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?

"The health and family planning benefits are great." ((in 109 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 31 reviews)); "Great work environment." ((in 28 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 27 reviews)); "The Walt Disney Company give all the employees great benefits." ((in 17 reviews))

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

"Very hard to get promoted; low pay" ((in 82 reviews)); "Long hours particularly at lower levels" ((in 49 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 32 reviews)); "Management of this size company is poor" ((in 29 reviews)); "Salaries are low, even compared to people at sister companies at Disney who do the same work." ((in 27 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 Mídia e comunicação industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

2.0

Mar 22, 2025

Poor management

Production director

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

They pay you well, depending on your title.

Cons

Very archaic way of working. Not made for anyone different than the status quo. Management is oblivious and lacks the basic knowledge for the teams they run. Very do as I say not as I do mentality. Location is in the middle of nowhere.

3.0

Mar 21, 2025

Great from the outside but....

Long time employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great campus...access to high end, marquee sports, i.e. MNF, SportsCenter, NBA Finals, College Game Day. All the premiere sports loved watching as a fan. Free Disney, large Co bonus at end of year, able to brag to friends work for ESPN, sports celebs in and out all the time....Walk on campus and its pretty cool...

Cons

Toxic, cut throat environment, will be in the same position for ever...Underserving promotions, amazed how some people rise to the top...almost criminal... Little or no co worker camaraderie. Overall just not a fun place to work. You just work and work...Hard to watch some people who do j..k and rise to the top, while others remain stagnant. If you are happy punching a clock, doing your job with no thought of moving up and working for Disney/ESPN you'll be fine. I've seen people in the same position, good workers, for over 20 years...Constantly watching your back, and tons of finger pointing, back stabbing and behind the scenes movement. One day your working on a cool project and for some reason you are taking of it ...for no reason....You'll be hearing Just keep doing what your doing for years....and stuck in the same boat or sport forever...very easy to get labeled...one bad day and it will stick with you for ever, and very hard to get out of that rut....Constant fear of layoffs...but hard to get fired, the co. will just make life hell for you until you quit....It is not a dream job....its a job...sorry....

3.0

Oct 28, 2024

Senior management doesn't have your back

Operations producer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Because they own almost all sports so it's hard to work for anyone else. And Disney park benefits if you're in to that.

Cons

Communications and support from upper level management in the department was horrible.

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