've ever had, worse than ACA coverage.

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Jobs at Forum Communications

Mailroom Support - 2nd Shift

USD 43K - USD 67K /yr