Great place to work! - Ad Sales & Operations Assistant Hyperallergic Employee Review

The team is amazing and varied, allowing many ideas and voices to assume room at the table. The editorial process being my favorite aspect of work at HA. Fast paced and organized, the daily meetings keep the mission at play and the work on track.

Due to the fast pace, editors have to communicate their pitch with efficiency and extreme clarity.

It's small, so you get to know your coworkers really well. You have the freedom to write almost whatever you want, and approach it from any angle. The site encourages diverse voices.

Because there is a quota for both writers and editors, the work gets old fast. You're writing for clicks at the expense of quality journalism/criticism. The editorial team is constantly reminded about the need to drive traffic, which is incredibly stressful. There is poor communication all around, and essentially everything has to be approved by the editor in chief, which slows things down a lot. While Hyperallergic likes to claim that it's a decentralizing platform, the power lies in the hands of one person who is manipulative, has unpredictable mood swings, and seems to not trust staff at all. Turnover is high because most problems remain unsolved despite numerous attempts to resolve them. In short, the demands for a team this small are absurd and unrealistic.