Raycom Reviews

Pros

If you want to learn the "tricks of the trade", how to handle difficult clients, how to make quick decisions, various editing softwares, etc, then this is the place to learn.

Cons

If you want to stay long term, this is definitely not the place for you. Limited upward mobility, if any at all. Pay does not equal job responsibilities, not even close.

Advice to Senior Management

n/a

Pros

Media Company
Starter job
interns get great experience
if you want to be on tv, you can, just ask these days!

Cons

No advancement
Management make decisions out of thin air
Invest interest in technology not good people
Believe in quantity over quality

Will hire friends and family over trained workers
Terrible schedules
Slumping sales in some areas

Advice to Senior Management

Managers dont know it all...look for information about the community from the people that work and LIVE there and HAVE LIVED there for a while....it will tell you how you are perceived in the community...oh, technology can NOT win ratings, but GOOD PRODUCERS and WRITING can....funny how that works?

Pros

Good health benefits, teamwork with other news stations.

Cons

Cheap. industry is dying. And raycom is dealing with it poorly

Advice to Senior Management

Be more open with employees

Pros

Fun Environment, some really nice people

Cons

Too many Cliques. - like High School all over again

Advice to Senior Management

Hire people that can get the job done, not just people that are your friends

Pros

My Raycom company, KOLD, offers good entry level experience. The station ratings are good so it si a good reference for future employers.

Cons

The pay is very low and all studio crew start as part time. They are rarely considered for advancement into other roles.
All production equipment is dated and poorly maintained. If equipment breaks down, the crew is expected to find work arounds without sacrificing quality.

Advice to Senior Management

The management is off site and rarely visits. When they do come to our station they do not spend any time with the lower level employees to get their feedback.

Pros

Fun environment, exciting atmosphere, not boring.

Cons

terrible management. neeeds help with comminication.

Advice to Senior Management

grow up.

Pros

It is a great company to break in with. Decent benefits are provided and generous paid time off is offered.

Cons

Compensation is low, and the company seems to be financially unstable.

Advice to Senior Management

Senior Management is mostly invisible. The employees would like to hear from you directly.

Pros

It was better than not working. I was provided with a cell phone, but only because I was on-call 24/7. However, my immediate supervisor was the best boss I've ever encountered in my career to date.

Cons

The pay was low and the benefits were not very generous, and there was not much opportunity for advancement in my department. The union contract at this location was also inferior to other contracts in this market, and this was with the same union. It is ironic that this company is owned by the Alabama teacher's pension fund, but Raycom employees are not eligible for pensions.

Advice to Senior Management

listen more to the front-line supervisory people and the rank and file employees