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.

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 Mídia e comunicação industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

4.0

Nov 12, 2016

full-time editor

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

excellent benefits, work with top-level talent on a regular basis, high expectations and an exciting work environment, particularly in breaking news situations

Cons

difficult to advance, easy to get lost in the shuffle, the usual politics associated with a very large company, location is not ideal of course

4.0

Nov 9, 2016

Great company with a bit too much middle management

Technical operator

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of fun perks like a company picnic, celebrity appearances, fun environment, beautiful campus

Cons

Lots of middle management, many of whom don't contribute a ton aside from going to meetings and writing emails Crazy schedules because it's a 24-hour company

3.0

Nov 7, 2016

Associate Editor

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to work on a creative projects with creative teams.

Cons

Poor work=life balance and compensation as well as the ability to advance.

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