Meltwater Careers and Employment
About us
At Meltwater, we help our customers make more informed decisions by keeping track and making sense of billions of online conversations. Meltwater has gone from humble beginnings in Oslo, Norway in 2001 to the global leader in media intelligence with 30,000 global clients today. We provide solutions to help modern PR, communication, and marketing professionals – more... better understand their current media landscape, both in the news & social media.
Why Meltwater?
For almost 20 years, Meltwater has maintained a very unique culture based on a foundation and belief in people and the potential they possess, regardless of experience. Our motto? When you have the right people in the right working environment, great things happen.
Our people are our business. And today, the 2,000 members of the Meltwater family reside in 55 offices across 25 countries around the world. But, no matter what office you’re in, you’ll be surrounded by the best colleagues you’ve ever had.
Meltwater employees embody the work-hard, play-hard spirit through our 3 core values- Moro (fun), Enere (number one) and Respect (Respect). These founding principles stem from our Norweigan roots and are why Meltwater has been named a Great Place to Work in several markets across the globe. We have high energy, open concept offices that focus on teamwork and collaboration. We ensure our employees have easy access to management and learn quickly from those around them.
At Meltwater, the average isn’t good enough. Our goal is to build a groundbreaking company supported by a thriving culture in which our people aspire to exceed their personal expectations. We only promote our leadership team from within the company, and our goal is to facilitate your long-term professional growth. – less
Why Meltwater?
For almost 20 years, Meltwater has maintained a very unique culture based on a foundation and belief in people and the potential they possess, regardless of experience. Our motto? When you have the right people in the right working environment, great things happen.
Our people are our business. And today, the 2,000 members of the Meltwater family reside in 55 offices across 25 countries around the world. But, no matter what office you’re in, you’ll be surrounded by the best colleagues you’ve ever had.
Meltwater employees embody the work-hard, play-hard spirit through our 3 core values- Moro (fun), Enere (number one) and Respect (Respect). These founding principles stem from our Norweigan roots and are why Meltwater has been named a Great Place to Work in several markets across the globe. We have high energy, open concept offices that focus on teamwork and collaboration. We ensure our employees have easy access to management and learn quickly from those around them.
At Meltwater, the average isn’t good enough. Our goal is to build a groundbreaking company supported by a thriving culture in which our people aspire to exceed their personal expectations. We only promote our leadership team from within the company, and our goal is to facilitate your long-term professional growth. – less
Headquarters
225 Bush Street Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105
Employees
1,001 to 5,000
Industry
Revenue
$100m to $500m (SGD)
Great place for learning sales, not so good otherwise
Meltwater is a great place for salespeople. Not so much for analysts and other non-sales people. Salespeople get promoted the fastest. Of course, you'll have to be good at sales, but they give you a lot of help in improving.
What are people saying about the leadership at Meltwater?
82%
of employees approve of Jorn Lyseggen’s performance as CEO
CEO Approval is based on 33 ratings
Collaborative but demanding place to work
Typical day at work:
Requires data cleaning using specialised software and sending daily and periodic reports to clients
Skills to be acquired:
Use of advanced Excel skills
Management:
Participative management style
Co-worker relationships:
Collaborative work culture
Biggest challenge:
Steep learning curve
Most enjoyable part of - more...
Requires data cleaning using specialised software and sending daily and periodic reports to clients
Skills to be acquired:
Use of advanced Excel skills
Management:
Participative management style
Co-worker relationships:
Collaborative work culture
Biggest challenge:
Steep learning curve
Most enjoyable part of - more...
Pros
5 Day Work Week
Cons
Rotating Shift