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

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3.0

20% would recommend to a friend

(138 total reviews)

Yael Prough

18% approve of CEO

11% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Work/Life balance

2.8

Culture & values

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Career opportunities

2.4

Diversity & inclusion

1.9

Senior management

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).

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138 reviews

5.0

Jul 14, 2014

Runner

Anonymous employee

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Pros

I was only apart of their crew for the E3 event. I was treated well and learned a lot.

Cons

It was very busy work.

3.0

Feb 5, 2013

Great place for like-minded gamers

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great shared culture of fun, game-loving folks with friendly work environment.

Cons

Management could provide a clearer and steady path for growth.

4.0

Jan 31, 2013

Great experience not as great pay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great employees, sense of fun and camaraderie, love of games and the industry, E3 access, focus on how to be great and improve.

Cons

Pay is less than a lot of Silicon Valley and SF tech roles, so you have to believe in what you're doing, the industry, and the perks. The merger with GameSpy wasn't handled well, but most of those assets have been shed now, although it was a painful period. Because it's a smaller company, it was tough to advance.

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