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Found 38 of over 48 reviews
3.5
52% Recommend to a Friend
92% Approve of CEO

Found 38 of over 48 reviews

3.5
52%
Recommend to a Friend
92%
Approve of CEO
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Dave Stohl
18 Ratings

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Pros
  • "collaborative, supportive, growth opportunities, and friendly coworkers(in 4 reviews)
  • "Decent bonuses when sales are good.(in 4 reviews)
Cons
  • "Long hours; goals could be sometime unrealistic and burn out quickly.(in 4 reviews)
  • "Seems like they’re making improvements with new listing, but found significantly better pay elsewhere.(in 3 reviews)
  • "lower salary but sometimes good bonus(in 3 reviews)
  • "Long hours are needed during the last period but no surprise when you are working for such a big and well know franchise!(in 2 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee

    1 Year Reflection

    Apr 24, 2023 - Audio QA Game Tester 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Inclusivity, Career Development, Work Flexibility

    Cons

    Activision Publishing mandated a very unpopular Return-To-Office policy this year.

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  2. 3.0
    Current Employee, more than 10 years

    Call of Duty factory.

    May 25, 2023 - Designer in Los Angeles, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Biggest, most popular franchise, ever. A lot of top tier talent. Good benefits and overall strong employee support.

    Cons

    Far too many employees. Feels like an assembly line factory that keeps growing to fulfill demand. So many leads and managers to help guide all the people. Infinity Ward sub-studios opening in different states and countries. Feeling of a loss of ownership and studio identity. DE&I initiative very heavy handed and at forefront of everything, out of control. Heavy push to hire with diversity as major factor. Constant reminders that diversity is key to success. New courses to lecture you on how to be an adult and be nice to people. Profit sharing is a fraction of what it used to be. See note about far too many people.

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    1 person found this review helpful
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  4. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 5 years

    A good stepping stone into the industry

    Feb 27, 2023 - Senior Vfx Artist in Woodland Hills, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    - Lots of great folks working in the studio professionally and personally. - High profile project makes for fun recognition in public. - Bonuses are great if the game ships well. - Fantastic people in the VFX department.

    Cons

    - Salaries are severely lagging behind the industry. Seems like they’re making improvements with new listing, but found significantly better pay elsewhere. Hard to recommend for experienced industry professionals. - Poorly shipped games resulted in lousy bonuses. - Hard stance on hybrid/onsite as of early 2023. Would like to return if they would meet my new compensation package, however it appears lack of remote work options means I will not be returning. - Bro culture at the top. I get it with the game that’s being made, but maybe take it down a notch?

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    2 people found this review helpful
  5. 2.0
    Current Employee

    Long hours, high stress enviroment

    Apr 12, 2023 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    - Ship games consistently - Low risk of the studio dissolving - Pay and benefits can be good

    Cons

    - Tasks are assigned with aggressive deadlines without consulting an expert for an estimate and you're expected to finish them - Long hours with no overtime pay - Bonuses happen after shipping and you might find the long hours went unappreciated too late - More effective to leave the company for a promotion than stay - Some members of leadership can be toxic

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  6. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Passionate developers to work with

    Apr 11, 2023 - Sr. Producer in Woodland Hills, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Work with passionate developers who know their games.

    Cons

    Long hours; goals could be sometime unrealistic and burn out quickly. RTO(return to office) has triggered some developers to look for other options.

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  7. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 5 years

    More than half of the 30+ person team I worked with has left

    Jun 24, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Free lunch, good benefits, potential for decent bonuses, a good number of hard working and passionate team members

    Cons

    Many of the leads/directors are extremely weak and have no desire to improve, and feedback from these leads is often nebulous and unhelpful. Work hours are grueling, work life balance is non existent, expectations are unrealistic and there is no support infrastructure to mitigate this. There are frequently scenarios in which leadership's inaction will require their team members to pick up the slack and work longer, harder hours to make up for it. Salaries are very low in comparison to the rest of the industry, particularly other LA based ones. Bonuses are decent, but will likely not make up for that salary gap. The studio is extremely clique driven, and individual success is entirely based on in-office politics and not the quality of one's work. Pat Kelly is the most toxic studio head I have ever and likely will ever work with.

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    8 people found this review helpful
  8. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    It's pretty fun to work on games known world wide

    Nov 6, 2022 - Software Engineer in Woodland Hills, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Amazing product to work on, some of the most intelligent people I've ever met work here, and the problem solving is always engaging and interesting.

    Cons

    As the company grows and expands there's more and more corporate culture that seeps into daily life at the company.

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  9. 5.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    QA Persective

    Oct 7, 2022 - Quality Assurance Tester 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good work environment Great team

    Cons

    Forced / guilted to doing crunch

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  10. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    The definition of toxicity

    Jan 11, 2022 - Designer in Woodland Hills, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Potentially big Call of Duty bonuses, good pay

    Cons

    Very toxic leadership that relies on yelling, profanity, intimidation. The studio is run like a frat house, and you're either one of the boys club or you're not. Everything is about being bigger, louder, more badass. The bigger personalities lord over everyone else. Bonuses are dangled in front of you like carrots to keep you in line. Very definition of bro-culture.

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    5 people found this review helpful
  11. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Working for IW

    Feb 7, 2022 - QA Senior Tester in Woodland Hills, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    It's a good place to work, with multiple opportunities for growth throughout the company. Aside from that it is a fun environment, and somewhat laid back. At least laid back before we get closer to shipping our newest game.

    Cons

    It can feel tough at times being heard when you are newer to the company and don't have an established relationship with those above you in the company.

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Infinity Ward has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 48 reviews left anonymously by employees. 52% of employees would recommend working at Infinity Ward to a friend and 75% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Infinity Ward employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Infinity Ward. This rating has decreased by -9% over the last 12 months.

52% of Infinity Ward employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Infinity Ward 2.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Infinity Ward to be career development, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be management, senior leadership, culture.

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