Does Reel FX pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Reel FX employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Reel FX. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Reel FX?

97% of Reel FX employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Reel FX 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Reel FX?

Lighting Artist (10) , 3D Animator (8) , Technical Director (8) , Artist (6) , CFX Artist (6) , Production Coordinator (6) , 3D Artist (4) , Animator (4) , Render Wrangler (4) , (3) , Modeler (3) , Production Assistant (3) , Senior CFX Artist (3) , 3D Modeler (2) , FX Artist (2)

What are the pros of working at Reel FX according to real employee reviews?

"Great environment and coworkers!" ((in 12 reviews)); "They have excellent work and friendly culture." ((in 6 reviews)); "good work environment and boss" ((in 5 reviews)); "There are very talented employees who are willing to mentor junior employees." ((in 5 reviews)); "I thought it had a good work/life balance" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Reel FX according to real employee reviews?

"Extra Work / Low Pay" ((in 13 reviews)); "Upper management, however, is incredibly shady." ((in 9 reviews)); "Company had to cut extra costs by eliminating socials and has frequent layoffs" ((in 8 reviews)); "This is on top of already low salaries to begin with." ((in 7 reviews)); "Senior management is a really tight clique and no one is allowed in." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Reel FX layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Reel FX layoffs and their outlook for job security at Reel FX in 2026.

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

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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

Mar 14, 2019

Not a good place for work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good collegues Beautiful building A lot of projects Good extra activity Good area

Cons

CEO Supervisor Projects Technical issues (no server) Poor management

3.0

Feb 19, 2019

You get what you put in...

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good health benefits at a fair price. Work hours were long on average. I was surrounded by good, creative people in a super fun work environment.

Cons

Time off accrual rate was poor. Too low and took forever to get a decent amount of time off.

3.0

Mar 4, 2018

Decent Place to Start Off

Set dressing artist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The artists were wonderful. A great place to start off in the industry, for sure.

Cons

Things got a bit stagnant after a while. There wasn't enough work to grow around, the pay didn't reflect how long you'd been there (my last year there was a "temporary hold" on raises across the board), upper management didn't run things very well (very soon after I started, they made my department come in on Saturdays to get a "head start" on things, despite the fact that we had no work to do yet, so I came in on Saturdays and did tutorials. And in Texas, there's no overtime pay)

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