Does Swift Communications pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Swift Communications employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Swift Communications. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Swift Communications?

49% of Swift Communications employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Swift Communications 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Swift Communications?

Graphic Designer (5) , Account Executive (4) , Account Manager (4) , Reporter (4) , Director (2) , Publisher (2)

What are the pros of working at Swift Communications according to real employee reviews?

"Great people, pay and benefits." ((in 3 reviews)); "Culture is awesome, partly due to the ski town life in most of the company's markets." ((in 2 reviews)); "Great company culture" ((in 2 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Swift Communications according to real employee reviews?

"Management also needs to be more strict with certain employees who take advantage of the company." ((in 5 reviews)); "The fact that many Swift papers are in Resort communities compounds the issue of low pay." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Swift Communications redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Swift Communications redundancy and their outlook for job security at Swift Communications in 2026.

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3.3

49% would recommend to a friend

(58 total reviews)

Bill Toler

52% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Culture and values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.4

Diversity and inclusion

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Compensation and benefits

Swift Communications has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 58 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Swift Communications employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.9 stars).

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58 reviews

2.0

14 Jul 2015

Lack of direction

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Swift gave me the opportunity to move into new roles and learn new aspects of the business. I went from the sales side to the editorial side which gave me the knowledge, experience and confidence to move on to my own venture. I was never bored working there.

Cons

Management did not have a clear direction of where they wanted to company to go. They were always changing their minds as to what the priority was. They tried to react to the changing environment with the latest technology but always seemed to be one step behind. It could get very frustrating at times.

2.0

14 Aug 2013

Great learning with mild poverty

Reporter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

• Great learning experience best used as a paid internship — don't let managment know that though. • Relative freedom to write what you want • You're right near Lake Tahoe and Reno

Cons

• Low pay — forever • Shaky newspaper revenues that often lead to editorial layoffs • Sketchy hiring: typically this company (Swift Media) will hire directly out of college or close to it. Reporters stay on until they find out there is no financial future in the company and then they'll exit (not necessarily to larger papers). The company repeats this process about every two years, about the time it takes for a reporter to see the writing on the wall and head out.

2.0

25 Aug 2018

Used to be a nice place to work, even if the pay was lacking.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Employees are great people. Job duties can be fun and creative.

Cons

Company underpays most positions. Upper management doesn't know how to maintain or grow revenue in a dying industry. Company would rather hire micro-managing upper management , reduce benefits, or overpay for ugly remodels than give employees raises or develop and utilize staff talents and ideas to potentially increase sales and revenue.

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Lack of direction

Great learning with mild poverty

Used to be a nice place to work, even if the pay was lacking.

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