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Red Bee Media

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Red Bee Media Reviews

3.0

25% would recommend to a friend

(247 total reviews)

James Arnold

Not enough data to show CEO approval

17% positive business outlook

Red Bee Media has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 247 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Red Bee Media employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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247 reviews
2.0
1 June 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

* Good short-term job for introverts. You sit in a soundproof room/booth with minimal human interaction. The novelty wears off quickly though (despite what Google says). * You watch TV shows while transmitting captions. Watching re-runs of your fave shows was awesome. Watching golf/darts/billiards wasn't. * You're proofreading every shift, so feel like you're putting your English major to good use * Days off on weekdays

Cons

* You have to be super-punctual. Even 5min of lateness is frowned upon. That can be hard when you have to catch public transport to get to work, with inevitable delays * Rosters can be messy. Some days, you start at 6am. Some days, you finish at 11pm. That can mess up your circadian rhythms / sleep-wake cycle. Extroverts are usually OK with this. Introverts - BEWARE * You're exposed to negative news stories (war, terrorism, crime) EVERY shift. That can screw up your psychology * Workstations aren't ergonomically sound. I saw people end up with carpal tunnel syndrome (wearing wrist braces) because of the fast typing speed and hourly deadlines. * Salary is lower than that of admin assistants in regular office jobs. The overtime pay is thus disappointing

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Red Bee Media Response
6y
Thank you for providing a comprehensive review. I understand that it’s difficult to work shifts, however, this is mainly driven by the nature of the job. We always try to accommodate employees as much as possible, for example some prefer to work late shifts, others early, and we try to allow for this when scheduling. There would always be at least 11 hours between shifts to rest and recover. I also take your point about negative news stories, again unfortunately this is something that cannot be avoided. We do have safeguards in place and encourage everyone to notify their manager if such stories affect them and they would rather work on something else. We make sure everyone completes a DSE assessment to ensure their workstations are properly set up, and if strains happen, we take them seriously and work with the employee and their doctor on how to remedy the problem. We conduct regular pay reviews and set our salary levels in line with the market. If you’d like to share any more comments, please do not hesitate to contact us on HR@redbeemedia.com Thomas Andren, COO
2.0
15 Nov 2022

Great team, poorly managed

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- The captioning crew were all wonderful, creative people who cared about the job and wanted to make a good product for the viewers - Sometimes you get to caption interesting TV

Cons

- Big management shake-ups every few years left things very unstable - A shift towards automation means there’s less of a future in the job - Huge push over the years away from creating quality captions for the Deaf community and more towards creating the quickest, cheapest product for the networks - Most of the shows your caption are god awful - Very little recognition if you do a good job - you just get saddled with harder/faster turnaround work if you show that you’re competent

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