Great people, Great Job, Great benefits, but no growth - Programmatic and Data Manager CNN Employee Review

5.0
18 May 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- They really do hire the best and brightest - Culture is great - Top tier benefits/perks/pension, especially as part of umbrella company (WBD) - Work / life balance is good as well - Was proud to say I was part of not only CNN but WarnerMedia and then Warner Bros. Discovery

Cons

- Sadly CNN has been bounced around a lot due to mergers and acquisitions. Leading to lay offs and general anxiety around job security - Trying to get an internal promotion was a chore, eventually led to looking elsewhere. The main issue is due to budgets being controlled at such a level that employees become numbers and not humans. Leading to lots of leavers and more expensive hires, losing lots of good talent.

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5.0
4 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great employee culture Fun and fast paced environment

Cons

Hard to get promotion opportunities.

2.0
3 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great for resume. Global audience.

Cons

CNN never promotes. It's not what it was. This management is all about profit and that hurts quality. No work life balance. Lots of racism.

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