Does IGN Entertainment pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IGN Entertainment employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IGN Entertainment. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IGN Entertainment?

20% of IGN Entertainment employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IGN Entertainment 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IGN Entertainment?

Software Engineer (8) , Sales (4) , (3) , Campaign Manager (3) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , Video Editor (3) , Video Producer (3) , Content Writer (2) , Editor (2) , Freelancer (2) , Sales Coordinator (2) , Software Developer (2) , Vice President (2)

What are the pros of working at IGN Entertainment according to real employee reviews?

"Coworkers are great." ((in 14 reviews)); "The culture is great." ((in 6 reviews)); "Most importantly, IGN cares about its people including providing compensation and benefits that are competitive." ((in 4 reviews)); "The only thing going in favor of IGN is the decent salary although that may not be true of all individuals." ((in 3 reviews)); "Cool people, lots of opportunity for stretch projects, great casual atmosphere, flexible schedules, interesting industry, respected leadership." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Poor management and a huge lack of support to those at the bottom of the totem pole leading to rapid turnover." ((in 18 reviews)); "IGN is okay although managers don’t know what’s going on at the top" ((in 7 reviews)); "Low pay, but to be expected in this industry" ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management is living large while the people that actually make the winning product for them get left in the dust and paid poorly." ((in 6 reviews)); "• Typical corporate/executive failures in media (disregard for quality/relevance of sponsorships, HR protecting the company rather than employees, executive leadership ignoring editorial/ethical boundaries, etc)" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about IGN Entertainment layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about IGN Entertainment layoffs and their outlook for job security at IGN Entertainment in 2026.

What are the top reviewed IGN Entertainment locations?

San Francisco , Los Angeles , Costa Mesa , Brisbane , New York , California City , Cleveland , Culver City , Pembroke Pines , Greece

IGN Entertainment reviews

3.0

20% would recommend to a friend

(138 total reviews)

Yael Prough

18% approve of CEO

11% positive business outlook

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IGN Entertainment has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 138 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The IGN Entertainment employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

138 reviews

4.0

Aug 7, 2013

Best company culture.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employees and senior leadership were committed to retaining the unique culture. Each interview candidate was screened for culture fit to ensure both the individual and company were a good fit. Lots of opportunity to take on more responsibility, grow and learn. Open and honest feedback encouraged and overall a really fun and talented team of people.

Cons

IGN was acquired in January 2013 and talent was lost but more accountability has been put on business results. Not sure how IGN culture will change with new management.

4.0

May 30, 2013

Lots of ups and downs, but felt like family.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People really care about each other. They encourage innovation and out of the box thinking. Cool industry. Fun place to work. I learned and grew a lot in my time there and made a lot of friends.

Cons

Lots of turnover. Burnout is a problem. Not enough focus from leadership, too many initiatives. There tended to be boom and bust cycles with hiring and layoffs, which impacts morale.

4.0

Jan 21, 2012

Great small company environment, need to work on perks and retaining great employees

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open culture that is generally pretty collaborative Autonomy to get things done Lots of cool personalities at the office tremendous talent on the editorial and video teams and they are passionate about games. I have to love this having worked at a technology company before.

Cons

Core executive team is smart and dedicated but there are some people that if compared to an outside Director of VP wouldn't even be close. Make VP a true VP ... People are leaving in droves which is a bummer and hard on morale. While the office in SF is in the best part of the city to work in, has games and the people are great, it generally feels like there isn't much thought put into the look and feel and layout/design.. Get experts in to design the place.

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Jobs at IGN Entertainment

Digital Designer (Static and Motion Focus)

Senior Director of Social

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