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4.2

85% would recommend to a friend

(474 total reviews)

President Tjodolf Sommestad

Tjodolf Sommestad

87% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

4.5

Work/Life Balance

4.4

Culture & Values

4.3

Diversity & Inclusion

4.3

Compensation and Benefits

3.9

Career Opportunities

3.6

Senior Management

Ratings distribution

5 stars

36%

4 stars

28%

3 stars

13%

2 stars

9%

1 star

13%

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Updated Nov 27, 2023

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Pros
  • "The people at king are great(in 79 reviews)
  • "Good Benefits and working atmosphere(in 65 reviews)
  • "A great culture and values system.(in 42 reviews)
  • "Colleagues are nice and helpful for the most part(in 34 reviews)
  • "Good salary but not as competitive as it used to be(in 28 reviews)
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    1. 5.0
      Mar 31, 2022
      Hostess
      Current Employee
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Respectful, takes care of staff

      Cons

      A lot of work to do but it’s worth it

      1. 4.0
        Dec 8, 2021
        Coach
        Current Employee
        New York, NY
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        You get to positively impact children's lives

        Cons

        It can be difficult working in new schools

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        1. 5.0
          Jan 17, 2018
          Anonymous Employee
          Current Employee
          New York, NY
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          King's Advertising business is a new, high-energy unit hosted within King (SF-NY-London), with plans to scale to Activision-Blizzard more broadly. Growth is high, hiring fast & accelerating, and there's a lot of breaking new grounds to it. It provides good careers prospects, that feeling of creating, and always doing something new. You don't get the painful political processes of a large empire, while being able to leverage their systems. And King's values are quite prevalent (from internal hires) and lived

          Cons

          There are definitely downsides to be a start-up within a larger company -- you need to invest more energy in shaping your role/market than you would in a comparable position elsewhere, and it can be a risky path too. Leadership is definitely aware of this and is doing a lot to keep people motivated

          2
          1. 5.0
            Jul 24, 2018
            Anonymous Employee
            Current Employee, less than 1 year
            Seattle, WA
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            - Games, Games, Games - surrounded by amazing like-minded nerds who come from some of the best companies around, having worked on some of the world's best IP - Heavy focus on diversity and inclusion, it is not just a buzzword here - Data-informed teams/transparency from leadership - Benefit/Compensation - Free noms - Lots of international travel depending on role - Lack of toxic masculinity that permeates other studio's cultures - everyone is heard here! - Mission statement: Every day we look to create IP and content that makes people smile. We are inclusive, your aunt, mom and best friend have played at least one of our games!

            Cons

            - If you're in North America, expect lots of early morning calls with folks across the pond. (If you're a morning person, move this bullet into the pro section.) - Certain segments of the business occasionally have a hard time understanding issues based on region and is very EU centric, we're working on it!

            1. 2.0
              Dec 4, 2020
              Salary Employee - Rather Not Say
              Former Employee, more than 1 year
              San Francisco, CA
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Fun games, global offices, smart & capable people

              Cons

              Constant put-downs, name-calling, belittling, stonewalling, gossipping of other colleagues, and extreme micro-managing, I mean into your nights, morning, and weekends. That was my experience with my manager. Years after, I still find myself talking about the experience with my therapist. Thinking back, not all feedback was bad, some were indeed helpful, but not at all communicated in a constructive manner. Inspire your employees, mentor them, if they are still not up to the job, letting them go before all these abusive behaviors. Unfortunately, there were more people who experienced the same under her, none spoke up for various reasons, but the last time I checked, she's been promoted multiple times.

              16
              1. 5.0
                Mar 22, 2017
                Game Team
                Current Employee, more than 3 years
                Seattle, WA
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                - Leadership has really paved the way for innovation on our next wave of titles. We have a lot of leeway to be creative and try things to create the next big thing for mobile. - Lunches and snacks are plentiful and the office location in Downtown Seattle is central and near a bunch of great stuff. - Leadership in the studio has given the game teams a lot of autonomy to build the games and features that they want. - We probably have the best culture and teamwork at the studio that we have had in years.

                Cons

                - Communication with central King Leadership is sometimes slow, which can hamper our ability to get stuff done quickly.

                3

                Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. I will share it on with the local HR team for future reference. Best regards / King HR representative

                1. 5.0
                  Feb 1, 2017
                  Anonymous Employee
                  Current Employee, more than 3 years
                  Seattle, WA
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  The Seattle studio (Z2) is firing on all cylinders - we have exciting new projects, talented co-workers and managers who are dialed in, but give us enough space and empower us to make cool stuff. Last year had lots of ups and downs, but the leadership team here has given us the green light to do what we need to do to make great games. 2017 is going to be a big year for us, excited to see how everything develops.

                  Cons

                  Seems like the office budget has gotten tighter, less team events/celebrations than in the past. It's fun to get together on a Friday and talk shop.

                  1. 5.0
                    Feb 9, 2017
                    Anonymous Employee
                    Current Employee
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Seattle studio has an amazing culture of collaboration and innovation. Lou F has done a great job uniting the studio through informative sprint reviews and all hands meetings, while taking the time to work with all the development teams who are in the process of making the next great game. The studio's only live game, Paradise Bay continues to kick butt after its strong push through the holidays.

                    Cons

                    They recently stopped serving lunch on Fridays. Oh well, guess the breakfast, free snacks and drinks will have to do.

                    3

                    Great and thanks for sharing your experience! And agreed, keeping the focus on creating brilliant games is the most important. Best Regards / King representative

                    1. 4.0
                      Feb 28, 2018
                      Anonymous Employee
                      Former Employee
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      The people - Lots of really smart and super friendly people. Great work life balance. Its strongly encouraged to get your work done in a 8hr workday and then turn off. Great senior leadership. Very accessible. Many of them have been there for 10+ years and are still very passionate. Great culture in general.

                      Cons

                      Some politics as expected from a company of this size.

                      4
                      1. 4.0
                        Feb 4, 2018
                        Anonymous Employee
                        Current Employee, more than 3 years
                        Seattle, WA
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Seems like King is really committed to investing in North America. New Senior leader of North American Games who sits in Seattle, seems genuinely interested in the people and what we are doing. We can finally see how the US ties into the rest of King. Also, it sounded like SF is going to grow a lot, excited to have more people in the US. -New games in Seattle -Good vibe -Great location -New teams in SF...we get updates from the studio heads in SF during a new North American call....which in itself is cool -Travel...we all get to go to Stockholm this summer!!!! -We have recently hired a bunch of new people, good to have more energy in Seattle.

                        Cons

                        Wish we had more day to day communication in Seattle. My team runs independently which is great, but sometimes it feels like separate studios since we are all so busy. Would be good to have clear studio goals that we can all understand. Saying we need to launch a game seems obvious, but is that really it? I saw the King goals at our CEO call but studio leadership has never spoken of them before or again. What happens when local leaders go to London...can you tell us why you go or what you learned.

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                      King has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 543 reviews left anonymously by employees. 85% of employees would recommend working at King to a friend and 76% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, King employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at King. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

                      85% of King employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated King 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

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