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?

"Great Benefits due to being Disney owned" ((in 110 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 37 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 32 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 28 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 78 reviews)); "Long hours particularly at lower levels" ((in 52 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 34 reviews)); "Management of this size company is poor" ((in 30 reviews)); "Salaries are low, even compared to people at sister companies at Disney who do the same work." ((in 29 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.

ESPN reviews

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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Dec 21, 2021

Once in a lifetime opportunity

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working for ESPN is a once in a lifetime opportunity. You get a chance to work on popular sports content with some of the best in the business. The campus in Connecticut is gorgeous and a perfect place to live if you have a family and want to settle down. The job looks great on a resume and provide a variety of networking opportunities.

Cons

It's incredibly hard to get a promotion despite long days at work. The work days are very untraditional and sometimes you may work 12 hours a day without overtime if you are a full-time employee in some departments. If you're settled in your career and don't want to move up then this is the perfect place. If not, it's more like college if you are under 30 and looking to get a resume booster and lots of experience in the sports industry.

1.0

Aug 8, 2021

0

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Our Mission: To Serve Sports Fans. Anytime. Anywhere. Our Values: People are our most valuable resource, and care and respect for employees and each other will always be at the heart of our operations. We embrace diversity to best serve all sports fans worldwide, and we are passionately committed to teamwork, quality, creativity, integrity, the aggressive pursuit of new ideas, audience growth and building shareholder value.

Cons

no real interest in diversity equity and inclusion - HR does not take your feedback seriously - very toxic environment

3.0

Jan 28, 2021

A Job, yes...A career, No

Production

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Those that do the day to day work are among the best. Great relationships, friendships

Cons

Upper Management is concerned with stock price only now Advancement is limited to a selected view Loyalty and experience are no longer valued here. Used to be core tennants of ESPN Management will tout all their outreach, but it is all lip service and done for a few select groups taht ESPN/Disney can brag about Tossed hundreds out of work while adding minority scholarships and programs only available to minority employees

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