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

2.0

Jun 13, 2011

Lots of potential but not enough know how and trust to allow to Company to flourish

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great bunch of artists and mid level production people. Small size allows everyone to take bigger role in production. Clever bunch of technical people who are able to problem-solve on the fly.

Cons

Not enough knowledge of projects to allow for focused development time. Crunch periods are longer than at other studios- upper mgmt considers this par for the course. These crunch periods are unsustainable. Crew feels little appreciation. Studio in middle of nowhere. Need car to get decent lunch. Schedules are not based in reality, but hope.

2.0

Jun 4, 2011

If you want to find out about future of the studio, look online; don't bother asking the management.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The size of the studio allows the artist to get her/his fingerprints all over the movie. The people are great, aside from the upper management. To BSS' credit, they are very supportive of family needs, and is generally supportive of the artist's life outside of the studio.

Cons

The studio is run in very cloak and dagger. Artists usually read about the casting of the movie online before hearing about it from management. The mentality of the studio is very 1997. The studio resists change and rewards yes men. The production pipeline is ridiculously stupid and inefficient. The work is uninspiring and very beige. We can't tell a story to save our lives. The initial concepts are usually exciting and great, but then Fox must fit these ideas into it's beige producing demographic machine. There is a reason Pixar is respected: they take chances. The pay sucks. The contracts suck. 0% 0% 2%. Enough said.

3.0

Jun 2, 2011

Constant Battle

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing artists, great group of people with beautiful brand new office space. Creative studio thats not based in California which is nice for those not wanting to be on the west coast.

Cons

Fox runs studio the same way it runs functions on the lot which doesn't work when you have a staff that is mostly creatives and artists. Constant battle to get things done.

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