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Industrial Light & Magic

Part of Lucasfilm

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ILM was the rebel that became the empire, but it's still one kick ass place to work. - Digital Artist Industrial Light & Magic Employee Review

5.0
21 Nov 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. The people. The people at ILM are a wonderful group of artistic folks. It's very much a family. 2. The work. Just look at the credits list. The work speaks for itself. 3. Location. The Presidio is beautiful and LDAC is a first class facility.

Cons

Sometimes it can take awhile to get recognition amongst a group of such talented folks. There's always a lot going on and things are constantly changing in order to stay on the cutting edge. This can make communication and protocol a challenge at times.

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5.0
12 Nov 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Everyone there is super passionate about the work & needless to say that everyone is working on something cool. The location is also very nice and scenic

Cons

Getting to the office can be a challenge, depending on where you are in SF. Also, since a lot of employees work from home, the office can be empty at times.

1.0
8 Dec 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working with industry leaders and awesome creatives. People are generally down to earth. Campus is really cool.

Cons

Culture is very back-stabbing. I was told I was doing a great job by most collaborators, but one person had it out for me and it became toxic. The Disney element sucks. Low pay compared to other Bay-Area companies.

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