Atlantic Media Company Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Atlantic Media Company full-time for more than a year

Pros – - Wonderfully friendly colleagues who really are committed to their jobs.
- Ability to work with thought leaders, journalists, and learn from the Atlantic and National Journal
- Spirit of generosity drives business decisions and hiring decisions.
- Flex time for PTO. Meaning you just take the days you need!

Cons – - Low pay by DC standards.
- Friendly culture can turn into a clique culture with a lot of gossip.
- Not having the right friendships could hurt your career growth.

Advice to Senior Management – When making career path decisions, get to know the people you are actually promoting or managing as opposed to relying on hearsay.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Atlantic Media Company full-time for more than a year

Pros – Flexible work arrangements are allowed. The average age of employees is probably mid-30s. There are a lot of young works. The company is trying to be progressive.

Easy commute from VA. 10 minute walk from GW and Foggy Bottom.

Cons – The Watergate Building could use an update. Employees have to pay to park either at the Watergate or the Kennedy Center.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Atlantic Media Company as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Really helpful and supportive superiors (analysts).

Cons – No clear role or purpose. Seemed like analysts gave you work they normally did that they didn't want to do.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Atlantic Media Company full-time for more than a year

Pros – It's a job so if you need one it would allow you to pay your bills.

Cons – - Total mess of an office, can't say I would recommend anyone work here but if you have to have a job you will probably discover very quickly that it's not a place for a career but more along the lines of a "for the moment" kind of place.

-Most things are a last minute rush job, planning doesn't seem to be a part of the way things get done.

-ZERO accountability when mistakes are made, it's mostly a game of deflection once something goes wrong and people would rather point fingers instead of owning up to their own mistakes or lack of responsibility.

Advice to Senior Management – Clean out the managers and start with a fresh slate.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Atlantic Media Company

Pros – On the editorial side, people are both incredibly good at their jobs and giving of their time and knowledge to younger employees.

Cons – There is generally more opportunity for growth on the business side of the company, but it varies throughout the different publications, which have very different cultures within the larger Atlantic Media umbrella.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue being transparent with employees about the state of the company, keep moving away from DC stodginess, and bring back bagels.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Atlantic Media Company

Pros – -Cool environment
-Random perks like champagne, happy hours, free food, etc even a free trip to Atlantic City
-Working with very accomplished people

Cons – -Boring work
-Low pay
-Very cliquey
-Rarely get promoted and when you do it's barely anything
-Difficult to move up
-Senior management has no clue what's going on

Advice to Senior Management – Pay your employees more!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Atlantic Media Company

Pros – After working in several offices in and around DC, I can honestly say that I’ve found the best!

Atlantic Media offers a great blend of private, entrepreneurial spirit and profit-driven, bottom line focus. It’s exciting to support an organization that promotes publications with the historic significance of The Atlantic and others with an in-depth overview of the DC political landscape and federal workforce (National Journal and Government Executive).

People - co-workers seem to genuinely like coming to work and are fun to be around

Work – doesn’t always feel like actual ‘work’

Workspace – not your typical stuffy & robotic DC office – causal dress, open office floor plan,

Location – we actually work in the Watergate complex!

Cons – - The work is fast-paced and the entire company seems to be moving at a fast clip, so it’s not ideal for everyone.

- Trivial, but the office space limited lunch options until recently. Still a short walk to GW, but now there are multiple new options with more coming soon.

Advice to Senior Management – Overall, you’ve created a fun, engaging and exciting company. Continue to focus on your people and the office environment as you grow the business and the company should flourish.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Atlantic Media Company

Pros – - Good company with a great history
- Generally smart people
- Generally nice people
- Good vacation time and benefits
- Not a lot of micromanagement (which actually stems from a con below)

Cons – - Management doesn't have any vision for employee career growth
- Pay is lacking (part of the business model is to get interns or 24-25 year olds recently out-of-college and pay them very little, which will only work for so long)
- Losing its editorial integrity in the pursuit of pageviews
- Management consistently makes strange hiring decisions and fails to recognize and rewarded the most talented and hard-working.

Advice to Senior Management – Pay more attention to what's actually happening on the ground. Hire management that has some clue of how to manage. This is a problem with many creative types, but you can do better. In general business models also need to be better thought-out so that they have long-term viability.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Atlantic Media Company

Pros – For those of us in web development, we can work from pretty much anywhere that we like, the benefits are great, there are genuinely nice people here, and the things that we do are appreciated. There are a number of different publications to work on and different people to work with. Though it isn't true on all floors, there generally is a sense of community with the developers as well as some of the managers, writers, correspondents, etc.

Cons – Management hasn't modernized much, there are a few people who are not that competant, and the pace of the publishing industry doesn't work well for web development.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to the younger people. They know the technology. Hire fewer people with MBAs and more with degrees in Comp Sci.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Atlantic Media Company full-time

Pros – Good benefits and a pleasant working environment. Loyal employer.

Cons – Although benefits are good, the pay is average.