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Penguin Random House

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One of the best companies to work for, period - Senior Marketing Analyst Penguin Random House Employee Review

5.0
16 Nov 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing, passionate coworkers, no matter which department you find yourself in or collaborating with. Senior leadership is very transparent about the direction the company is heading in and corporate strategy. Like most jobs, your mileage may vary depending on who your manager(s) is, but most of the marketers at Penguin Random House are just great people all around. The company is very respectful of personal boundaries and encourages everyone to take their (generous) vacation days, personal days, or take advantage of the many benefits that Penguin has to offer. Plus, books!

Cons

In the marketing department, you learn as much as you're able to within the first 2 years just by doing the work. It's very rewarding, but at some point you realize "this is it" and the only variation going forward are the authors you work with and books you work on. It keeps the job interesting, but growth (in terms of the skills you pick up) is quite limited, and most lower-level employees switch departments or leave for other opportunities.

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30 Jun 2026
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Pros

super friendly work environment, very understanding, very fun

Cons

in consumer marketing department, a large number of people work remotely

5.0
20 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

• Caring people. Psychological safety is emphasized by people at every level. I feel like leadership at each step of the reporting chain is very approachable and transparent. • Great work/life balance. • There is a lot of openness to trying new technologies or doing different things for such a large and established organization. There is very little "trend chasing," it's more like you're listened to. As the CEO started out as a technologist, he has a realistic view of what new tools (including, but not just, AI) can do for us. • Informal, especially for a company created by the merger of two nearly-100 year old publishing firms and was recently acquired by a nearly-200 year old company. • Company supports learning and development. • Free books! • I care greatly about the company's mission and it's clear how my work impacts the company's ability to execute on it. • Things often move slowly, which is both a pro and a con.

Cons

• Pay and insurance are very average, but I can live with that. This is a much bigger con for employees whose jobs require them to be on-site, especially in e.g. London and New York. • Said learning and development seem to have a ...deliberate pace. While this is fine and what I wanted, other tech people coming in from more "tech-y" organizations mightn't gel with it. • Things often move slowly, which is both a pro and a con.

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