Skydance reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(102 total reviews)

David Ellison

79% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Skydance has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 102 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Skydance 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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102 reviews
1.0
Apr 20, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Skydance Animation: Some solid people that work here if you are lucky enough to land in the right place. You can get hired to do that next rung on the ladder here, that you would be too inexperienced for anywhere else.

Cons

Skydance Animation: Hiring across every department to end to be very green and under-experienced for their role, which is not a bad thing if the studio had any support infrastructure which they do not so you are on your own to drown. This inexperience is part of what feeds a pervasive culture of burning out crew (lack of planning and overall knowledge of how to successfully run projects) so that they take leave of absences or quit; studio leadership allows it to continue. Leadership is abusive with no repercussions. Some of the most toxic, ineffective leadership I have ever seen assembled in one place. Projects are bloated and mismanaged. Overall lack of respect for people is part of the culture. Cronyism is alive and well here so no diversity at the top. David Ellison has no clue what a dumpster fire he has on his hands.

2.0
Apr 20, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Nice people. -You get your own cubicle. -Flexible WFH options.

Cons

-The ones in charge are old and out of touch. You'll never work on something that takes risks or breaks any new ground if you work here, it's just a watered down Disney/Pixar. -Extremely disorganized productions that waste time and money and then force the artists to either rush their work or put in overtime. -CEO who inserts himself into the creative process even though he has no taste or talent. -Nepotism, nepotism, nepotism.

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