Clear Channel Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Clear Channel full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Great properties to sell. Clear Channel offers amazing resources and training opportunities

Cons – Very little thought to the individual and LOTS of paperwork. They are more concerned with managing the processs than closing the sale. Too many different agendas/initiatives to follow and they seen to change on an almost weekly basis.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Clear Channel part-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great management and great content.

Cons – they are slightly over staffed, ie: i wish i could get more hours!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Clear Channel

Pros – Great employees who want to be a success, smart, creative people.

Cons – Corporate doesn't seem to notice/care about Minneapolis because we don't live in NY, LA, Tampa or Chicago.

Advice to Senior Management – Take some time to learn more about employees, what drives them, many do just enough for senior managers.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Clear Channel as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Fun coworkers
Always something happening
Never a dull moment
I really enjoyed my time interning here, and it just reinforced my love of radio. Even the tasks I didn't particularly like taught me something.

Cons – Most everyone I worked with appeared to be on-call. I didn't see a lot of team meetings or other structured time for people to get on the same page. Exchange of information appeared to happen informally in the jock lounge whenever people ran into each other.

Current Employee – been working at Clear Channel full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – For a sales person, lots of tools and support available. Better resources than any other radio group locally or nationally. You can create your own destiny and can create your own wins. It is not easy to work here, but the culture is not designed to reward people who what “easy.” If you want a challenge and to be paid for true sales performance, this is a great place.

Cons – You must want to work hard and have a lot of will to win. They have more resources, but they also have more responsibilities. If you want to do radio like it has been done in the past, this is NOT the place for you. But if you want to really sell and be paid well for selling big ideas, this IS the place for you.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to reward the high-performers. Take care of the ones creating the wins. Don't mourn for those that leave becasue they want it "easy."

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Clear Channel full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Radio used to be so much fun and was very rewarding but not any more. There are really no jobs left and those that are really don't pay like they used to.

Cons – Staffing is at an all time low, morale is completely gone, everyone knows that it is all over. Really very sad now.

Advice to Senior Management – They won't listen so why bother.

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

Former Employee – worked at Clear Channel part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good place to get your foot in the door in radio.

Cons – Very cliquish, lots of jobs for one salary, culture rewards those that stir trouble and tends to fire hard workers. Sexual harassment often swept under the rug.

Advice to Senior Management – When people complain about issues within the company, especially issues of a serious nature, management needs to listen and not blame or fire the complainant. When screenshots in writing make the complaint plain as day, it should not be ignored and those who are guilty of it should not be promoted while the abused is let go.

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

Former Employee – worked at Clear Channel part-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Free Food, drinks, tickets to concerts and events. There really isn't that much to say, it really is that bad.

Cons – Too many managers that never show up to work. Lack of communication and consistency. Managers are more worried about their own job and bottom line to care about a human life. Working the jobs of 3 people for half of one person's salary. Every CC station is a sinking ship. Get off now. Even if you are friendly with your boss and management, you will still get fired. The benefits are terrible.

Advice to Senior Management – You're too late on I heart radio. Hire more women in management positions.

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

Current Employee – been working at Clear Channel full-time for more than a year

Pros – Clear Channel let's you exceed where your skills will allow you to do best. They are also competitive in pay compared to other industry companies. Managers are constantly bringing new materials and market info to you in order for you to maintain a competitive edge

Cons – HSA healthcare is not the greatest healthcare out there. Sometimes you feel like you are being micromanaged (to some that is a plus).

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Clear Channel full-time

Pros – Excellent market research, data, and resources

Cons – Lack of consistency among management. Horrible compensation. Extremely corporate. Managers are the least experienced I've encountered. Focus is completely on "inputs" rather than output. Short-term strategy and vision. No long-term outlook nor willingness to create strategic business alliances for long-run gain.

Advice to Senior Management – Empower your AE's to think more independently. Foster an environment that allows differing approaches, ideas, strategies, and solutions. Look for competitive advantage, increase workplace morale, limit the paperwork and mandatory meetings. Stop compensating AE's like independent reps because the corporate expectations demand increased compensation.

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