SHADOWMACHINE Employee Reviews about "pay"
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Updated Jul 10, 2023
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Return to all Reviews- 4.0Jun 30, 2022Scenic PainterFormer Employee
Pros
Great talent Great production leadership Great work culture Good pay Good benefits
Cons
Pay could be a bit higher. Ideally they could build long term employment strategies for the crew. Rather than project based contracts, permanent crew would be retained if longer sighted production strategies, would solidify projects already green-lit, and scheduled for production.
- 4.0Sep 7, 2022Production AssistantCurrent Employee
Pros
Pay is above average and stress is low
Cons
Smaller company means less chances to advance
- 5.0Dec 1, 2017AdministrativeCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearPortland, OR
Pros
-They helped with the moving process (Ex: apartment hunting for me, etc) -Great creative community amongst co-workers -Get to work on fun, compelling projects -Bring your (friendly) dog to work! -Free Friday happy hours at our in-studio bar (Portland office) -Free snacks and sometimes lunch supplies or cook-outs! -EPs work VERY hard to keep new projects coming in so they can keep people employed -competitive pay for Portland -3 tiers of health insurance options + dental -studio is in good neighborhood to walk to great lunch spots or the food co-op/grocery store -mandatory sexual harassment training for all in leadership/power positions -a lot of female leaders within the company -opportunity for growth for talented/hard working people -decent flexibility for unpaid time off -established business in 2 locations sometimes allows for employees to work for LA office from portland for short-term gap coverage -much lower cost of living and less traffic/walkable city in comparison to LA
Cons
-Hiatus times are normal in this industry and happen here, per usual -There can be uncertainty for artists when a project ends -Every producer and project is different so there can be a big difference in the schedule and management style -no PTO -warehouse building which needs updates
1 - 5.0Jan 29, 2022Model MakerCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearPortland, OR
Pros
great work environment, amazing people, fun work
Cons
small; fewer resources, not great pay
- 5.0Mar 6, 2019Production CoordinatorCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsLos Angeles, CA
Pros
Great people, laid back atmosphere, dog friendly, respects your humanity, good benefits, pays you very well for production
Cons
Coffee could be better, could use paid vacation time
- 5.0Feb 15, 2017Character DesignerCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearHollywood, CA
Pros
Good atmosphere, understanding bosses, normal amount of pressure
Cons
Sometimes low pay, length of job isnt very long
- 1.0Sep 27, 2020Crew MemberFormer Employee
Pros
There are no pros unless you like low pay and dysfunctional management.
Cons
Never in my entire career have I met worse people. Their childish disorganized and fully broken (lack of) system for doing anything other than 'make it up as you go' is beyond low quality / low intelligence / low artistry. The worst part are the LIES - they lie. They will tell you one thing (before you start working there) then do a 180 and act like you are crazy as soon as things reveal themselves. The only reason they are not overwhelmed by bad reviews is that the film biz is small and broke freelancers are frightened of burning a bridge. Terrible people - terrible place to work.
- 4.0May 24, 2022Storyboard ArtistCurrent Temporary Employee, less than 1 yearLos Angeles, CA
Pros
- Nice people - Good pay - Got to work on a fun primetime show
Cons
- None at the moment
- 4.0Sep 29, 2022AnimatorFormer Employee, more than 1 yearPortland, OR
Pros
Lots of respect for the art form from the department heads and production staff that was very encouraging. All in all a great environment with great co-workers.
Cons
The pay is mid to low, and it is not unionized, so the benefits are weak at best.
- 3.0Sep 20, 2022Character DesignerCurrent Contractor
Pros
decent pay the team is great
Cons
no holidays disorganized you know how animation is
