Is ESPN a good company to work for?

ESPN has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,720 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at ESPN to a friend and 69% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about ESPN have been left by employees working as Intern , Director and Producer .

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 113 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 36 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 31 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 27 reviews)); "Friendly coworkers and family atmosphere" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"Very hard to get promoted; low pay" ((in 77 reviews)); "Long hours particularly at lower levels" ((in 50 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)); "Salaries are low, even compared to people at sister companies at Disney who do the same work." ((in 33 reviews)); "Management of this size company is poor" ((in 30 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.

What ESPN locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Miami , Orlando , Charlotte , Chicago , Washington , Austin , Dallas , Hartford , San Francisco , Los Angeles

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 Media & Communication industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

1.0

Jun 5, 2017

ESPN is Dead! A once great company destroyed by senior management

Anonymous employee

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Pros

You can buy ESPN swag at the ESPN Store.

Cons

The most discriminatory company I have ever had the displeasure of working for! ESPN discriminates against age, gender, disbalility, race, and political views! The CTO is a vindictive, compulsive liar that uses an enforcer to punish anyone with dissenting opinions from his own.

2.0

Aug 5, 2019

Sucks if you're a woman.

Production assistant

Recommend

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Pros

It feels amazing contributing to the "Worldwide Leader" and being a part of something so well-run and successful.

Cons

I felt like I was constantly being hit on by single male coworkers (Because who else were they going to date in rural Connecticut?) and that my sports knowledge was doubted or taken less seriously because I was a woman who wasn't a die-hard fan of my local pro sports teams.

2.0

Jan 24, 2018

Company Culture Has Changed Dramatically

Systems administrator

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CEO approval

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Pros

Good people. Good company perks (Disney is parent company)

Cons

-Beholden to Disney Policies and Stock Price -Extremely poor executive management (Boys club mentality). Doesn't matter what you know, but who you know. -Job security is lacking. Multiple massive layoffs every year. Also, always talk of the next layoff. -Declining industry. Although ESPN led the industry for years, they were late in jumping on the streaming bandwagon. Losing cable subscribers each month. -Toxic "every man for himself" culture in some departments. This has trickled down from the top. -Contractors are treated extremely poorly here. -There's always a scandal. They can't stay out of the news.

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