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      ESPN reviews

      4.0

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (1,301 total reviews)
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      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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      1K reviews
      2.0
      Dec 15, 2014

      ESPN is tough to work for

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They say all the right things and there are a lot of benefits offered to employees. There are fun and exciting projects and some great people (most are not in management) The department I am in is flexible with hours and understanding of family issues and time off requests

      Cons

      Non collaborative, Highly competitive - almost cut throat. Diversity - need to be more open to others opinions and points of view Boys club!!! Old style culture and way of doing business Poor communication from executive levels down. (info on a need to know basis) Lots of rumors and unhappy employees

      4.0
      Dec 14, 2014

      Solid employer with benefits of Disney oversight and influence.

      Director of marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Mega multi platform powerhouse leading sports media category. Passionate people. Enormous marketplace reach and prestige. Fair and balanced culture. Innovates within their core and where they must. Creative influencer. Stability due to legacy subscription model and league partnerships.

      Cons

      Long term strategic vision. Can't see beyond bat and ball sports. Organization remains driven by TV. Driven by affiliate, sales, programming and product. Marketing has minimal influence beyond traditional advertising. Millennial a aren't as engaged as the previous generation. Leadership is driven by a good old boys network from within. Challenged with seeing bigger picture largely due to a lack of diverse, experienced talent outside the organization, traditional media and sports. Extremely low pay as they value their brand to influence outsiders to take far below market value. Bonuses are laughable regardless how well the company performs. Doesn't move it people around to grow and develop their skill set.

      2.0
      Dec 12, 2014

      Overrated

      Production assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Free Disney passes, looks good on a résumé, good for gaining experience, great for networking, higher ups are generally open to talking

      Cons

      They don't care about Production Assistants, not of enough advancement opportunities, some anchors are a pain to work with, very political, they know that there are a million people wanting your job so they don't have to respect you, you're just a number, vacation policy sucks, not journalism

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