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    DNEG Reviews

    Updated 5 November, 2018
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    Pros

    • "People are nice and our head of animation is fantastic, the shows are getting more exciting projects to work on" (in 8 reviews)

    • "Same problems as larger industry but great people who treated you well" (in 12 reviews)

    Cons

    • "can be long hours and sometimes need to train yourself" (in 8 reviews)

    • "start always as short contracts" (in 7 reviews)

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    1. "Company that Cares"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Layout Artist in Vancouver, BC
      Current Employee - Layout Artist in Vancouver, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at DNEG full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      great benefits and pay. head of dept is really developing the team and discipline

      Cons

      needs better communication between sites and depts

      Advice to Management

      hire more production

    2. "Could be much better"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - FX Technical Director in Montreal, QC
      Former Employee - FX Technical Director in Montreal, QC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at DNEG full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good and talented coworkers

      everyone friendly

      Cons

      Pay was pretty low, they like to promote talent without compensation

      bad pipeline
      poor render software (clarisse)

      not the best shows

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    3. "Jr. Compositor"

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      Current Employee - Junior Compositor in Montreal, QC
      Current Employee - Junior Compositor in Montreal, QC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at DNEG full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great people
      Fun projects
      Room to learn

      Cons

      Salary reviews always delayed
      Horrible communication between sites and leads.
      Primefocus is not the umbrella you want to be under

      Advice to Management

      Pay your artists better.
      Communicate with each other in facility and to other facilities better.
      Don't ignore your artists.

    4. "very professional company"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I worked at DNEG full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Overall very professional. Best HR department I've come across.

      Cons

      Company culture a bit cold. Not much "team" sense. A bit hierarchical.

    5. "Awesome place to work!"

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      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Assistant in Vancouver, BC
      Current Employee - Assistant in Vancouver, BC
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at DNEG full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Company growth, culture, studio and love my team

      Cons

      I would say needs more social events

      Advice to Management

      nothing

    6. "So far so good!"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at DNEG full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      good people, fun projects and something new every day!

      Cons

      I have to pay for my diet coke cans now

    7. Helpful (11)

      "Human Resources in Dneg Vancouver is a Joke."

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - VFX Supervisor in Vancouver, BC
      Current Employee - VFX Supervisor in Vancouver, BC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at DNEG full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Its owned by 80% India 20% UK that pretty much says it all.

      Cons

      I can't stress enough DUMB is the HR section at Double Negative Vancouver. Extremely unqualified recruiters that are NOT hiring well versed and Industry professionals with far more knowledge than the most of the workforce. I am super surprised as to the kind of feedback they give out. 3D hires and Compositing section hires are extremely disappointing as the two girls that are in charge have no HR experience and think they are way knowledgeable than everyone else. The reason no one sticks around in the company is because of poor hiring skills and HR department that isn't from a VFX production background.

      Advice to Management

      HIRE BC TRAINED HR and NOT some random snubs from the UK.

    8. Helpful (6)

      "Production"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Vancouver, BC
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Vancouver, BC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at DNEG full-time

      Pros

      Great office
      Nice people (artists)

      Cons

      Definitely fake it till u make it
      short term contract

    9. "Company culture - great fun!"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Vancouver, BC
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Vancouver, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at DNEG full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Dneg know how to include everybody when it comes to getting people together and growing as a wider team. Dneg is a global company - usually it feels 'ugh' with time differences at a global company - alas Dneg make it work very efficiently with good scheduling. Outstanding VFX and Animation talent too.

      Cons

      As most big companies are... There is vigorous in-house loops and it takes a small while to grow in any capacity. In other words, a little bit of 'pigeon holing' can happen for juniors. It should be noted that during this time, juniors are still encouraged to learn and train on the job which is certainly a good aspect.

      Advice to Management

      Relax a little ;)

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Hard working fun company"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Vancouver, BC
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Vancouver, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at DNEG full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      young employees, fun company, great kitchen and supplies, coffee shop inside building, great insurance, accepts applications from different countries, diverse employees, pays all costs to allocate employees to Vancouver

      Cons

      Nothing special, artists sometimes have to do over time working which is normal for this industry

      Advice to Management

      keep up doing what you are doing

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