ESPN Employer Reviews

Loved working for ESPN. Sadly it was a internship during college and I couldn't do more due to my study's.

ESPN is such a wonderful place to work at with great people. I learned a lot and had a lot of help and support when in need.

Worked with Associate Producers on different sports shows. Learned how to edit on different Linear editing systems. Management is always around if you have a question or concern. Co-workers where great!! The most enjoyable part of the job was watching sports and getting paid for it!

Local sales for ESPN is one of the most competitive workplaces you'll find. The team has a nice balance of working together yet grinding individually to be the best and come out on top. Work days aren't defined by the managers but by the workers and where you're at with your budget and where you want to be. It's a work hard play hard mentatlity centered – more... around sports and advertising. – less

Provided decisive leadership and direction for ESPN Content Edit Group operations, directly supervising 11 team members while managing performance and development of 100+ Editors in fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Strong supportive environment for team building towards meeting company priorities.
Effective upper managment team nurturing high – more... expectations for all managerial staff.
Development and coaching of staff high priority for overall staff retention and job satisfaction.
Enjoyed the camraderie and open communication throughout the department. – less

It is a stable place to work. Friendly staff. Great perks being owned by Disney. Good 401K and health benefits.

After completing culinary school I became a team member of ESPN Zone. At first i was preparing sauces and many other necessities such as fruit and other things. Then they moved me up to the pizza station and then to the frying station not too long after that.

I learned how intense it could be during peak hours on the line as the fry cook. My position – more... there was not a favorable one as I was on the deep frying station by myself in the day shift, whereas the night shift would have three people. I quickly adjusted and realized that the intensity of these rushes made me become a better cook.

Frying food is fairly simple, but frying a mass quantity of food while plating the foundation of each dish during a rush took concentration and determination. Even lifting the deep fryer baskets alone was physically demanding. Sometimes I thought the orders would never stop coming in, but I strived through it and never gave up. I took the experience I gained as a stepping stone in pursuit of my goals and have never looked back. – less

Competitive colleagues bring out the best of each employee.

great time working for espn. very informative and educational

I was in a part-time role there and was constantly applying for full-time positions but was not successful. It is very difficult to get in there, but once you do there is plenty of room for advancement. The day-to-day responsibilities are watching sports so there is no complaining about that. The only other downside is that because the jobs are so desired – more... they tend to pay a bit below market value. – less

atypical day at work for me was very exciting to be able to work there.I learned how to use the dish washing machines and stack the dishes a certain way so hat the cooks could have easy access.management was very fair to me and the others my co workers was very friendly and peaceful everybody loved the job the hardest part was not slipping in the wet – more... kitchen with out dropping the dishes the floor was always wet the most enjoyable part was the free food and free game play for employees – less

I feel that working at ESPN is a badge of honor for all of its employees. It is the industry leader, and it is always striving to maintain that lead by monitoring what fans want, and staying on top of emerging technology.

Like with any large company, ESPN is comprised of a ton of talented people, but also a fair share of non-factors. Management does – more... its best to identify and reward their top-performers, though. – less

Mostly good experience, with the lack of the opporunity to advance

Interesting work experience involving development of new technologies for application in sports telecasts

A great place to work. Management is fantastic and there is a great atmosphere and culture that promotes creativity.

Gained valuable experience among professionals while learning hands on in the television broadcast career.

Responsible for all the formatting requirements for assigned network originating from Bristol as I up held contractual deal points when assigning formats by identifying commercial or promotional requirements. Also assist in researching and schedule program lineup for the Classic Network and ESPN 3D.

A typical day of work is from 10 am - 6 pm. I enjoy my co-workers and colleagues but I am looking for a job because my significant other has relocated to the Washington, D.C. area.

I worked at the worldwide leader for over four years and had a lot of fun there.

I loved working for ESPN, but if you are in the production side, it is impossible to create a healthy work life balance. Though I still think about returning often because the culture is AMAZING!