Does Narcity Media Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Narcity Media Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Narcity Media Group. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Narcity Media Group?

46% of Narcity Media Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Narcity Media Group 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Narcity Media Group?

Editor (13) , Writer (6) , Associate Editor (5) , Staff Writer (3) , Account Manager (2) , Client Partner (2) , Freelance Writer (2) , Front End Developer (2) , Internship (2) , Sales (2) , Talent Acquisition Coordinator (2)

What are the pros of working at Narcity Media Group according to real employee reviews?

"Decent benefits for remote work." ((in 11 reviews)); "Great people and projects can be very interesting." ((in 8 reviews)); "The work culture is great and the team is amazing, everyone feels like a family." ((in 5 reviews)); "Work from home, excellent management style, good pay, interesting work" ((in 5 reviews)); "Very flexible hours & work from home" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Narcity Media Group according to real employee reviews?

"bad management, false promises, not a good outlook on the business strategy." ((in 10 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs" ((in 7 reviews)); "Not the most competitive salaries" ((in 7 reviews)); "CEO was frantic." ((in 6 reviews)); "Managers are afraid of telling the truth and constantly hide things from their employees." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Narcity Media Group redundancies in 2026?

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

Narcity Media Group Reviews

3.0

46% would recommend to a friend

(71 total reviews)

Chuck Lapointe

41% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Narcity Media Group has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 71 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Narcity Media Group 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

71 reviews

2.0

9 July 2025

More than 10 years and still in startup mode...

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Team culture was really good. People on the ground were genuine and really wanted to do well. Great for a first or second job. Learn fast, grow fast, move fast.

Cons

Very volatile management. CEO was frantic. Constant cycle of layoffs. Impending burnout.

1.0

7 May 2025

It was fun for 5 minutes — then you realize no one knows what's going on

Editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

WFH (work-life balance was nice) Decent benefits Great way to make contacts

Cons

Incompetent CEO Toxic managers (Narcity Quebec, especially — people quit/required sick leave due to stress caused by the managing editor) Poor salary (paid far too little for the workload) Zero growth Excessive layoffs (I survived 5 rounds of layoffs before finally deciding it was enough and left)

2.0

11 Feb 2025

Good temp job

Associate editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

This is not the place to build a career, the company has frequent layoffs and is constantly changing direction. However, it's a good place to learn new skills and make contacts.

Cons

No job security as mentioned above.

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