Reel FX reviews

4.2

97% would recommend to a friend

(161 total reviews)

Steve O'Brien

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Reel FX has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 161 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Reel FX 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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161 reviews
1.0
Jun 17, 2017

Avoid if you can, leave when you have a chance

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some really talented artists on the floor in every department who are passionate about their work and will do just about anything they can to make stuff look good.

Cons

Management is horrible. Kyle Clark and Steve O'brien will run this place to the ground. No offense personally, but they don't have the know-how to run an animation studio successfully. They should step down and bring in some experience ...however... they tried that a few years ago but it failed miserably. They do not want to relinquish control or admit they can't do things properly. There are no films coming. There is nothing in their backlog that has a remote chance of getting made, at least not in Dallas. Pretty soon, they'll be down to an even smaller crew... 6 layoffs in the past year? Don't let them fool you if they change names of the company either. They've tried to do that too. If you're a canadian, try to avoid working under this management via their remote studio they are trying to build for canadian film incentives. You'll have the same disrespect as an artist as the Dallas folks get. Advice to the people that still work there: Look for another job. It sucks that you will most likely have to move, but it's the best thing that will happen to you. Go be free of the lack of direction, lack of vision, and lack of a company that cares about you. You are all my friends, and I will work with every one of you again - just not under this management. Advice to people looking for a job: Look elsewhere.

2.0
Jun 4, 2017

Top Management 'good-ole boys' need to split up

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some of the best artists and employees to work with. Good benefits (health, dental, etc..) Decent pay for the area Great location in Deep Ellum

Cons

Top management only cares about themselves and their 'bro-culture'. Terrible creative decisions which has made the company struggle to stay afloat causing repeated rounds of layoffs for artists.. Outsourcing to Canada is their new 'idea' on how to make the company profitable. They try to do Pixar/Disney level quality with 20% of the budget and only end up hurting the artists Communication is non-existent

1.0
Sep 7, 2016

What happened?

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great artists, great location, like a family. Made a great movie in The Book of Life.

Cons

No over time. No clear future. Boys club and rampant favoritism.

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