Does The Mill pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Mill employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Mill . This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Mill ?

57% of The Mill employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Mill 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Mill ?

Runner (22) , Producer (21) , Nuke Compositor (11) , 3D Artist (9) , CG Artist (9) , Production Coordinator (9) , FX Artist (8) , Designer (6) , Flame Artist (6) , Motion Graphics Designer (6) , Senior Producer (6) , VFX Supervisor (6) , Artist (5) , CG Generalist (5) , CG Lead (5)

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

"Great people around with friendly and can do teamwork atmosphere" ((in 64 reviews)); "Great culture and place to work" ((in 15 reviews)); "nice work environment" ((in 9 reviews)); "Lovely office and great catering services which is good when you need to work late." ((in 9 reviews)); "work life balance was good" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Can be long hours and weekend heavy but that just comes with the hospitality industry" ((in 30 reviews)); "low pay for entry level positions" ((in 25 reviews)); "Low salary and appreciation which never encourage you to do more" ((in 10 reviews)); "annual layoffs for the last few years, and now it is barely managing to stay afloat." ((in 7 reviews)); "Lack of upper management outside the team, HR not responding once redundancies announced." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about The Mill layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed The Mill locations?

New York , Los Angeles , Chicago , Culver City , Lincoln , Omaha , Washington , San Diego , Bel Air , White Hall , Atlanta

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3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(338 total reviews)

Robin Shenfield

42% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

The Mill has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 338 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Mill 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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338 reviews

2.0

Feb 12, 2026

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Dir. business development

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Business Outlook

Pros

The team was made up of incredible creative talent

Cons

The company was financially unstable at the time with poor leadership

4.0

Jan 19, 2026

Fun Company, Hard Work, No Pay Increases

Production coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work Hard, Party Hard. Connected to great work and talented people.

Cons

Expect to work long hours. No pay transparency. Found out newly hired receptionists were making more than me and they refused to give me a raise even though I'd been there for several years.

1.0

Jan 16, 2026

Dreadful

Senior executive producer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dogs were allowed in the office

Cons

Too many to mention, toxic leadership, favouritism from the GM, massive churn... bullying from leadership, one of the worst jobs I have ever had

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