Lionsgate reviews

3.3

30% would recommend to a friend

(396 total reviews)
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Jon Feltheimer

24% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Lionsgate has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 396 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lionsgate employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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396 reviews
2.0
May 21, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great location in Santa Monica with a water garden and plenty of restaurants. Some nice people who were very generous and helpful. I really liked some people there.

Cons

Well, when one exec. wasn't telling me that I need to read the Bible so that I can understand the importance of being married and what it teaches you about thinking about other people first instead of just myself and that would be how I could improve as an assistant, I was shamed for being too fat, too poor to afford a car or at least a nice bicycle, and being a victim of my public school education by the others. I guess UCLA is a public school after all... Also, a lot of casual racism I didn't expect, such as when some lovely people discussed how ridiculous this Mexican Wedding they saw in Griffith Park was. Oh, they could not even imagine! I guess looking white, but being half Mexican threw them off their gaurd. Maybe those people are gone now. I gave up hope about 6 months in. Wasn't all bad, but those moments do stick out.

3.0
Apr 22, 2015

Nice people but Political

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

In the big picture, Lionsgate is still a fledgling studio. This has proved good and bad for workplace environment. Overall some pluses are the people. People at Lionsgate overall have a team player attitude and are friendly and enjoyable to work with. Great location (next to the Water Garden/HBO/Viacom) in Santa Monica and management supports a healthy work/life balance.

Cons

Little standardization (though this is changing) for performance metrics and measurement from department to department and boss to boss. This makes things very political as people take note of who does what and who gets promoted when. Also, the Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate merger created 2 of everything when the companies merged. Most of the duplicate positions/teams have been eliminated (by layoffs) but there remains a weird vibe from the top. Also, hard to be promoted from within and pay in the entry level and middle level positions is not comparable to other studios and large entertainment companies.

4.0
Mar 23, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Small, team oriented company compared to the other big studios; Offices being modernized and expanded, HR is working to improve all benefits including increasing base pay and bonuses

Cons

Work-life balance can suck within certain departments; All areas of business could do with improved communication and organization

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