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Blackbird Interactive Reviews

3.6

77% would recommend to a friend

(53 total reviews)

Rob Cunningham

62% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Blackbird Interactive has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 53 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Blackbird Interactive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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53 reviews
5.0
26 Nov 2021

Great company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great company culture and great projects!

Cons

Expanding fast and some growing pains but doing well.

2.0
19 May 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent IP to work on (Homeworld series), good office location (on Great Northern Way, walking distance to Main st.), some sense of comradery, reasonable suite of dev tools (Unity, git), good opportunity for young and talented people to break into the games industry in Vancouver.

Cons

Authoritarian work culture that treats individuals with no respect, widespread bullying, disgruntled employees, high turn-over, and an emphasis on art production to the exclusion of other disciplines such as game design and tech. Will not look good on your resume since so many recent grads from tech colleges in Vancouver have filtered through this company either as interns or on short contracts, not to mention that this studio is incapable of shipping a successful project.

1.0
14 May 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

4 day work week, even if it's just a bandaid to cover up systemic issues. Willingness to improve D&I, though it sometimes feels performative. Well-known, interesting IPs in the RTS genre. Some of the best talent in the industry today, and are willing to help bring talent from overseas as well. They help pay for courses as well, though getting it approved can be tricky. It's a good experience to get your foot in the door. Get in, stay for a year or so, then get out.

Cons

Rapid growth required a change in how management and leadership operate, which hasn't happened or been acknowledged yet. Consistent diva problem in the Art department, and if you cross them you get fired. Most projects are understaffed and very badly managed. BBI has by far the worst producers I've ever worked with. Leadership lacks experience and will to make hard decisions, which trickles down into dev overwork and crunch. 4 day work week made this worse. Leadership does not listen to devs, flat out. No room for career advancement unless you are willing to do several people's jobs and have no personal life. Bro/stoner culture is strong with higher-ups and if you're not part of that culture you stand out. Art/Design/Tech was consistently off-kilter on the project I was in, which led to avoidable work and confusion. Leadership purposely lies to devs about the roadmap and state of the project, causing distrust over time as failed milestones keep piling up. Chronic cases of people being promised raises/positions and that never coming to fruition, as well as people giving notice and being fired right after.

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