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?

"The health and family planning benefits are great." ((in 107 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with former athletes and interview them." ((in 32 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 28 reviews)); "Traveling to cool events and the headquarters is a great campus" ((in 28 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 76 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)); "Management of this size company is poor" ((in 31 reviews)); "frequent layoffs (about every 2 years)" ((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.

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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Jun 17, 2014

ESPN- To Serve the Fan

Director of programming

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I really enjoyed my time working with ESPN and Disney, especially in the London, England office. It was the best years of my career.

Cons

My division was downsized because of financial reason, which is fine, I accept the fact that it was a business.

3.0

Apr 29, 2014

Great Brand, great experience

Programming

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working for the biggest sports TV company in the world can really only help your career. Their content is, with a few exceptions, among the very best. TWDC perks are not bad, although not significantly different from the media industry in general. Disney has a well developed internal training programme.

Cons

Very little room for growth unless you're in Bristol, the London office struggled with personal and professional development. Remuneration levels are slightly below the industry standard as the consensus is "you should be happy to work in sports". International division suffered from lack of leadership and there was very little connection between ESPN and Disney. Working long hours and on weekends can to some extent be expected in a live sports environment, but remuneration should be adjusted accordingly.

4.0

Mar 20, 2014

Enriching exerience

Senior applications architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Complete access to sports news Access to event tickets Very open work culture

Cons

Lot of resistance to change Any new technology initiative has to pass through hurdles. Even if it gets accepted its after a long time

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