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      DreamWorks Animation

      Part of NBCUniversal

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      DreamWorks Animation reviews

      4.3

      85% would recommend to a friend

      (641 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 641 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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      641 reviews
      3.0
      Jul 11, 2014

      Fun, but technology isn't a priority

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      People were great to work with and the environment was great for a larger company. Free breakfast/lunch and nice gym and weekly movie screenings.

      Cons

      No stock options, below average compensation (as it usually is with this industry). Most of technology is proprietary and fragile.

      4.0
      Jul 9, 2014

      Great company to work for, a bit unorganized.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great employee perks such as free breakfast, lunch and often happy hours. Fun employee events and classes you can take whenever. People are generally happy to work there, great artists.

      Cons

      Very busy all the time. Lots of overtime. Perhaps that's just the industry though. Also, pay is pretty low to combat the expensiveness of living in the SF Bay Area.

      5.0
      Jun 8, 2014

      A creative and comfortable place to work

      Lighting artist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The projects are generally fun, and most of the senior staff are very supportive and professional. Time frames on projects are managed well, and the 'crunch' is minimal if it's there at all. Only studio I have worked out, where all the production staff are not burnt out and bitter. There is a huge variety of creative people here, and it's a very supportive community.

      Cons

      Seem to move into production before story is finished, resulting in shuffling around. Lots of production staff who have been there for a long time, are set in their ways. If by chance they do adopt new technology, they do it using their outdated ideas.

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