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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
      3.0
      Apr 30, 2014

      Was a great company in the past but increasingly unstable.

      Cg supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      "Free" Lunch Interesting, super intelligent, ambitious colleagues. Beautiful environment Competitive salaries

      Cons

      Executives make opaque decisions and do not communicate them to the rest of the studio. The software and pipeline are stuck in the 90s. Decisions are made at a snail's pace, and they're usually bad decisions. It seems likely that all of the film jobs will be outsourced in the near future.

      4.0
      Apr 24, 2014

      Working at DreamWorks Animation

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The place is beautiful - great working environment! The people your working with day to day are talented and share their knowledge.

      Cons

      Advancement can be slow - hard to change to other departments. Some of the supervisors need better people skills.

      4.0
      Feb 25, 2014

      Great culture and awesome employees

      Research and development supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The cultural, artistic and technical diversities of talent at the studio are world renowned! I am very fortunate to work with some of the top computer artists, developers and production personnel in the industry! I made so many lifelong friends that are now family. Unlike most animation studios, there is a vast amount of collaborating and knowledge sharing that goes on. It doesn't have that 'freelance' mentality. Plenty of extra curricular activities and perks.

      Cons

      Communication from Senior Management is inconsistent. Management training and career development is pretty weak. Annual management classes are held for a select group but there is no follow up training as a 'check up'. Policies are created and aren't strictly adhered to. Management shares news and then their actions are contradictory.

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