Sony Pictures Entertainment Employee Reviews

worked there for about a year and really loved it. great team of very talented artists. Good leadership and friendly culture. pipeline was amazing. Almost no OT. I can recommend

Pros

great location, top notch IT support

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Great people to work with

Software Developer (Current Employee) - Canada - 24 February 2023

people are great and managers very accommodating. pay is bad though. The company is very sensitive about security so there are a few bottlenecks here and there but overall great work culture.

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I loved my time at Imageworks!!

Stereoscopic Supervisor (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 7 February 2022

Sony Imageworks continues to be one of my favorite studios and best employment experiences thus far. They are dedicated to culture and employee satisfaction on a level I have not experienced elsewhere. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there and would recommend it to other colleagues in the industry looking for visual effects or animation work, at a great studio.

Pros

State of the art facilities, Comfortable work environment with many amenities, Dinner typically provided during crunch/OT, Great coworkers, Lots of team & culture building exercises, and holiday events & parties, Employee recognition and appreciation, Competitive salaries & benefits packages.

Cons

None come to mind

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Great Internship

Internship (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 5 December 2019

Sony pictures was a great starting block for me as I learned more about the workplace. I didn't do as much hands on animating as I would have liked, since I was just an intern there , and now I have branched of into programming. But It was still a gift for the ability to work in a recognized name in digital media, in any case.

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Productive and Amazing Workplace

Senior Executive (Former Employee) - States - 4 April 2019

It is good to be a part of Sony Pictures, where each employee get recognization time to time and awarded too. Good to be a part of Sony Pictures. Management is also supportive.

Pros

Free Lunches

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any job (Former Employee) - somewhere - 28 March 2019

Twas Good, so good in fact that I once thought that it was quite good. Upon further consideration I came to the realization that this was, in fact, an

Pros

Good

Cons

Not Bad

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Good work life balance and good benefits

Production Pipeline Technician (Current Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 23 October 2018

In this position I worked closely with various departments in the company. There is a wealth of training materials for individuals to move on to other paths in the VFX industry. Good work life balance and benefits.

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Great

Animator (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 4 September 2018

Lots of talented people work at Sony. There are lots of events and food put out for employees. The support you get at Sony is extremely on point and fast.

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Great atmosphere and amazing environment.

Animation Intern (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 24 July 2017

They care about their employee's well being. They have very friendly staff and staff dedicated to making sure the work place is nice and manageable. The environment is filled with many great artists who are willing to help you improve.

Pros

free snacks, fruits, coffee and tea. Friday breakfast.

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Wears Multiple Hats

Director of Studio Operations (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 14 January 2016

A typical day involved overseeing the day to day operations of the studio, including troubleshooting issues that could hinder production schedules, short and long term planning, interacting with external vendors and other departments at Sony. I was responsible for implementing and rolling out new projects in such areas as large scale build outs, security, health and safety, green initiatives, studio ramp up and down (headcount could fluctuate plus or minus 100 employees within a month). I was also heavily involved in planning and hosting studio events. Internally there would be 2 company events a month, and larger external events would take place on site a few times a year. Although I supported over 750 people at the studio, my team consisted of 6 direct reports. I partnered with other departments at Sony to ensure we operated according to company policy and procedures. In terms of facility management, I oversaw the operation of 3 buildings, with over 80k square feet. I worked closely with the building engineers to troubleshoot mechanical issues, and, if needed, facilitated bringing in outside vendors to address the issue. I was responsible for managing the facility operating budget, and oversaw all studio accounts (excluding production accounts). No day was ever the same, which made the position interesting and challenging!

Pros

Always learning something new

Cons

Long hours

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Digital Supervisor (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 13 September 2014

Amazing opportunity for a movie promotion related job, with new challenging digital media planning, new partners to work with, and a variety of movie types.

Pros

New challenge with every movie promoted

Cons

Long hours and too much pressure

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Great place to work

HR Consultant (Former Employee) - Toronto - 22 January 2014

Worked between 2 locations. Great people I would work there again if I could.

Pros

People

Cons

worked out of 2 offices

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Great place to work.

Analyst (Former Employee) - Toronto - 16 July 2013

A very well put-together team, pretty much all pulling in one direction; refreshing lack of office politics.

Pros

Good, well motivated people.

Cons

Somewhat creaky data systems.

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The Hotel Transylvania project should make its mark in the animation industry

CG Animator (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 4 June 2012

Hotel Transylvania was a rushed project, but we made it! Most of the animation was done in Vancouver, Canada. It is a good, fun, and young city to work in, albeit's winters are cold and wet. The summers are said to be fantastic!