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Websitewww.mlivemediagroup.com

HeadquartersGrand Rapids, MI

Size501 to 1000 employees

Part of Advance Local

Founded 2012

Type Company - Private

Industry Advertising & Marketing

Revenue Unknown / Non-Applicable

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[TRUE] journalists. [TRUE] marketing partners.

A driving force in the digital economy, MLive Media Group is an audience-first venture encompassing content, sales and marketing professionals who preserve the strength of our newspaper heritage while pursuing ... Read more

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Top CEOs: 2015 (#24)

MLive Media Group Reviews

Dec 3, 2019
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Senior Management
Current Employee - Sales Manager
Current Employee - Sales Manager
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Positive Outlook
Approves of CEO
I have been working at MLive Media Group full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Great training, great people, great clients!
Cons
You will work hard
Advice to Management
Take care of your teams
MLive Media Group 2019-12-03 17:34 PST

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MLive Media Group photo of: MLive Media Group in media hubs across communites in Michigan

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MLive Media Group photo of: Some late afternoon strategy testing with the team!

MLive Media Group photo of: Collaborate with people you can learn from.

MLive Media Group photo of: Bootcamp sessions foster collaboration and success.

MLive Media Group photo of: Everyone had a blast during our team building exercise.

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MLive Media Group Interviews

Experience 19 Ratings

Experience

Positive

58%

Neutral

26%

Negative

16%

Getting an Interview 20 Interview Reviews

Getting an Interview

Employee Referral

48%

Applied Online

37%

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Difficulty 19 Ratings

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Mar 28, 2018

Intern - Hourly Interview
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Application
I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at MLive Media Group.
Interview
I applied online for an internship then had one phone interview a couple weeks later. About a month after my phone interview, I was offered the position over the phone and I didn't have time to think about it - they needed an answer same-day.
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They basically had me talk about myself and what I'd done. No hard questions at all, more just explaining my skills and how I used them in my current job. They asked me about my career aspirations, too. Answer Question
MLive Media Group 2018-03-28 08:16 PDT

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MLive Media Group Awards & Accolades

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Best Enterprise Reporting (Division 1), "Jackson County's Recovery Court", Brienne Prusak, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Enterprise Reporting (Division 1), "Kids Raising Kids", Lisa Satayut, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Michigan AP Awards, 2014

