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 112 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 33 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 32 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 14 reviews))

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

"Very hard to get promoted; low pay" ((in 74 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 31 reviews)); "Management of this size company is poor" ((in 31 reviews))

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What are the top reviewed ESPN locations?

Bristol , New York , Los Angeles , Charlotte , Chicago , Hartford , Austin , San Francisco , Miami , Dallas , Seattle , Washington , Orlando , Boston , Houston , Cleveland , New Britain , Provo , Madison , Louisville , Honolulu , Burbank , Long Beach , San Diego , San Luis Obispo , Bridgeport , Southington , West Hartford , Cheshire , Thomaston

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

5.0

Dec 17, 2016

director

Director

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CEO approval

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Pros

great place to work for

Cons

none that i have found

3.0

Mar 29, 2012

It's great for experience, but always watch your back.

Production assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good entry-level pay. Health insurance package. Looks great on your resume.

Cons

Be extra careful - Management has a history of forcing people to resign before the end of their probation period. Management will give you a bad performance review, and then refuse to let you see your own work records or any "official evidence". Whenever your manager has verbal communication with you, via face-to-face or over-the-phone, make sure it is followed up with an email, because email is the only thing the company will officially recognize. Also make personal copies of all emails concerning your work performance and contact with management. If you are forced to resign, and have to file for unemployment, make sure you tell the dept of labor exactly what happened, especially when there has been no "official written record" of you being forced to resign. Watch your back at all times.

4.0

Jun 28, 2010

Fun, Supportive, Cool Environment. Inspirational and Respectful Leadership. Salary leaves a lot to be desired.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Cafeteria - is like a "This is SportsCenter" commercial. Cool to see talent behind you in line for pizza. On-campus celebs and athletes/events- Walking down the hall and passing KG or Tom Cruise or Lil' Wayne or The Rock or coming to work seeing NASCAR's set up there for the day is cool. The basketball court and football/soccer field outside and the video games inside the cafeteria Many locations around the country (and world) I feel respected and valued Great internal communications to keep everyone abreast of changes and developments Feedback is encouraged and participation in setting company priorities is a company-wide initiative Company priorities truly determine the strategic direction of business decisions for the coming year Great opportunities for exposure and involvement in a variety of sports properties and media platforms Disney Themeparks: free admission for self and dependents, 2 free passes to give away twice/year, free parking, free strollers, and big discounts in the park. Free ESPN the Magazines Cable TVs on our desks Technologically advanced workplace with great videoconferencing options Diverse workforce Industry leader

Cons

Long trips to/from Bristol and New York Missing a lot of "on-campus perks" like the fitness center and athlete appearances by not being in Bristol Only "certain" groups get perks, party passes, game tickets, and swag. You can work here for years and rarely do anything "really cool" unless you network with a cool kid who'll share their perks with you. Feels like a "college campus" where the popular kids get the love. Also feels like an "old boy's club". Lots of "who you know" involved in hiring.

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It's great for experience, but always watch your back.

Fun, Supportive, Cool Environment. Inspirational and Respectful Leadership. Salary leaves a lot to be desired.

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