Does Lighthouse Studios pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lighthouse Studios employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lighthouse Studios. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lighthouse Studios?

76% of Lighthouse Studios employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lighthouse Studios 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lighthouse Studios?

2D Animator (13) , Animator (7) , Layout Artist (6) , Background Artist (3) , 2D Harmony Animator (2) , Production Coordinator (2) , Retake Animator (2) , Senior 2D Animator (2)

What are the pros of working at Lighthouse Studios according to real employee reviews?

"Good people" ((in 13 reviews)); "I worked for lighthyfor under 6 months but employees and supervisors were all pleasant and good at their jobs." ((in 3 reviews)); "Fair pay" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lighthouse Studios according to real employee reviews?

"aggressive bullying." ((in 6 reviews)); "Salary is a little low" ((in 5 reviews)); "Middle management and HR is a disaster, there are far too many people in high ranking positions who are unsuited to the job." ((in 4 reviews))

Lighthouse Studios Reviews

3.6

76% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

68% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (43 reviews)

Lighthouse Studios has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lighthouse Studios employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, entertainment and recreation industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

43 reviews

1.0

22 Apr 2022

Avoid at all cost

Anonymous employee

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Pros

It's a job? Could be OK to start your career at, but you'll outgrow the studio in a year if you don't get laid off before

Cons

- Micromanagement by production - Exploitation - Gaslighting by HR - Bullying (many cases are known and have been reported, but see the bulletpoint above) - No benefits - 9-6 working hours - No WFH, not even hybrid - The studio is permanently riddled with Covid cases, yet they insist on keeping everyone in the office. Very reckless. - Cold office - No automatic raises despite rise in inflation. People have to beg them for a tiny raise of 100EUR and usually get rejected. You also need to have a formal interrogative meeting to convince them you are worthy of a minuscule raise. - Hard to get holidays on the dates you ask. If you have a family/partner and you want to go on vacation together, good luck with that - Awful time management. The deadlines are always creeping up, no project is ever finished on time due to slow communication and hundreds of unnecessary retakes (both internal and external). - Unable to use any work in your portfolio or having to find it yourself on Youtube

Lighthouse Studios Response

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Thank you for the feedback. It sounds like your experience falls short of what we try to create for our employees. We will be looking into the issues you describe. It would really help if you would provide some further details about the circumstances relating to your comments by emailing feedback@lighthousestudios.ie. Thank you.

1.0

16 Nov 2021

Exploitative Studio - the Sweatshop of Ireland

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Kilkenny is a lovely place to live High profile projects that would look good on a CV/Showreel Nice Hub for creatives to interact

Cons

Where do i start... The management coerces people into taking on more work than viable under the flag that it is a passion project. They gaslight you make you believe youre the problem when in fact everybody in the studio feels the same way. Some Management/Leads/Surpervisors in my experience have been bullies. They dont identify good leaders and instead reward 'Yes People' through promotion who will cave to the ridiculous targets set by the company The projects may be cool, but the time frames they expect work is unachievable and that reflects in consistent missed deadlines by the studio, and then they have the audacity to say the employees who are putting in unpaid extra hours arent working hard enough. The pay Structures within the studio are disrespectful to the artist with the quality of the work they expect.

1.0

7 Feb 2020

So poorly organised

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The other creatives, the best part is the people you work with. Made some great friendships. Kilkenny itself is very safe and a charming small Irish city.

Cons

You are treated like a robot cog in a never ending machine. There is no respect for how the staff is treated. It's been a studio where I kept witnessing coworkers getting burnt out and loosing faith in the animation industry as a whole. The fundamental way the studio is run needs to drastically change. There is a big miscommunication between staff and the higher ups. Having inexperienced people at high end important roles has a negative effect on projects and how they are scheduled overall. The pay is also low for a job that is seen as skilled work.

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