Viacom Reviews

I worked at Viacom full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – - excellent benefits (examples: above average tuition reimbursement, 401k matching and PTO)
- established great relationships with coworkers
- great mentors

Cons – - old media mindset in NY office
- work/life balance does not exist when short staffed
- high turnover in some offices
- training varies between the different offices

Advice to Senior Management – - need consistent training between NY/LA offices
- give employees more flexibility
- have a clear strategy for your respective brands

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Viacom

Pros – Great experience and exposure to historic media networks. You get to see the nitty gritty of how networks develop their brand every step of the way.

Cons – They are stuck in the 90s with upper management. The higher you get the more secretive and tighter the closed doors become. There is absolutely no transparency, and everyone is at the mercy of the board members who are 90+ years old. Very passive agressive culture, and everyone is out for themselves.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Viacom as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Great experience in the digital marketing realm of the media industry. Get great hands on experience and real applicable duties for future positions.

Cons – No real downsides. Personally love doing research for projects to get a better understanding, which some may dislike.

Advice to Senior Management – Loved all the management at Logo. Supervisors were kind and cared about the interns experience. Went out of their way to make sure that you were learning something and it was of your preference.

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

I worked at Viacom full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – The workflow was very beneficial , I learned a lot from this place of business

Cons – The lack of grow for employees within the company

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Viacom full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Well-known and well-respected company. Very large company with many life and career resources for employees.

Cons – In the last few years, the focus has shifted from being an innovative entertainment company to all about the bottom line. There's always a restructure of some sort happening.

Advice to Senior Management – Employees do realize that even though they're told that the company values their work, actions do speak louder than words.

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

I have been working at Viacom full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Compensation is good. Benefits are good. Lodge is good. Top Executive leadership seems to be doing a good job with Wall Street.

Cons – Too many silos. Too many initiatives which are not thought through. Lots of wasted time and money on initiatives which don't meet requirements, are redundant or simply unnecessary. Too many missed opportunities. Politics, politics, politics.

Advice to Senior Management – Consolidate more, promote reuse of components, improve collaboration

I have been working at Viacom full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Young atmosphere. Great benefits. Friendly environment among co-workers.

Cons – Under-market compensation. Corporate politics. Times Square headquarters.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Viacom as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Friendly people, relaxed dress code. Everyone was very approachable and available, which made the experience worthwhile.

Cons – Not a lot of room for growth. Since everyone is so young, unless they leave, there is no way to get bumped up. A little stagnant

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Viacom full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great culture and people, very good benefits, (in sales) solid training and valuable work experience that will put you ahead of others in the industry, good opportunity for networking within company, valuable company name to have on resume

Cons – VERY political - you absolutely must play "the game" if you want to move up, (in sales) low base pay compared to other companies

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Viacom as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – Exciting culture that welcomes a proactive, creative and intuitive personality. Plenty of events to attend and nice little perks. Nice to work on groundbreaking projects and exciting developments in the media and entertainment industry.

Cons – Management is not aggressive and is structured poorly. Operational plan needs to be revisited and revised. Most times, you are left to figure out and follow-up on a lot of things on your own and pray that the information is current and accurate. Interdepartmental relations would be nice, as most people have know idea how the company functions as a whole.

Advice to Senior Management – Reorganize. Define clear and concise job roles and follow-up on compliance on a more frequent basis. Develop a company standard and protocol that everyone follows instead of the hodge-podge that exists now. This could be because of the in-and-out nature of employees due to the use of contract, temporary workers for core, operational assignments.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend