Does TED Conferences pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, TED Conferences employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at TED Conferences. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at TED Conferences?

86% of TED Conferences employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated TED Conferences 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at TED Conferences?

Intern (11) , Translator (11) , Manager (5) , Volunteer (5) , Producer (4) , Content Specialist (3) , Coordinator (3) , Marketing (3) , Software Engineer (3) , Associate (2) , Associate Producer (2) , Curator (2) , Editor (2) , Events (2) , Fact Checker (2)

What are the pros of working at TED Conferences according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with who care deeply about what they do" ((in 36 reviews)); "Tech team at one point was probably the best team in the industry." ((in 9 reviews)); "Great values, culture and systems" ((in 8 reviews)); "You'll get to weather the storm with some really great colleagues." ((in 7 reviews)); "good benefits including flexible (unlimited)pto" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at TED Conferences according to real employee reviews?

"competitive pay, no HR department, cannot work remotely unless on the tech team" ((in 9 reviews)); "The salary is very low" ((in 8 reviews)); "Leadership is abysmal, particularly on the Digital Products team." ((in 7 reviews)); "The company is growing quickly and upper management is going through some major restructuring." ((in 5 reviews)); "Lot's of bad managers." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about TED Conferences redundancies in 2026?

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

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TED Conferences Reviews

4.2

86% would recommend to a friend

(152 total reviews)

Chris Anderson

57% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Culture and values

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Diversity and inclusion

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

TED Conferences has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 152 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The TED Conferences employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

152 reviews

5.0

15 Apr 2026

Supportive culture but lower salary potential

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great company culture, people are really kind and want to work hard

Cons

Non-profit so the ceiling for salary is on the lower side relative to the industry

2.0

17 Jan 2026

Great people, terrible leaderhsip

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Most of the people are great and genuinely care about the mission. They are world class and incredibly high-functioning. It is amazing to be part of such a collaborative, creative team.

Cons

There was always this never spoken about but glaring expectation to work long-hours and overtime with a huge hustle culture. Leadership would email evenings and weekends and would expect the same of you. Raises and promotions are very hard to receive. Although unlimited PTO sounded cool, there are so many rules around what you can and cannot do with your time. Its no secret TED is struggling financially and all frill and fun was cut a long time ago. They went from 1 toxic CEO to another toxic CEO. So many cringey, uncomfortable internal All-Hands moments with very sensitive topics handled poorly. Staff are constantly in fear of losing their job. The culture is dead and toxic. Very hard to advance.

4.0

17 Dec 2025

Loved working here but the CEO sucked

Business development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

great company culture, genuinely liked the people i worked with

Cons

the former ceo (jay, not chris) was very fickle, didn’t have a clear vision for the company & consistently produced negative profits

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