Entercom Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Entercom full-time for more than a year

Pros – The work varies so you can be doing lots of different things than you were expecting out of that day. The work is also more enjoyable than others because it's fun and not typical of what you might find in a different office type atmosphere.

Cons – The pay is hard to mediate and can fluctuate. It seems hard to move up to something that pays well. To be fair the industry doesn't seem to pay much as a whole unless you are in the executive management level. There are a lot of layoffs too so it gets hard to completely focus on knowing there is another round of them coming and that how hard you work or how good you are doesn't factor in to that decision whatsoever and that it's just because of the company wanting to lower their bottom line.

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

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

Pros – Extremely friendly people to work with that are willing to help you learn the ropes whenever there is actually something to do. Eye opening experience that helps you realize that radio isn't just the voice behind the mic. Very flexible with hours.

Cons – Unpaid internship but we all know that going into the job. There were days were the interns would literally sit in the same spot for hours at a time with nothing to do. There were simply way too many for the amount of work that needed to be done. Never had a chance to apply anything I've learned in the classroom or a chance to gain any practical experience other than doing "intern jobs" which mainly consisted of being a cleaning and organizing person.

Advice to Senior Management – Take the amount of interns you hire, cut that in half, then do it again and that still may be too many. Have a set list of tasks that need to be completed by interns other than organizing a rack of cd's or reorganizing a room that has been reorganized every day of the week.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Entercom part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – - Most coworkers are very willing to teach and help you grow
- Lots of opportunity to learn new skills

Cons – - Not much growth or movement; many employees stay put (good for them, not for you as a newb)
- Don't expect to make money in this job, unless you are high up on the ladder

Advice to Senior Management – - Be more communicative!
- Remember that radio is about the personalities and the employees who interact with the public! Don't treat those employees like they are disposable!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – benefits.
a handful of friendly people.
tickets to concerts.

Cons – underpay and overwork employees
incredibly high turnover rate
unprofessional management
sometimes quite hostile work environment
discriminative upper management
incredibly stressful environment
favoritism and office cliques rampant
virtually no work/life balance

Advice to Senior Management – respond to retaliation of upper management on employees instead of firing employees. give corporate more power so upper management isn't so out of control in it's dictatorship style of running things. acknowledge employees who work hard.

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

Former Employee – worked at Entercom part-time for more than 8 years

Pros – They have a nice studio and the perks of working in radio are nice...such as free concerts, and access to tickets. However, the good old days of getting free tickets to shows and amusement parks is gone. They are required to list them on your taxes so you have to pay tax on everything you receive.

Cons – Lack of Loyalty-I worked there for almost 10 years...then received a phone call that I was being let go. YES, a phone call. I had worked over time the week before while others were on vacation...then when I was on vacation, I received a phone call that my position was being eliminated. They also do not promote from within. They prefer to hire away from the competition as this was the case with our marketing director. The marketing coordinator had been there for years and was overlooked for a promotion, and the position was filled with someone from outside.
Change in management constantly- During my time there, I had 5 different managers and 3 different Vice Presidents above me. Every one of them had been let go all of a sudden.

Advice to Senior Management – Please show that you care about your staff. It will help with morale.

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

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

Pros – The people are friendly and welcoming. If you want to learn about the broadcasting industry, then this is a good place to do it, especially as an intern.

Cons – Some days were very boring as an intern. There simply wasn't a lot for me to do.

Advice to Senior Management – Provide more opportunities for interns to learn and be a part of the on-air programs in some way.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Entercom full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great place to learn outside sales.

Cons – Straight commission pay structure for sales.

Advice to Senior Management – Pay a base salary if you want better retention.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Entercom part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – This company is a part of the entertainment industry. For anyone interested in working in radio, this company may be the one to try to get into.

Cons – Few opportunities to move up within the company. If you do not have a management position, your pay will be on the very low side of the scale. I haven't seen a pay raise within my division and I've been working with the company for three years.

Advice to Senior Management – Reward non-management employees too

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Entercom

Pros – Works well as a part time job. Very flexible hours; provides a chance to participate within many events across the Boston area. Also an opportunity to advance within the firm if noticed by higher ups.

Cons – Disorganization seen from street team management. Team changes rapidly with new members and several members appear inadequate for the position.

Former Employee – worked at Entercom full-time for more than a year

Pros – Large company with stations in most markets.

Cons – Hard to advance and low compensation.

Advice to Senior Management – Grow your company from the inside. Reward those that have stayed with the company for several years by investing in them and providing them with opportunities to advance.

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