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      DreamWorks Animation

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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
      2.0
      Feb 20, 2015

      not a dream job anymore

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      artisty and good people and benefits

      Cons

      projects that are delayed or stopped in midstream

      5.0
      Dec 22, 2014

      STARTING TO LOOK GOOD

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I am currently working at this studio on their upcoming film ME AND MY SHADOW, which was delayed for a long time but is finally in production. Let me just say that working here is fantastic. Free food and parking. This studio is going back to 2d animation.

      Cons

      No cons. Great place to work.

      4.0
      Oct 4, 2014

      Great studio, not always great managers

      Senior animator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Beautiful work environment Lots of very talented people Fantastic union health and retirement benefits, far better than those of Pixar, Blue Sky, or Sony (this is only for the Glendale employees) Southern California - there's nowhere better when you're a young man Good pay About the best job stability in the entire industry Free quality meals (amazing how much people complain about the food while they're saving thousands a year on groceries) Katzenberg is the hardest working guy in Hollywood, and has a better story/entertainment sense than he gets credit for

      Cons

      The job stability means glass ceilings for people who start in junior positions. There's so little turnover that it takes forever to work up the ranks. At the same time, outside hires ware often overvalued and not as good as more junior people already at the studio. As transparent and inspiring as Katzenberg can be, many of the managers he surrounds himself with are idiots and savage political animals. I knew a couple of production people who were pushed out because they were too willing to speak up for the artists and TDs. The pervasive and irrational fanboy hatred of DreamWorks gets tiring. But then it's not that hard to stop reading Cartoon Brew and similar echo chambers. Extremely hierarchical studio structure. People in different departments have no contact with each other, and tiny issues can become big problems. In 10 years there I never got to know a single lighter, modeler, or rigger except to nod at a few of them in the lunch line.

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