dream job but has its faults - Background Artist Pixar Animation Studios Employee Review

Great culture. The best people in the industry.

There’s little room to grow.

Can stay for long period of time. Pay is better than other places, but doesn't really make up for the higher cost of living in the bay area. A lot of talented people.

Less stable with layoffs more common. TDs at pixar are TDs and visual effects artists elsewhere. If you can write python you're a TD, if you're primarily a texture painter, you're a TD. TDs end up siloed in departments: model, shade, lighting, global tech, crowds, tailoring, grooming, fx. Rarely do people cross over, and most tools are proprietary. This makes it tough for the next job, if you did stay for a long period, or didn't have a lot of other work, before your stint at Pixar.