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 108 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 34 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 28 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 23 reviews)); "The Walt Disney Company give all the employees great benefits." ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Very hard to get promoted; low pay" ((in 78 reviews)); "Long hours particularly at lower levels" ((in 46 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)); "Salaries are low, even compared to people at sister companies at Disney who do the same work." ((in 30 reviews)); "frequent layoffs (about every 2 years)" ((in 29 reviews))

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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

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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4.0

May 17, 2017

OK

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

It looks great on a resume and you get to do a lot of things and meet a lot of cool people

Cons

The pay sucks and it's hard to move up.

4.0

Apr 25, 2017

ESPN UK

Producer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Excellent inter-colleague relationships. - Management open to advice form staff. - Very good calibre of work. Could be quite creative and innovative at times. - Good opportunities.

Cons

- Understaffed at times in certain areas. - Management too territorial, both at home and with the US overlords. - Pay rises were not that frequent.

2.0

Apr 24, 2017

Marketing Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Working for a leader in the industry, you learn a lot and it's great to be a part of a company that is always ahead of the curve.

Cons

There are a lot of people at the upper levels who have been there a while and don't want to work. They don't put a strong focus on employee development and management. They rather hire from outside than take the proper steps to grow loyal employees.

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