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 112 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 33 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 26 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 26 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 73 reviews)); "Long hours particularly at lower levels" ((in 54 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 34 reviews)); "Salaries are low, even compared to people at sister companies at Disney who do the same work." ((in 30 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)

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

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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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5.0

Aug 7, 2015

Great Company

Marketing and promotions coordinator

Recommend

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Pros

Excellent people. Amazing sports entertainment brand.

Cons

Harder to gain a full-time opportunity than I assumed.

4.0

Jul 16, 2015

Fun Job, Quiet Area

Designer

Recommend

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Pros

If you like sports, ESPN is a great place to work (obviously). The work itself is very interesting. There was a TV at every desk and employees could watch sports games and sportscenter all day. The campus is very nice, the facilities are great, and there is a terrific gym on the premises.

Cons

The downside was that it was in a very quiet, remote part of Connecticut. Most people live in West Hartford, which is a great little city, but it's two hours from New York and two hours from Boston. As someone just out of college I would have preferred a more active area.

5.0

Jul 15, 2015

Great internship

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

great learning experience and everybody was willing to help develop your career and teach you what they were doing

Cons

more day to day tasks than long term projects

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