Does Complex pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Complex employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Complex. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Complex?

35% of Complex employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Complex 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Complex?

Intern (7) , Producer (5) , Web Developer (5) , Editor (4) , Ad Operations Manager (3) , Editorial Intern (3) , Manager (3) , Account Manager (2) , Ad Ops Manager (2) , Brand Partnerships Director (2) , Content Writer (2) , Director (2) , Freelance Editor (2) , Freelance Video Editor (2) , Integrated Marketing Manager (2)

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

"Great culture and process with a very enjoyable office environment" ((in 14 reviews)); "Great people" ((in 12 reviews)); "Great work environment and work flow" ((in 6 reviews)); "Everyone is dressed casually." ((in 5 reviews)); "Complex had genuine brand equity and talented people throughout the organization." ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Low pay for working more than 40 hours a week." ((in 11 reviews)); "always doing more than one job, disorganized management" ((in 10 reviews)); "Theres a huge disconnect between upper management and other employees." ((in 9 reviews)); "No direct intern manager, didn't feel fully engaged" ((in 6 reviews)); "Horrible leadership, no guidance" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Complex layoffs in 2026?

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

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2.7

35% would recommend to a friend

(155 total reviews)

Rich Antoniello

18% approve of CEO

16% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

2.9

Diversity & inclusion

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.4

Culture & values

2.4

Career opportunities

2.3

Work/Life balance

1.8

Senior management

Complex has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 155 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Complex employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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155 reviews

4.0

Jan 25, 2016

Video Freelance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great shoots. Great ideas. Work with high clientele and get to learn a lot about shooting.

Cons

Not consistent. Some weeks I would get called in up to 3 times and some weeks I wont get called in at all.

1.0

Jan 6, 2016

Negative environent

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Happy hour - Swag, if you're into that - Multicultural - The cafe in the building

Cons

- Uneducated senior management who no one in the industry likes or respects, which is why they have all been at Complex 10+ years because no one else would ever hire them

5.0

Dec 27, 2015

Nice

Web developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome place to work, a lot of hot co-workers

Cons

I dont have anything bad to say about complex

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