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?

"Nice people for the most part" ((in 40 reviews)); "It was a great team and the job was fun to do!" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great work environment and people" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good benefits Plan" ((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)); "Lots of layoffs and uses of grey zones" ((in 4 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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Cinesite reviews

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

May 18, 2023

A fantastic company to work for

Lighting artist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Amazing people to work with - Super flexible - Good benefits - Organized pipeline - Good shows/movies - Very few OT necessary

Cons

- Total lack of security. Based on per projects, which inevitably lays off employees based on demand. - Transitioning inside the company to other departments have proven to be nearly impossible

5.0

Apr 19, 2023

Great Company and Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- they really show care and appreciation for their workers - lots of fun little events and activities planned throughout the year - communication with management and HR is always friendly - great extra benefits for health and training

Cons

- From the Feature Animation Division, I can’t think of any.

4.0

Apr 13, 2023

Great place to work

Senior animator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment, nice team, projects and studio. They are always worry about your well being and do everything they can to make you happy and comfortable. Really good work/life balance

Cons

Doesn't have much shows, so eventually you end up in a long or short break.

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Jobs at Cinesite

Level 1 Systems Administrator -- Administrateur systèmes Niveau 1

Conseiller.ère RH et Recrutement -- HR and Recruitment Advisor

Senior Lighting-Compositing Artist

Directeur.trice technique des Assets - Division Animation -- Asset Department TD - Animation Division

Montreal

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