Does Cinesite pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cinesite employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cinesite. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cinesite?

85% of Cinesite employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cinesite 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cinesite?

Production Coordinator (10) , Lighting Artist (9) , 3D Animator (8) , 3D Artist (8) , Animator (8) , Production Assistant (7) , Artist (5) , Nuke Compositor (5) , CFX Artist (4) , Pipeline Technical Director (4) , Texture Artist (4) , Compositor (3) , FX Technical Director (3) , Lighting Technical Director (3) , Runner (3)

What are the pros of working at Cinesite according to real employee reviews?

"+ the people are great" ((in 38 reviews)); "It was a great team and the job was fun to do!" ((in 28 reviews)); "Great coworkers" ((in 8 reviews)); "Great work environment and people" ((in 8 reviews)); "Decent pay and benefits." ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cinesite according to real employee reviews?

"Its a bit of an ask for you to have low pay, ask people to move to montreal, and have remote work." ((in 10 reviews)); "Salary is low." ((in 8 reviews)); "Large egos with certain senior managers." ((in 4 reviews)); "Lack of a proper training" ((in 3 reviews)); "It's hard to feel valued in the company, and upper management does not encourage internal learning or growth" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cinesite layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.9

85% would recommend to a friend

(180 total reviews)

Antony Hunt

83% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

Cinesite has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 180 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cinesite 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

180 reviews

4.0

Jul 21, 2021

Friendly atmosphere and great colleagues

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Work alongside talented artists from all over the world -Positive and friendly work environment -Lots of fun events and perks (prior to Covid anyway)

Cons

-Budget often given priority over quality of deliverables (can't really say there's a culture of excellence) -Some departments experience heavy overtime (though not as bad as certain other companies in this industry) -Management sometimes displays surprising lack of understanding of the processes and stakes within their own department

3.0

Feb 29, 2020

Upper management departures

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Helping artists in a creative environment

Cons

Much management churn and overall instability among management. Large egos with certain senior managers.

3.0

Jan 9, 2020

Data Operator & Render Wrangler for VFX Movies

Data operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It’s a superb welcoming environment Great kitchen amenities Fun staff wrap party’s

Cons

Will drop you like a tonne of bricks. Don’t have someone train to do something then not extend their contract. Slightly ‘cliquey’. Might have you working til 3AM but might expect you back in at 8AM. Data Operators aren’t given enough credit - they are everyone’s fall guy.

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Jobs at Cinesite

Senior Lighting-Compositing Artist

Level 1 Systems Administrator -- Administrateur systèmes Niveau 1

Senior FX Artist - Water focus

Vancouver

CA$100K - CA$100K /yr

(Employer provided)

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Compositeur technique ML/IA - VFX -- ML/IA Technical Compositor - VFX

Montreal

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