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) , 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 113 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 32 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 29 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 25 reviews)); "The Walt Disney Company give all the employees great benefits." ((in 15 reviews))

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

"Very hard to get promoted; low pay" ((in 79 reviews)); "Long hours particularly at lower levels" ((in 48 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 33 reviews)); "frequent layoffs (about every 2 years)" ((in 31 reviews)); "Management of this size company is poor" ((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.

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4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,301 total reviews)

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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 Mídia e comunicação industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Nov 15, 2016

Place to be for sports and tech

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work, if you are passionate about sports and technology.

Cons

None that I can think of right now, it has been a pleasure working with ESPN.

3.0

Nov 14, 2016

Was fun in the beginning then it wasn't

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good co-workers - Good benefits

Cons

- Low pay - Late hours - Company doesn't value employees

3.0

Nov 13, 2016

ESPN WebDev

Frontend developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, large audience, name recognition.

Cons

Corporate interests interfere with development, developers are cut out of planning process, some people are always on call, not enough developers to maintain such a large site, too much emphasis on working overtime for the benefit of the company.

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