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Best job of my life! - Animator Newscape Studios Employee Review

5.0
Apr 22, 2022
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Pros

- Creative Freedom; the teams aren't micro-managed. Though I am making art for someone else's vision, I am still free to make smart choices about the animation and I can truly take ownership over my work. On rare occasions I've even had the opportunity to pitch visual gags during the production phase. - Generous Compensation Package - I never feel stuck doing the same thing. There's always a new trend that comes around, which means new characters to explore - Open Door Communication policy; Upper management is always happy to answer questions and never talks down to me even when I have a concern that seems small or unimportant. When I make a request, and the answer is no, it's clear to me that every consideration was made to arrive at the best solution. - Company has a strong history of making content for YouTube; Newscape doesn't put all their eggs in one basket; I was assigned to one channel, the company stopped making videos for it, and I was simply able to move to another team. Furthermore, it is very hard to find a YouTube channel that does long-form animation content as well as GameToons does. - Videos are uploaded shortly after episodes are wrapped, my work is up for the world to see within weeks or even days for the world to see. - I love rigging in After Effects, and there is no shortage of cool characters to work with.

Cons

- Because YouTube is a much different animal than movies or TV, Newscape does not follow the familiar pipeline, which takes time to adjust to. - Tight Deadlines

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5.0
Mar 21, 2025
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Pros

- Nearly all employees are salary (non-exempt) meaning they can still accrue OT pay. - 120 hours of PTO - Consistent, reasonable work in an entertainment business full of turnover and burnout

Cons

Fully-remote work is not ideal for all employees. Most of the staff prefer it, however, and it saves substantially on office costs.

2.0
Mar 11, 2026
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Pros

- Great coworkers who are as amicable as they are talented. - Flexible hours for remote contractors

Cons

- Sub-industry standard pay - Prioritizes hiring via contracts to avoid providing benefits. - Contractors are hired on a week by week basis despite signing a contract to be with the company for several months with no guarantee that work or payment will be provided during that period. - As an artist you're given only one week to do a volume of work that most other studios give 2-3 months for which degrades the overall quality of the work you can do. You are forced to cut corners or work past 40 hours a week. - Not enough resources are given to help artists meet those deadlines such as proper visual development art for new locations or reference images that aren't from YouTube Let's Plays. - Trend chasing projects with little to no originality. - While not mandated crunch is basically mandated with the limited amount of time to do assignments.

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