Industrial Light & Magic Employee Reviews about "great projects"
Updated Jan 26, 2019
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Lynwen Brennan
102 Ratings
Pros
"Great projects, free disneyland tickets" (in 14 reviews)
"Great people, talented artists, high end projects" (in 9 reviews)
Cons
"It's long hours, but we all know what we are getting into" (in 8 reviews)
"I don't think they get the same standard of training as San Francisco" (in 8 reviews)
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Reviews about "great projects"
Return to all Reviews- Former Contractor, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
A bit more established - high security - unstoppable great projects
Cons
Take advantage of prestige name and do not offer competitive pay - insane overtime like any other VFX house - zero transparency
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Great work environment, great projects, great tools
Cons
lack of ability to move within the company top heavy
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Great projects, free disneyland tickets
Cons
Work being sent out of the US.
- Former Contractor★★★★★
Pros
Mostly very skilled people in artist positions. Great projects.
Cons
Artist management is random. Cliquey. Low pay, even for very senior staff and leads. Way too much OT. The people who do the least have the safest jobs.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Highest caliber of talent and professionalism. Lots of knowledge sharing. Coolest projects. Great location.
Cons
Unstable industry. Large amounts of overtime. Work going overseas. Quantity starting to take precedence over quality.
Continue reading - Current Contractor★★★★★
Pros
Star Wars and history, veterans, collegiate, great projects
Cons
Can feel corporate, is shrinking in SF
- Current Contractor★★★★★
Pros
Great projects, good artist, nice environment
Cons
ILM more and more is working like any other VFX company.
- Former Contractor★★★★★
Pros
great projects, connection to film history, excellent creative direction
Cons
Difficult politics and career paths in SF due to the distorting effects of subsidies and tax incentives in Canada and London. Presidio location is a challenge unless you're commuting from Marin or nearby SF neighborhoods.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Great projects, Singapore is an awesome travel hub to be able to see the rest of Asia. Income tax is very low. Super safe city with more and more to do locally.
Cons
Too many levels of supervision. Too many people to report to that have conflicting views on how work should be done. The company is a bit too too heavy for real advancement. Too many juniors in Singapore. Makes everything a bit slower. Too many project hires.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Amazing talented team, great projects.
Cons
I cannot think of any cons
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