2015
Best Sports Column (Division 3), "Detroit Tigers, Michigan AP Awards, 2015
2014
Best Enterprise Reporting (Division 1), "Jackson County's Recovery Court", Brienne Prusak, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Enterprise Reporting (Division 1), "Kids Raising Kids", Lisa Satayut, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Photo Story (Division 1), "Worrying About Brains in High-School Sports is Not Mollycoddling", Brad Flory Jackson Citizen Patriot, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Photo Story (Division 1), "Shelby Maldonado's Journey Back", J. Scott Park, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports Enterprise (Division 2), "Parma Western High School Sophmore Healthy After Winning Battle Against Cancer", Rich McGowan, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Writer (Division 1), Danielle Salisbury, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best MultiMedia Journalist (Division 1), J. Scott Park, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Enterprise Reporting (Division 2), "The Life of the Gun", Blake Thorne, Flint Journal, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Enterprise Reporting (Division 2), "Kalamazoo Promise Series", Julie Mack, Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Investigative Reporting (Division 2), "Portage School Superintendent Controversy", Julie Mack, Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Investigative Reporting (Division 2), "Meth's Grip on Southwest Michigan", Aaron Mueller and Rosemary Parker, Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sustained Coverage of a Single News Event (Division 2), "Record Four Tornadoes Carve Destruction", The Flint Journal, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sustained Coverage of a Single News Event, "Interfaith Homes Fire Coverage", The Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Breaking News (Division 2), "Saginaw High Pre-Prom Shooting", The Saginaw News, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Breaking News (Division 2), "Pere Marquette Park Drowning Search and Recovery", Michelle Anderson and Justine McGuire, Muskegon Chronicle, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best News Column (Division 2), "In the Midst of Gay Marriage Debate, A Love Story of Two Portage Teachers", Julie Mack, Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best News Column (Division 2), "Prime Bros. Furniture Repairman Don Spychalski is An Expert In His Field, the Last of His Kind", Rob Clark, Bay City Times, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best News Column (Division 2), "Escaped Sheep from Live Nativity scene on the Loose in Flint", Scott Atkinson, The Flint Journal, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Public Service (Division 2), "Infant Mortality Series", Rex Hall Jr., Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Public Service (Division 2), "Juvenile Justice", Rex Hall Jr. and Julie Mack, Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Public Service (Division 2), "#IWantYouToKnow", The Flint Journal, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Feature Story (Division 2), "Muskegon Woman Shot in the Head Has Recovery That 'Beat the odds'", Heather Peters, The Muskegon Chronicle, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Feature Story (Division 2), "Pee Wee Reunion Brings Saginaw 'Woods' Friends Together After More than 50 years", Hugh Bernreuter, The Saginaw News, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports Photo (Division 1), Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best News Photo (Division 1),, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Feature Story (Division 2), The Saginaw News, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Video (Division 2), "Cancer Survivor Prepares to Run Her First Kalamazoo Half Marathon", Mark Bugnaski, The Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Photo Story (Division 2), "Mustangs Win Playoff in Division 2 Football", Mark Bugnaski, The Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Photo Story (Division 2), "Bringing Home Sgt. Schoonhven", Mark Bugnaski, The Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Photo Story (Division 2), "Sentencing David Johnson", Mark Bugnaski, The Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports Photo (Division 2), "Blizzard Blitz", Jake May, The Flint Journa, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports Photo (Division 2), "K-Wings Beat Wheeling Mailers in a Shootout, 3-2", Steph Anderson Chambers, The Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports Photo (Division 2), "National Championship Loss", Melanie Maxwell, The Ann Arbor News, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Feature Photo (Division 2), "Electronic Concert", Theophill Syslo, The Muskegon Chronicle, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Feature Photo (Division 2), "Brotherly Love", Jake May, The Flint Journal, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Feature Photo (Division 2), "Hospital Wedding", Sammy Jo Hester, The Saginaw News, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best News Photo (Division 2), "Tears of a Triple Homicide", Jake May, The Flint Journal, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Informational Graphics or Illustrations, "Cost of Violence More Than Numbers", The Saginaw News, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Informational Graphics or Illustrations (Division 2), "Imploding The Towers", Ed Riojas, The Flint Journal, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports (Division 2), "Los Angeles Dodgers Prospect Corey Seager Promoted", Hugh Bernreuter, The Saginaw News, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports (Division 2), "Davison Falls", Ross Maghielse, The Flint Journal, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports Column (Division 2), "Brace Yourself Ann Arbor", Peter Cunningham, The Ann Arbor News, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports Column (Division 2), "Being an Undercover Buckeye in Ann Arbor Isn't for the Faint of Heart", Kyle Feldscher, The Ann Arbor News, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports Column (Division 2), "Los Angeles Dodgers Prospects Corey Seager Promoted", Hugh Bernreuter, The Saginaw News, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports Column (Division 2), "Davison Falls", Ross Maghielse, The Flint Journal, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports Column (Division 2), "Alex Grace Makes Sure Lucas Isom's No. 9 Remains Constant Force in Swan Valley Football Program", Hugh Bernreuter, The Saginaw News, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports Enterprise (Division 2), "Outdoor Hockey Brings Sense of Nostalgia to Even the Most Cynical", Peter Cunningham, The Ann Arbor News, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports Enterprise (Division 2), "Receiver Davis Finds His Way", David Drew, The Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports Enterprise (Division 2), "Michigan Softball Team Makes 9-Year-Old Natalie Harper Part of the Team", Peter Cunningham, The Ann Arbor News, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sustained Coverage of a Single Sports Event (Division 2), "Hesperia Wrestling Coach's Contract Not Renewed", Scott Brandenburg and Lynn Moore, The Muskegon Chronicle, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sustained Coverage of a Single Sports Event (Division 2), "The Muskegon Lumberjacks Ownership Change", Mark Opfermann, The Muskegon Chronicle, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sustained Coverage of a Single Sports Event (Division 2), "The Firing of Mattawan Boys Basketball Coach Dan Hoff", Scott DeCamp, The Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Writer (Division 2), Scott Atkinson, The Flint Journal, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Writer (Division 2), Heather Peters, The Muskegon Chronicle, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Writer (Division 2), Blake Thorne, The Flint Journal, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best MulitMedia Journalist (Division 2), Jake May, The Flint Journal, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best MultiMedia Journalist (Division 2), Daniel Brenner, The Ann Arbor News, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best MultiMedia Journalist (Division 2), Mark Bugnaski, The Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Enterprise Reporting (Division 3), "Crying Wolf: How Half Truths, Falsehoods and One Farmer Distorted Reasons for Historic Hunt", John Barnes, The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Investigative Reporting (Division 3), "Michigan School Safety Flaws", John Barnes, The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sustained Coverage of a Single News Event (Division 3), "Historic Grand River Flooding Grips West Michigan", The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Breaking News (Division 3), "Amber Rose Smith, 2, Goes Missing in Newaygo County, Prompting Massive Search", The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Feature Story (Division 3), "Where Cullen Finnerty Died", John Barnes, The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Public Service (Division 3), "Michigan safer even as place numbers decline", John Barnes, The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Photo Story (Division 3), "Historic Flooding Grips West Michigan", The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Photo Story (Division 3), "USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Christened", Chris Clark, The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports Photo (Division 3), "Pure Excitement", Mike Mullholland, The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Feature Photo (Division 3), "Shattered Hopes: ArtPrize Entry Accidentally Knocked Over", Cory Morse, The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best News Photo (Division 3), "Sinkhole Swallows Tree" and "Children Rescued From Submerged Car", Chris Clark, The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Informational Graphics or Illustrations (Division 3), "Detroit's Turkey Day Parade", Milt Klingensmith, The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sports Enterprise (Division 3), "Michigan State Football's Storybook Rose Bowl Season Follows Amazing Script", Mike Griffith, The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Sustained Coverage of a Single Sports Event (Division 3), "Extreme Swimmer Hauls a Ton of Bricks Across Lake St. Clair", Cory Olsen, The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Writer (Division 3), John Barnes, The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best Editorial (Division 3), "Code Red: Six Steps to Safer Days in Michigan Schools", John Barnes, The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best MultiMedia Journalist (Division 3), Chris Clark, The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan AP Awards, 2014
Best of Show, "Till Death Do Us Part", Sammy Jo Hester, The Saginaw News, Michigan Press Photographers Association, 2014