Does ESPN pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ESPN employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ESPN. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ESPN?

79% of ESPN employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ESPN 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ESPN?

Production Assistant (70) , Intern (37) , Manager (27) , Content Associate (25) , Producer (22) , Marketing Coordinator (21) , Associate Producer (20) , Director (14) , Account Executive (10) , Editor (10) , Estagiário (10) , Software Engineer (10) , Associate Editor (9) , Account Manager (8) , Asistente De Producción (8)

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

"The health and family planning benefits are great." ((in 107 reviews)); "the Work/life balance is great" ((in 36 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 30 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 30 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 24 reviews))

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

"Very hard to get promoted; low pay" ((in 78 reviews)); "Long hours particularly at lower levels" ((in 53 reviews)); "Management of this size company is poor" ((in 32 reviews)); "Salaries are low, even compared to people at sister companies at Disney who do the same work." ((in 30 reviews)); "frequent layoffs (about every 2 years)" ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about ESPN layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed ESPN locations?

Buenos Aires , San Isidro , Pilar , Beccar , La Plata , Republica Argentina

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4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,301 total reviews)

James Pitaro

93% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

3.2

Work/Life balance

ESPN has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,301 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ESPN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

5.0

Sep 27, 2024

Great people, but bureaucracy

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People Work Industry Leader Cool to say you work at ESPN random and infrequent perks

Cons

Slow moving promotions lots of levels sexist

2.0

Sep 3, 2024

Fun..but super corporate

Marketing/sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool projects Working in sports is fun

Cons

Politics are crazy Work you to the bone for low pay Middle Managers are too worried about optics instead of the work..which is the fun part

3.0

Aug 26, 2024

Not as beneficial experience as advertised

Stats analyst i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing perks through Disney and the dream job for any sports fan, at least at first

Cons

Monotonous work that feels unfullfilling at times, majority second shift work and weekends are required

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