Does Mainframe Studios pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mainframe Studios employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mainframe Studios. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mainframe Studios?

86% of Mainframe Studios employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mainframe Studios 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mainframe Studios?

Lighting Artist (18) , 3D Animator (17) , Production Coordinator (9) , Surfacing Artist (9) , Animator (8) , Senior Animator (8) , Storyboard Artist (5) , 3D Modeling Artist (4) , Designer (4) , Junior 3D Animator (4) , Junior Animator (4) , 3D Modeler-artist (3) , CG Artist (3) , Compositor/Lighter (3) , Layout Artist (3)

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

"Great people!" ((in 41 reviews)); "The deadlines are reasonable and the teams are great to work with." ((in 11 reviews)); "Good coworkers for the most part, fun projects, smooth pipeline" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 8 reviews)); "Great company culture and people" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Low pay may be the biggest reason people come and go." ((in 13 reviews)); "Crazy deadlines and salaries vary a lot from person to person." ((in 8 reviews)); "Unpaid Overtime (though they don't do overtime usually but compensate it with dinner)" ((in 5 reviews)); "Not much room for growth" ((in 3 reviews))

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Mainframe Studios Reviews

4.1

86% would recommend to a friend

(129 total reviews)

Michael Hirsh

75% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Diversity and inclusion

4.2

Culture and values

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

Mainframe Studios has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 129 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Mainframe Studios employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

129 reviews

3.0

8 Apr 2026

A lot to do not much time to do it well

Senior lighting artist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

There was a range of projects. Some more complex than others.

Cons

Not enough time to produce a level of quality they're hoping for in the amount of time given. It was always crank out as fast and many shots as possible.

3.0

31 Oct 2025

Experience is very project dependent

Animation supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

There has been a wide variety of projects. A lot of advancements studio wide in recent years have help the studio to evolve and elvate to new hieghts in many positive ways.

Cons

With cut backs, they laid off almost everyone who was responsible for elvating the studio.

3.0

2 Jul 2025

Ok work place

Coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Fun projects to work on

Cons

Catty management and also gossipy

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