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      4.2

      97% would recommend to a friend

      (161 total reviews)

      Steve O'Brien

      84% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.4

      Culture & values

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Senior management

      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
      2.0
      Jul 15, 2014

      Great place to get your feet wet, but try not to get too cozy.

      Artist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A good company for newcomers in the industry, lots of opportunities for personal development. Located in Deep Ellum so you get free accessible parking for all the pub crawling as noted in another review. Dallas is super cheap compared to LA. If you have experience working at other studios, you can be compensated very well here.

      Cons

      Schedules are intense and allow little to no work/life balance. Because there is no OT, production/upper management can afford to be incompetent and put pressure on artists. The studio hires experienced people from well known studios but does not value their input. Texas natives/newcomers are not payed well. Management makes false promises regarding compensation. Supervisors and upper management are not keen on making big changes to the pipeline, the studio is run extremely inefficiently. If you want something done, do it yourself. And after that, use the knowledge gained to go work for a better company somewhere else.

      2.0
      Jul 10, 2012

      Work harder, not smarter is the theme at RFX

      Rfx employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The artists on the floor are talented and really trying to overcome the hardships that have become commonplace to the processes there.

      Cons

      The management, processes and pipeline act as blockades instead of fueling progress, creativity and innovation. Most of the hardships you see mentioned about this company, the management, processes, and pipeline have created. I was at RFX for a number of years and saw the pipeline team turn over twice. How can you get anything going if the technical backbone is not consistent (which also speaks to lack of vision for the pipeline structure and support.)? Management lacks communication/ directives for the teams and appear truly uninspired by anything other than their own political and financial agendas.

      2.0
      Sep 19, 2017

      Senior Producer

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      employees make the place. everyone works hard then usually hangs out together. a fun atmosphere. variety of projects to work on.

      Cons

      very little opportunity for women to advance. management doesn't seem to be on the same page. alot of hours - evenings, weekends....very little work/life balance allowed. I've seen many couples divorce because spouse is never home.

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