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 7 reviews)); "Most importantly, IGN cares about its people including providing compensation and benefits that are competitive." ((in 4 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 17 reviews)); "Low pay, but to be expected in this industry" ((in 8 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)); "Political Senior Management." ((in 4 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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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (138 reviews)

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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

3.0

Feb 10, 2015

Great teams lacking strong, focused leadership.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of hard-working, smart, passionate people. Very casual workplace. Interesting industry.

Cons

No attempt at work/life balance. Management frequently shirked decisions and direction back to employees with "What do you think?"

1.0

Oct 2, 2014

avoid at all costs -- don't get tricked by the job description

Media analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

IGN Entertainment's work environment is very casual with a dynamic environment -- it is a great place to work if you love gaming and there are some fun perks. That being said, there are employees who are professional and maintain a strong work ethic. There are many kind and friendly people, often at the rungs below upper management.

Cons

Many managers are shockingly incompetent and pathetic. There are no apparent growth opportunities for younger employees. Though they claim that the org structure is very flat -- there is definitely a disguised hierarchy. I would say this is a horrible place to start a career. All the high caliber well-educated employees left for better jobs with robust growth opportunities. Salary is somewhat of a joke and some other employees (myself included) felt completely misled by the job descriptions and titles (even after several rounds of interviews). I understand a job description is sometimes a wish list, but it should be somewhat representative of the general nature of the position instead of completely different.

3.0

Jun 1, 2012

Culture/Product win, management fail

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great culture, cool work environment, irreverence encouraged, enjoyable product (games!). Despite cons, I had fun (at times).

Cons

poor upper mgmt & communication, lack of direction, innovation encouraged but little process in place to assist, large technical debt

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