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?

"The health and family planning benefits are great." ((in 115 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 38 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 31 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 16 reviews))

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

"Very hard to get promoted; low pay" ((in 72 reviews)); "Long hours particularly at lower levels" ((in 49 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 36 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 30 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

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

3.0

Mar 11, 2018

Sr Management Needs Massive Overhaul

Social media

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Benefits - The ability to say you work for a company like Disney - Looks good on the resume - The People are incredible - Ability to watch sports - Travel to events - Get to work with some of the best talent in the industry - Instant credibility when you say you're with ESPN - Every day is different

Cons

- ESPN kills your passion for sports - Little room for career growth - Highly political management and culture. You have to suck up in order to get ahead. - They promote people who don't have a clue what they are doing - Often found myself stagnant and not learning anything - Very corporate culture - Exec management is slow to make decisions and when they do make decisions, it's detrimental to the future of the company. - Bristol CT is awful. Good luck finding work-life balance

3.0

Mar 5, 2018

A cool place to work, but not worth it

Senior coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- It's cool to say you work at ESPN (huge brand recognition) - free Disney tickets & huge Disney discounts - daily exposure to celebs and on-air talent - great health benefits + free gym - subsidized cafes - many people are great to work with

Cons

- management...ESPN is run by male dinosaurs who are behind in the tech space and the outlook for a media company in today's landscape. Constant talk of cord cutting, yet when it's mentioned that you don't have cable, it's incomprehensible to them. When it's brought up that certain tech or way of doing things needs improvement, they "look into it" for about 2 years, then the conversation dies. - Work/life balance is horrendous. Expected to be on-call basically 24/7 without extra pay for constantly monitoring your cell. - The on-air talent are hit or miss. Sometimes great to work with, mostly arrogant and rude. - No opportunity to advance simply based on how well you do your job...if you haven't been there X amount of years or if you aren't X years old, good luck making your way up the totem pole.

5.0

Mar 3, 2018

GREAT COMPNAY

Owner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Treated fair and paid bonuses and gave time off.

Cons

Big corporation no time for 1 on 1

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