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      DreamWorks Animation

      Part of NBCUniversal

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      DreamWorks Animation reviews

      4.3

      85% would recommend to a friend

      (642 total reviews)

      Margie Cohn

      80% approve of CEO

      73% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      DreamWorks Animation has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 642 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The DreamWorks Animation 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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      Reviews by job title

      642 reviews
      3.0
      Feb 10, 2011

      Depending on what you're looking for: it can be good or bad...

      Production coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Stability, good work / personal life balance, lots of little perks (gym membership, free breakfast & lunch, free screenings, DVDs, etc.)

      Cons

      Low pay for production, political/favoritism, complacency, at mercy of a single supervisor for performance review, growth/promotion can be slow, lots of training on "managing up" but none for actually managing people

      4.0
      Jun 14, 2010

      Good pay, free food, stable and interesting company.

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company is friendly towards its employees and tries to maintain a work/life balance. There is crunch time, but this mostly seems to affect the artists and not the software developers or other support staff. You get to see your name in movie credits as well!

      Cons

      Software project scheduling and organization has room for improvement. However, missed deadlines do not automatically result in overtime, as management understands the complexity of the software used to create the movies.

      3.0
      Apr 15, 2024

      Not All Dreams are Dreamy

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Family environment, for the most part. AMAZINGLY talented Artist

      Cons

      Low Pay, slow upward trajectory, with some employees being in the same position for YEARS?!! It's also high school 2.0 meaning lots of professional lines are crossed and one's private business is discussed like Wendy's Hot Topics. And it does affect a lot of things. Review system in prod mgmt is one way and should be 360. Meaning everyone on a team should be able to review one another, regardless of position.

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