BuzzFeed
New York, NY · founded 2006
BuzzFeed is a digital media company founded in 2006, initially for viral content but expanding into investigative journalism, winning a Pulitzer Prize in 2021. A significant caveat: the company shut down BuzzFeed News in April 2023, laying off approximately 180 employees—major restructuring for journalism-focused staff. Culture is known for flexible, async work and friendly collaboration, though compensation consistently trails peers. The company refocused on entertainment and AI under new ownership (Byron Allen) as of May 2026.
see the full file on BuzzFeeddocumented benefits (11)
| Fertility support | yes |
|---|---|
| Retirement match | offered |
| Mental health | yes |
| Therapy platform | Headspace Care |
| Dental | yes |
| Vision | yes |
| Disability | yes |
| Life insurance | yes |
| Gym / fitness subsidy | yes |
| Internal course catalog | yes |
| Fertility benefit through | Maven |
notable perks
- No work on your birthday — a paid day off every year
- One Medical membership for on-demand primary care
- Maven access for family-building and maternity support
- Care.com discounts for childcare and caregiving
- In-house 'Learning @ BuzzFeed' team running career-development courses
- Company-wide events across the newsroom
- Take advantage of the 401(k) plan with a company match, and supplemental life insurance options.
the legal floor where they are
Set by law, not by BuzzFeed. It applies to every employer in NY.
| IVF cycles the state covers | New York requires three IVF cycles, from large groups only. Insurance Law §§ 3221(k)(6)(C) and 4303(s)(3) require large group policies to cover 'three cycles of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) used to treat infertility and prescription drugs that are prescribed for the IVF treatment'. Large group means more than 100 employees, and the law applies to policies issued or renewed on or after 1 January 2020. Age restrictions are not permitted, and an insurer may not discriminate on age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or gender identity. Small group and individual plans must cover basic infertility treatment such as intrauterine insemination but are NOT required to cover IVF. THE LIMIT THAT DECIDES WHETHER THIS REACHES YOU: the Department of Financial Services states that 'the IVF law does not apply to self-funded ERISA plans', nor to Medicaid managed care, the Essential Plan or Medicare. KFF's 2025 employer survey puts 67% of covered workers in a self-funded plan and 80% at firms of 200 or more, so at most large New York employers this law does not apply and the fertility benefit on the page is the company's own choice. (New York Insurance Law §§ 3221(k)(6)(C) and 4303(s)(3), effective 1 January 2020.) |
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| Adoption leave the law gives | 12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period on the placement of a child for adoption or foster care, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. There is no federal paid adoption leave. (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(B) and 2612(c); eligibility at 29 U.S.C. 2611(2) and (4). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code.) |
| Pay when you are ill | No federal law requires any paid sick leave. The FLSA does not require payment for time not worked, and the FMLA gives 12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period for a serious health condition, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. Any paid sick time comes from a state or city law, or from the employer's own choice. (Fair Labor Standards Act, per the Department of Labor's statement on payment for time not worked; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(D) and 2612(c). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code on govinfo.gov.) |
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