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 112 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 38 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 27 reviews)); "The Walt Disney Company give all the employees great benefits." ((in 14 reviews)); "People were generally great to work for, great benefits, general prestige of "working for ESPN."" ((in 10 reviews))

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

"Very hard to get promoted; low pay" ((in 77 reviews)); "Long hours particularly at lower levels" ((in 50 reviews)); "Even though it has been a company priority there is no work/life balance and those promoted are not always the most deserving." ((in 33 reviews)); "Salaries are low, even compared to people at sister companies at Disney who do the same work." ((in 31 reviews)); "Management of this size company is poor" ((in 31 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

ESPN reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,301 total reviews)

James Pitaro

93% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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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

Jan 14, 2021

The Worldwide Leader in Sports

Digital video/social producer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Creative freedom - Opportunities to take individual responsibility - Central CT is a great place to raise a family

Cons

- Limited paths and opportunities for career advancement - Career loyalty and longevity is not necessarily valued or rewarded - Internal communication can be poor

3.0

Jan 13, 2021

Work Your Butt Off For Little Pay and No Room for Growth

Marketing coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I was passionate about the ESPN brand and sports.

Cons

No one ever gets raises, there's very little room for growth and being a sports network you think they would give employees tickets sometimes... that's just not the case.

4.0

Jan 12, 2021

Great company

Video editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team, good direction for future

Cons

None - learned so much here

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