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Associate Producer - Anonymous employee LeftField Pictures Employee Review

2.0
May 6, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-feels like you're at the center of unscripted tv - big names/big projects -ample resources for producers (equipment, editors , etc) -nice offices

Cons

-everything produced on bottom line ($) -pay way below industry standards -stingy w/title bumps and credits -upper management is bullying and distrusting -zero work/life balance

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5.0
Mar 13, 2017
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Pros

Great people doing creating exciting TV.

Cons

The edit bays could be a bigger.

2.0
Jun 21, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

This is a good place to work if you're just starting out in the business. You will get exposure to Avid and other technologies used in video editing, so if you're into that, this might be a good place. They offer health care benefits for staff employees. There is room for growth if you put your time in.

Cons

The pay is bad. They lowball everyone they hire, and unfortunately so many people in the industry are desperate enough to accept their offer. The workload is immense. Expect to work 11 or 12 hour days often. There are several different sub-companies that are part of Leftfield, about 7 when I was there, and I was the post coordinator for all of them. They are notorious for underpaying and overworking their employees; my starting contract was for $950/week, 60 hours a week. Many of the employees at Leftfield are inexperienced. I noticed a pattern of hiring completely inept film crews who did not seem to know the basics. This is probably due to the non-competitive pay offered. The benefits are bad. They offered 5 days vacation after 2 years when I started. Luckily, my position was unionized and I got 5 days vacation after one year. Still bad. High turnover. People did not stay here long, not sure if because they left to pursue other opportunities or were fired.

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