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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
      Jan 31, 2009

      Decent place to work but plenty of room for improvement

      Animation technology staff member
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Free lunches, nice campus, and international staff

      Cons

      Fails at diversity, lack of recognition for hard work, and technology department is plagued by cronyism. Unfortunately in 2009 this company still has problems staffing, and retaining, minorities and women. Senior Management needs to watch for possible age discrimination also cause way too many people under 35 are managers.

      4.0
      Dec 15, 2008

      DreamWorks is a wonderful place to work.

      Technical resource administrator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you love art and creativity and animation and anything that has to do with that Dreamworks is a great place to work at. The campus is beautiful and the food is good and free.

      Cons

      The pay is not that great however the free food is. In my position I don't feel there is that much encouragement to move up and sometimes hard work is not recognized and those who slack off are allowed to. Those who don't slack off are worked harder, with no real compensation for that.

      2.0
      Oct 11, 2008

      If you love Shrek, you'll probably like DWA. If not, maybe not.

      Animation technology staff member
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work on blockbuster CG movies. Be part of the CG & film industry, with all the recognition and perks that offers. See your name in the credits of feature films. Work with some very skilled, creative people. Free lunch every work day.

      Cons

      Very little room for career advancement, depending on your group. Ability to have creative input can be surprisingly limited sometimes. You may have to work on a show you're not particularly fond of. Dreamworks does little to encourage employee-driven projects like shorts anymore. Occasionally, between shows, Dreamworks sometimes has "gap-time" where people unfortunately can get laid-off (although this is less frequent now).

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