ESPN Manufacturing Interview Questions
& Process

I applied for the Production Assistant role for the ESPN Next program in Bristol, CT. It's an 18 month program, it sounds like a contract and I am not sure about benefits. There were 3 interviews: one phone call, and 2 Zoom interviews, one of which included two interviewers. I really liked the interview but the whole process took too long. Also, the position being in Bristol was not ideal, but I considered it because it was ESPN. The salary offered was surprisingly low for the 'Worldwide Leader in Sports' and was less than $20/hour. I was shocked that entry-level employees are expected to manage living expenses on such a salary. I declined the offer and advise new grads and entry-level candidates not to settle for less than they are worth, even if it's a big name like ESPN. There are better companies that will pay and respect you.

Got an email for a phone interview about a week after applying for the Production Assistant role. After that call, they set up an in-person interview at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, CT. They shuttled me to the interview building where two people interviewed me. We talked about my experience, software skills, and sports preferences. They also asked if I watched their channels and why I liked the company. It felt like a casual chat. Afterwards, they gave me a tour of the creative department and I shadowed a worker who showed me the software and projects she was working on.

I got picked from a bunch of people for an interview during a college recruiting thing through my university career center. I sent my resume back in September and had the interview like a month later in October, right on campus. I was interviewing for ESPN Deportes and ESPN studio production. It was just me and the interviewer, and they mostly asked about my school and work experience. A part of the interview was in Spanish. They asked me some basic sports questions about tennis, soccer, basketball, and so on. It went for about 45 minutes. I felt like it went great and was pretty chill the whole time, but I never heard back, which was a bummer. I'd suggest getting up to speed on any sports and current events you might not usually follow, especially international ones.