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 102 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 38 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 28 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 26 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 81 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 36 reviews)); "Salaries are low, even compared to people at sister companies at Disney who do the same work." ((in 33 reviews)); "Management of this size company is poor" ((in 31 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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2.0

Mar 12, 2024

Na

Online agent

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, you can take your laptop and work from anywhere.

Cons

Super rude customers, management is on you 24/7. Management makes changes almost everyday so nothing is ever consistent. You have to escalate everything to higher management so customers are upset and cursing at you when you can’t even help them most of the time lol very unorganized business but super strict on their agents. Also very low pay, you can’t do anything with the money they pay lol their benefits suck to, they were all very expensive, the medical started at $80

5.0

Mar 10, 2024

I enjoyed my time

Network origination operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, and very decent money

Cons

It’s a 24/7 operations so hours could be very grueling, and be prepared to miss major holidays

4.0

Mar 3, 2024

Team is great but RTO policy is super aggressive

Qa analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The web dev team for ESPN is super good at what they do and there’s a great sense of teamwork here. You also get benefits like discounts and free parking at the Disney parks and shops.

Cons

The RTO policy is 4 days in office, 1 day WFH and no one was a huge fan of that. Pay is also on the lower end.

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