Does Skydance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Skydance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Skydance. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Skydance?

72% of Skydance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Skydance 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Skydance?

Production Coordinator (6) , Production Assistant (5) , Senior Lighting Artist (5) , Artist (4) , Digital Marketing Intern (4) , Lighting Artist (3) , Technical Director (3) , 3D Animator (2) , Animator (2) , Junior FX Artist (2) , Layout Artist (2) , Mid Artist (2) , Nuke Compositor (2) , Production Supervisor (2) , Senior Artist (2)

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

"Awesome team and very friendly" ((in 6 reviews)); "Great benefits and PTO." ((in 6 reviews)); "Consistency, friendly work environment, company on the upswing" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Low salaries that should be higher" ((in 14 reviews)); "Poor communication." ((in 6 reviews)); "Bad old management." ((in 5 reviews)); "Miscommunication common (thanks to unexpected layoffs)" ((in 3 reviews)); "Leadership is abusive with no repercussions." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Skydance layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Skydance locations?

Los Angeles , Santa Monica , Stamford , Atlanta , Charlotte , El Segundo

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Skydance reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(102 total reviews)

David Ellison

79% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

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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Reviews by job title

102 reviews

5.0

Mar 12, 2023

Great place to start

Production assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to start growing within the de Animation Industry

Cons

Nothing bad to say about the company

3.0

Oct 25, 2022

Nice play to start but...

Junior fx artist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stability: Loads of projects where artists are looped in for the near and far future. Permanent Contract: Even though it is due to Spain's legislation all Full-time artists have permanent contract (thus meaning, compensation when being fired). Growing company: Skydance Media has a lot of budget, so it looks like Skydance Animation is only going to grow. Big Names: There is a lot of talented people along the lines of all the running projects.

Cons

There is a serious lack of identity. Growing company: There are so many things that should work that don't since everything is being done and built on the fly (expected to improve as everything solidifies) Salaries: It is hard to find a transparent database with salaries, specially in Spain, but Skydance isn't famous for having the most competitive salaries compared to the rest of Europe and Madrid is no longer significantly cheaper than any other big capital.

4.0

Oct 20, 2022

Great site to work

Technical support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good coworkers is in spain good place to learn and practice

Cons

if you dont negociate good your salary it will be very low

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