Does Blue Sky Studios pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Blue Sky Studios employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Blue Sky Studios. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Blue Sky Studios?

79% of Blue Sky Studios employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Blue Sky Studios 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Blue Sky Studios?

Animator (16) , Technical Director (8) , Production Coordinator (5) , Production Supervisor (4) , Senior Technical Director (4) , Artist (3) , Character Artist (3) , Lighting Technical Director (3) , 3D Artist (2) , 3D Modeler-artist (2) , Animation (2) , Character Technical Director (2) , Environment Artist (2) , FX Artist (2) , Internship (2)

What are the pros of working at Blue Sky Studios according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and proud to call them my family." ((in 37 reviews)); "Great work environment." ((in 7 reviews)); "Benefits were great." ((in 7 reviews)); "Great culture, very family" ((in 7 reviews)); "Everyone is friendly and helpful." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Blue Sky Studios according to real employee reviews?

"Second set of “new management” didn’t make enough of the hard changes to remove toxic forces." ((in 7 reviews)); "Leadership is congested with 50" ((in 6 reviews)); "Low Pay" ((in 5 reviews)); "Wish there were more opportunities for staff positions" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Blue Sky Studios layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Blue Sky Studios layoffs and their outlook for job security at Blue Sky Studios in 2026.

Blue Sky Studios reviews

4.2

79% would recommend to a friend

(160 total reviews)

28% positive business outlook

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Blue Sky Studios has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 160 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Blue Sky Studios employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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160 reviews

4.0

Mar 24, 2021

A studio with unrealized potential

Cfx lead

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

A great community of artist which pull together in the face of corporate oversight

Cons

No longer in business. Closed.

5.0

Mar 22, 2021

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Senior layout artist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Studio is located on a large wooded estate Great for taking long walks during your lunch break And of course the artist that plays studios are amazingly talented and everyone does what they can to help each other out

Cons

New York and the Connecticut area can be expensive places to live

5.0

Mar 13, 2021

Greatly undervalued group of artists; massive loss to the animation industry

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The amazing people, fun culture, positive energy, incredible passion of the artists who worked there

Cons

Lack of new hires, unstable technology updates, missed deadlines on major projects because of changes to studio leadership and Disney buy out, ended in the loss of 450 jobs of HUGE talent and potential

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