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 40 reviews)); "Great culture, very family" ((in 8 reviews)); "Benefits were great." ((in 7 reviews)); "Awesome work environment." ((in 6 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)); "Upper management does not want to hear about leadership incompetence." ((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.

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Blue Sky Studios reviews

4.2

79% would recommend to a friend

(160 total reviews)

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

160 reviews

4.0

Nov 18, 2015

Great Environment, Not Great Pay

Production coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Blue Sky is a wonderful place to work. The artists are amazing, the atmosphere is collaborative, and the donuts flow freely.

Cons

Middle production pay is insufficient for the cost of living in this area. Many PAs and Coordinators have to find side jobs to pay rent.

4.0

Nov 18, 2015

One of the better studio experiences

Technical director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Full time benefits like vacation time, sick days, snow days, and health insurance were all great. The company sort of treats you like family and if you talk to enough people you will find they genuinely care about you and your life.

Cons

Promotions go slow unless you leave the studio and come back - that's what I heard when I went and that's what I experienced.

3.0

Aug 3, 2015

Ok place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stability. This is probably the safest place to work in the industry. Very relaxed schedule. Talented people to work with. Ok salary, ok working environment, ok benefits. Good bonus when the movie sells well. If you are in the right department, you could really enjoy your life: you can chat and play with friends during regular hours and start to work when over time kicks in.

Cons

No body heard the name of the studio when you mention the movies you worked on to your friends and families. People always say "Wow you work at Pixar? So cool!!!" This studio is lack of vision, they just want to play safe. Everything is controlled by Fox. Even if you pitched a good story, it might be turned into ridiculous joke. Not the best place to work for creative people. There are great talented people in this place but the final films are always just so so. Production starts while the story is still soft, and directors usually don't know what they want. Many departments waste lots of time and energy because of this. Different department treats people differently, some people can go to watch movies or go on field trip during working hours while others don't have equal treatment. Studio is in the middle of no where, you have limited food choice if you don't drive. You don't feel any care from HR, you just get reminders to finish your online training courses.

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