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) , Associate Editor (9) , Software Engineer (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 109 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 36 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 31 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 16 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 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 34 reviews)); "Management of this size company is poor" ((in 31 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.

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

Jun 21, 2018

Content Associate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place for production assistants to learn the ins and outs of production

Cons

Very competitive to be promoted with shrinking head count in some departments

5.0

Jun 19, 2018

Great place to work with plenty of opportunities to learn and grow

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work on really interesting problems related to sports! Great place to learn skills and develop relationships with really smart people. Small teams usually which means more opportunities to step up and take on more responsibilities.

Cons

Location of the headquarters is in Bristol, CT, where there isn't much to do. Hard to recruit good talent when having to sell a move to Connecticut.

2.0

Jun 17, 2018

Associate Operator

Associate operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, lots of exposure, good benefits

Cons

As an associate operator, you have zero control over your career path. They will put you in whatever group they need, regardless of what you want. Also, there is absolutely no work-life balance. There's a high probability you will work overnights with Tuesday-Wednesday off. You essentially have to sacrifice your social and family life for years if you want to get anywhere.

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