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 decreased by 1% over the last 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?

"Great Benefits due to being Disney owned" ((in 110 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 33 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 29 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 15 reviews))

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

"Very hard to get promoted; low pay" ((in 82 reviews)); "Long hours particularly at lower levels" ((in 48 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 35 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

3.0

Dec 24, 2019

Amazing company to be a part of, but prepare to work very hard. (2019)

Digital sales planner

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great company and a fantastic resume builder, good benefits as well.

Cons

Long hours, employees are over worked because of staffing issues. No training process, you are on your own. Morale is extremely low. (2019)

4.0

Dec 19, 2019

Good Company

Audio operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Company with good reputation.

Cons

No Full Time, no advancement opportunities.

5.0

Dec 18, 2019

Takes care of Employees

Software engineer-iii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

For someone with massive corporate overlords they offer great benefits for their employees. Decent compensation but you can build over Long term incentives. The health and family planning benefits are great. There is a great deal of diversity among employees and is a very pro LGBTQA+ and very disability friendly. Employees are nice and the tech departments aren't too button up

Cons

Some to most of the tech stack and business models are very antiquated and slower to move than they should, but Disney ESPN is huge and not reactive in that way. Movement is possible between teams, but teams themselves have fairly specific and repetitively iterative projects.

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