Does Mediasmith pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mediasmith employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mediasmith. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mediasmith?

55% of Mediasmith employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mediasmith 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

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Mediasmith Reviews

3.6

55% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)

John Cate

71% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture and values

3.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Mediasmith has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mediasmith 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

19 reviews

2.0

9 Oct 2025

Not an industry leader to build an impressive career at

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Remote with decent benefits and "unlimited PTO" Independent agency so flexibility with testing partners or better process ideas were usually well received

Cons

- Not closed for holiday break, unlike every other agency and not everyone on the team was allowed to be out on PTO at this time - For being a remote company, there was a lot of gossip and drama for no reason that seemed to not be addressed. - Everyone saw through the favoritism and very unbalanced promotion/raise tracks, which created animosity - Without PetSmart, they are a very small company, so if you're looking for mentorship or access to broader training seminars, a lot of tools/resources, then you'd be a better fit at a larger company

4.0

10 Feb 2015

Mediasmith was a great place to learn the business of advertising.

Media planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Mediasmith is a very comfortable place to learn the basics of advertising/media. It's a small company with a well rounded training regiment that exposes new employees to many different facets of media planning/buying. Coming into the job with no experience, I was able to quickly learn digital as well as traditional media planning/buying because they make a point to rotate their employees from account to account in an effort to provide a "media education". Everyone was very friendly and knowledgeable and the offices are in a nice part of San Francisco. There is also a keg on tap at all times and office happy hours happen at least once a week.

Cons

Most of the value of working here is the experience gained. The compensation is very low compared to industry standards. Most people stay for a short while to gain experience and then move on to a big agency or the client side. All though the office parties are usually fun, the "mandatory happy hours" can get to be a bit much.

1.0

29 Sept 2023

Lacks Leadership and Enthusiasm

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work remotely and some really great people to work with.

Cons

The company lacks leadership, with zero appreciation or ounce of positive reinforcement for the teams. One VP openly disagreed with giving employee appreciation day as a holiday during an internal status call. Understaffed and no real support to provide a path to success when situations are tough. The environment is not healthy and everyone is in constant fear of losing their job because so many have in the last two years.

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