Does International Center for Journalists pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, International Center for Journalists employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at International Center for Journalists. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at International Center for Journalists?

50% of International Center for Journalists employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated International Center for Journalists 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at International Center for Journalists?

Program Assistant (4) , Finance Assistant (2) , Program Manager (2) , Program Officer (2)

What are the pros of working at International Center for Journalists according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good." ((in 5 reviews)); "The people are all nice and supervisor I have is great." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at International Center for Journalists according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay but I believe they're working on increasing it." ((in 5 reviews)); "Many supervisors can't do their supervisee's work, and therefore aren't aware of project burdens/workloads." ((in 4 reviews)); "The management is extremely toxic, non communicative, and they do not care about their staff." ((in 3 reviews)); "Salary is low, especially for the work load that is expected for the multiple programs one works in." ((in 3 reviews)); "Upper management is wildly mismanaging this company and fighting tooth and nail against the union that formed due to ICFJ’s toxic culture and low wages." ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about International Center for Journalists layoffs in 2026?

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

International Center for Journalists reviews

2.9

50% would recommend to a friend

(34 total reviews)

Sharon Moshavi

37% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (34 reviews)

International Center for Journalists has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 34 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The International Center for Journalists employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

34 reviews

3.0

Dec 14, 2020

Stressful environment and low pay.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to travel, nice staff.

Cons

Low pay, overworked, lack of transparency, horrible experience with their finance department.

4.0

Oct 19, 2020

Great mission and passionate staff

Compliance and finance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great support for journalists across the world, awesome impact with the different global projects and dedicated staff.

Cons

There is need for a competitive pay to match industry averages.

1.0

Aug 16, 2019

Stressful Environment and Lack of Meaningful Work

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's hard to come up with many pros. The junior staff were generally enjoyable people when I was there.

Cons

This a very top heavy organization. Managers were terrible at management. There was a lot of micromanaging and it often felt as if you had to constantly prove you were worthy of the tasks they hired you to do no matter how often you did them and did them well. Additionally, people were expected to work as if they were being paid 80 - 100K when in reality wages were extremely low for comparable positions. Last, and perhaps most importantly, comments were made by my supervisor that I thought were rude, inappropriate, offensive. It bordered on bullying and happened on a regular basis. Sadly, this behavior permeated throughout the organization. If you want to write, get your foot into international development work, or just be treated like a human being, look elsewhere.

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