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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 10 Ascent Media Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.4
People You Work With
4.7
Person You Work For
4.5
Rewards You Receive
3.6
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.5
Work Setting
4.1
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Excel Debugger
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Senior Software Engineer
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.6 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.6 / 5
Company Culture 4.6 / 5 Way You Work 4.6 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.1
Ascent Media (23)

4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is St. John's University (11)
3.1 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Michaels Arts & Crafts (82)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (1,661)
Senior Project Engineer

"I loved working at Ascent Media. Unfortunately our CEO who was visionary died at 50 years old and the company was sold soon after, and all staff members were released."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Excel Debugger
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.5 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Network Administrator
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Project Engineer
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Editor
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Account Manager

"I loved working at Ascent Media."

Work Setting 2.9 / 5 Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5
Growth Opportunities 3.6 / 5 Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Technical Writing Intern
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4.4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.6 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Senior Network Engineer
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.4 / 5 Work Setting 2.6 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 2.1 / 5
Director of Product Management

"This review is of the company today, not when I started working there"

What do you like about working at Ascent Media?

"At the time, everything. It provided an environment to actually make a difference and know that your effort was having an impact."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It looks like the dream is over, so only go here if it means moving up from where you are currently at."

What don't you like about working at Ascent Media?

"The company ran on slim resources, meaning any big, important project, could require all-nighters like being in college."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Needs a new strategy."

Software Engineer

"rate in average"

What do you like about working at Ascent Media?

"company size, benefit and the location"

Senior Network Engineer

"No growth opportunities."

What do you like about working at Ascent Media?

"The people I work with are great."

What don't you like about working at Ascent Media?

"Management need some work, they make unilateral decisions, which often results in lost time and revenue."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Carefully access the sitution and get input from as many soucres as you can before making decisions."

Operations Manager

"take my wife ...please."

What do you like about working at Ascent Media?

"I had assembled a crew that worked as a team, and made sure that we all got the work out on time. Our operations were perfect. Everyone on my crew did not slack, and we all got along extremely well."

What don't you like about working at Ascent Media?

"Corporate decided that the aforementioned productivity did not matter. My crew of 25 was let go, except for me, and three others. Eventually we were all let go."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Quit relying on your cliches to get things done. The workers make the company. Not the posers, and friends of posers."

Operations Manager

"This is a scary place to work....you have to be tough to survive."

What do you like about working at Ascent Media?

"Fast paced environment"

What don't you like about working at Ascent Media?

"Top Heavy Management. Constant state of change. Logistic problems. Politics are horrible. Watch your back."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Less management and more resources."

Ascent Media Reviews FAQs

Is Ascent Media a good company to work for?

Ascent Media has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 10 Ascent Media Review Ratings left anonymously by Ascent Media employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at Ascent Media.

Does Ascent Media pay their employees well?

Ascent Media employees earn $65,000 annually on average, or $31 per hour, which is 2% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 0 Ascent Media employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Ascent Media Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Ascent Media?

100% of employees would recommend working at Ascent Media with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated Ascent Media 4.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.6 for Rewards You Receive, 3.4 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Ascent Media?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Ascent Media is a VP of Interactive Media at $161,000 annually. Browse Ascent Media Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Ascent Media?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Ascent Media is a Driver at $24,000 annually. Browse Ascent Media Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Ascent Media?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Ascent Media to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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