Star Media Group Berhad Reviews — 156 Employee Reviews

Journalist

Mar 10, 2026

Pros

A listed company with established brand

Cons

Company is struggling to come up with a sustainable response to the rapidly declining income and profit

Journalist

Mar 10, 2026

Pros

Content team is great, everyone fares well and is very encouraging. Work is great.

Cons

A few editors may be unfit for the position, at the bureau's side.

Journalist

Mar 10, 2026

Pros

One of the most dynamic places to work in if you've managed to land an editorial job. Was a journalist for three years and had the most fun time in my life. You get to meet important people, travel, and make contacts. What was most important for me was the ability to effect change in the society. As a journalist, you are able to shape public opinion over an issue. What I enjoyed most was investigative journalism, where you get to really write expose-style stories. All in all, a wonderful company to work with.

Cons

Tight deadlines, no work-life balance. Can't recall how many times I had to cancel dinner plans to chase a story. The life of a journalist can be dangerous. There are some job hazzards associated with the work.

Reporter

Mar 10, 2026

Pros

Stable salary, work place is ok

Cons

company is too big, management and control is not in place

Content specialist

Mar 10, 2026

Pros

good colleagues, benefits, opportunity to learn, diverse business units to transfer etc

Cons

poor leadership, outdated practices, bureaucratic, legacy management issue

Editorial

Mar 10, 2026

Pros

A good place for retirement but no growth as opportunities are rare. Literally you can get away with murder for most senior management staff. Abuses are so rampantly seen.

Cons

Most senior and old staff do not have qualification and they are real stumbling blocks to the company as they are no longer relevant

Content writer

Mar 10, 2026

Pros

Great colleagues, good benefits from company and healthy pay rate

Cons

Management and HR is a huge mess. Layers of bureaucracy and old timers make change hard. Constant retrenchment scare from mismanagement even before Covid. Turnover and retrenchment meant one person do many ppl job.

Content editor

Mar 10, 2026

Pros

- Helpful and friendly colleagues

Cons

- Understaffed, overworked without proper increment - Higher-ups not willing to listen to ideas/complaints/solutions but expect staff to produce miracles - Very little room for career growth/salary advancement

Journalist%2freporter

Mar 10, 2026

Pros

Flexible working hours Two months contractual bonus

Cons

Wish to work under a better immediate superior

Business intelligence executive

Mar 10, 2026

Pros

Had the opportunity to use several tools and software.

Cons

Very boomers culture, slow in digitalization. Still stuck in the old paper era. REfuse to leverage on social media.