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Working at American Media

Zippia score 4.6

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American Media overview

Industry
Publishing
Revenue
$223M
Headquarters
Employees
3,500
Founded in
1936
Website
Organization type
Private
CEO
David J Pecker
Social media
American Media, Inc. is the publisher of celebrity journalism and health and fitness magazines in the U.S. These include Star, Shape, Men's Fitness, Fit Pregnancy, Natural Health, and The National Enquirer. In addition to print properties, AMI manages 14 different web sites. The company also owns Distribution Services, Inc., the country's #1 in-store magazine merchandising company.
The staff at American Media come from unusually diverse demographic backgrounds. The company is 50.6% female and 39.6% ethnic minorities. Despite its diversity in other areas, American Media employees are noticeably lacking in political diversity. It has an unusually high proportion of employees who are members of the Democratic Party, at 94.0%. Employees seem to enjoy working in an otherwise diverse workplace that is dominated by members of the Democratic Party. American Media has great employee retention with staff members usually staying with the company for 4.7 years.The average employee at American Media makes $57,021 per year. Pay at American Media is significantly lower than some of its highest paying competitors, like None, HBO, and PennWell, which pay $81,766, $81,323, and $74,848, respectively.
Based in New York, NY, American Media is a key player in the media industry with 3,500 employees and an annual revenue of $223.0M.

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The team at American Media

  • The founders of American Media are Arthur Kern, Minjae Kim (Izzy) and Rob Allen.
  • The key people at American Media are David J Pecker, Arthur Kern and Minjae Kim (Izzy).
Key people
David J Pecker
Arthur Kern
Minjae Kim (Izzy)
Rob Allen

American Media rankings

American Media is ranked #59 on the Best Media companies to work for in New York list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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American Media salaries

Average American Media salary
$57,021
yearly
$27.41 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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American Media diversity

9.4
Diversity score
We calculated American Media’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of American Media’s workforce.
American Media diversity summary. Zippia estimates American Media's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated American Media's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of American Media's workforce.
  • American Media has 3,500 employees.
  • 51% of American Media employees are women, while 49% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at American Media is White (60%).
  • 17% of American Media employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 12% of American Media employees are Black or African American.
  • The average employee at American Media makes $57,021 per year.
  • American Media employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
  • Employees at American Media stay with the company for 4.7 years on average.

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American Media financial performance

8.9
Performance score

Highest paying American Media competitors

Compare American Media salaries to competitors, including Getty Images, HBO, and PennWell. Employees at Getty Images earn the highest average yearly salary of $81,766. The salaries at HBO average $81,323 per year, and the salaries at PennWell come in at $74,848 per year.
RankCompanyAverage salaryJobs
1$81,7660
2$81,3230
3$74,8480
4$61,7560
5$59,7280
6$59,1510
7$58,2050
8$57,3490
9$57,2860
10$55,8090
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    Zippia gives an in-depth look into the details of American Media, including salaries, political affiliations, employee data, and more, in order to inform job seekers about American Media. The employee data is based on information from people who have self-reported their past or current employments at American Media. The data on this page is also based on data sources collected from public and open data sources on the Internet and other locations, as well as proprietary data we licensed from other companies. Sources of data may include, but are not limited to, the BLS, company filings, estimates based on those filings, H1B filings, and other public and private datasets. While we have made attempts to ensure that the information displayed are correct, Zippia is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of this information. None of the information on this page has been provided or approved by American Media. The data presented on this page does not represent the view of American Media and its employees or that of Zippia.

    American Media may also be known as or be related to AMERICAN INDEPENDENT MEDIA, AMERICAN MEDIA INC, American Media, American Media Inc. and American Media, Inc.