Nice company but few projects, not a good career move - Employee Vine FX Employee Review

2.0
Oct 15, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Lovely colleagues, good tech and support, and friendly, casual atmosphere/office atmosphere. It can be a pleasure coming into work every day, and the office is very welcoming. The pay is generous and compares favourably with industry competitors.

Cons

Some of the senior managers are surface friendly, but in many instances this can disappear and reveal some unprofessional behaviour, unlike the regular staff. The company might move up a gear if they can hire senior staff that are not out of their depth in terms of managing projects and people. Also overtime can happen with no notice, work that could be done the next day. It was often I found myself doing an extra hours work at the end of the day when senior staff would make unfair requests when it was clear the working day was about to finish.

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1.0
Apr 22, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. Very friendly team. Specially Editorial team. 2. CEO seems to be a nice guy. 3. Cambridge location. 4. Drinks on Friday and croissants. 5. The team run marathons. I mean Half Marathons. 6. Some leads and seniors artists are really tallented. 7 The 3D department is good. Head of CG is a great guy. CG Leads are great too. 8. The team is very international, but most members are based abroad and work remotely.

Cons

1. Some Comp Sups and Comp Leads are below expectations due to a lack of experience. 2. Production has always been below average. 3. Pipeline? What is that? 4. The farm is small compared to studios of similar size, such as One of Us, Blue Bolt, Union VFX. 5. They prefer to bring in fresh and new artists. They keep the roll moving. 6. Communication between artists is not great. Video calls are not used often, and many are canceled without explanation. 7. I don’t think I will spend more time with this studio. It’s better to avoid it. 8. Their pay is quite low for a UK studio

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2.0
Apr 27, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Social events Some good, honest, hard-working people Central Cambridge location Friendly and approachable senior compositors (2D, 3D) IT support

Cons

Lack of management and structure Lack of protocol - no HR No upward mobility Lack of salary increases Low pay Blame culture Unpaid overtime Micromanagement Favouritism No company benefits Resistant to change Lack of transparency

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