Cinesite reviews

3.9

85% would recommend to a friend

(180 total reviews)

Antony Hunt

83% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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 Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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180 reviews
1.0
Jul 8, 2017

It pays off to be a jerk

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Pros

The hard working people are amazing, down to earth folks you cannot wait to see them next day. Sadly, these are the ones the studio bullies push around.

Cons

The bullies, or in better terms: LeJerks. This group is formed by passive-aggressive supervisors, producers and HR folks. Each one of them live in their own bubble, don't interact with anybody unless they need to make a mark on a check box so they can get a tap on the back from upper management (whoever they are. Seriously, I never met any of these guys), and do all those things they tell you in school not to do if you want to keep working in this industry, yet they made it to where they are (ironic huh!). Sometimes I think people get infested by the comptent and condescending tone of the quebecois

1.0
Nov 29, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Good for people who don't care about what they work on and want "stability" Decent pay and opportunities for full time

Cons

-Low quality work. Will tell you about the amazing projects they have. Then you find out they go to Vancouver or London. Or the work was given to them by another companies overflow. -Mismanaged -Two faced back stabbing supervisors and management. -Chase away hard working artists with talent -Hire based on friends and project needs. A lot of students. -English speaking people get snubbed and only talked to in French. Outcasted. -No room for growth. You have to approach them about raise and review. They'll tell you your great but won't give you a promotion or raise. - won't renew your contract until your last day or you've already left... if they notice. -don't care if your getting harassed/mistreated. - will promise low overtime hours and will keep you all night for fake deadlines. - no morale

1.0
Aug 26, 2017

worst place I have ever worked!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

location in Old Montreal, nice building! Decent pipeline

Cons

Terrible organization! I used to work in the London office and it was much better. The talent in Montreal is green at best. Mistakes are made everywhere. There is no follow through. They are not pro active and spend their time in meetings rather than getting what needs to get done in a timely manner. I think this comes from a lack of knowledge and scared of making the wrong decision. I don't know how they get anything done and is the most OT I have ever done. I don't know how they will get their current show out. They have trouble hiring people and I guess for good reason! Their reputation is not good! The shows are not good either! Technology is lacking! Not even a decent wrap deformer exists here. They have to use Maya's. If you come here you might find you are the only person in your department on a low wage.

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