Description Every community needs an alternative newspaper, especially a city that calls itself "the live music capital of the world." Austin Chronicle Corp. publishes a weekly newspaper in Austin, Texas, boasting a circulation of more than 90,000 and featuring comprehensive coverage of the city's lively music and cultural scene. The tabloid-sized Austin Chronicle is also a source political and environmental reporting. In addition to its newspaper, the company serves as a sponsor for such annual events as South by Southwest (operated by SXSW), the Austin Music Awards Show, and The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival. Publisher Nick Barbaro and editor Louis Black led a group that started the paper in 1981.
Austin Chronicle has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Austin Chronicle employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).
Overall, 72% of employees would recommend working at Austin Chronicle to a friend. This is based on 24 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
100% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Austin Chronicle as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 1.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Austin Chronicle.