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?

"Benefits and resources from Disney are good." ((in 116 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 37 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 30 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 13 reviews))

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

"Very hard to get promoted; low pay" ((in 74 reviews)); "Long hours particularly at lower levels" ((in 53 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 32 reviews)); "Salaries are low, even compared to people at sister companies at Disney who do the same work." ((in 29 reviews)); "frequent layoffs (about every 2 years)" ((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

4.0

Apr 16, 2018

Coordinator

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Lots of learning opportunities. - Women development. - Lots departments and groups to explore. - Great benefits

Cons

- Hard to grow and move up at time. - HQ located in CT.

4.0

Apr 15, 2018

Fun company if you can handle late nights and weekends

Production assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun, exciting atmosphere with great opportunity to work on entertaining content. Nice facilities, job benefits, and work envirnoment.

Cons

Long work days, late hours, work weekends, holidays, etc. With many people wanting these jobs, feel the pay is a bit on the low end. Hard to rise up from within the company.

4.0

Apr 10, 2018

Hard work gets rewarded

Part-time digital media editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Creative freedom Fun work environment If you work hard and are good at your job, the work/life balance pays off

Cons

No part-time benefits Part-time role has full-time expectations

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