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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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      642 reviews
      5.0
      Jan 20, 2013

      awesome.

      Character effects animator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      get to know new things in terms of experience.

      Cons

      no hard work and smart work may make you so difficult to stay in this job.

      3.0
      Jan 11, 2013

      Superficially nice but lacking substance

      Animation technology
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Beautiful Glendale campus with wonderful artwork everywhere. Free breakfast and lunch and many small perks such as movie screenings and release parties. Generous vacation time and holidays. Incredibly open and frequent communication from CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg.

      Cons

      Extremely political. Bonus is based on company operating income, not individual achievements (reviews are not tied to compensation). Career advancement tends to be slow with an emphasis on seniority instead of performance or ability. Several PhD computer scientists are in technology leadership positions and have never worked anywhere else. That lack of outside/industry perspective and experience leads to naive or outdated technology decisions. Occasional work from home is not permitted. That is understandable for artists but unusual in the technology industry. Very top-heavy organizational structure. Very difficult to get anyone interested in fundamental improvements or to act on suggestions.

      5.0
      Jan 4, 2013

      Best company I worked for

      Technical director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great atmosphere and people to work with. Tons of benefits, including but not limited to gym, pool access, free breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria, and tons of morale building events through out the year. Creative projects. Profit sharing = annual bonus based on contribution to the projects and performance. Great culture of sharing ideas and helping each other.

      Cons

      Long work days. Can be political.

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