Over the past 20 years, DreamWorks Animation has introduced the world to a lovable curmudgeonly ogre, a noodle-slurping martial arts obsessed panda, and a bashful yet charismatic Viking hero and his pet dragon. Thanks to movies like Shrek, Kung-Fu Panda, Madagascar, and How To Train Your Dragon to name a few, DreamWorks Animation is recognized as one of the most admired family entertainment brands in the world. Dedicated to helping families dream and laugh together, DreamWorks creates and innovates 3D animated feature films, original TV series, and shorts, interactive media, live entertainment, themed experiences, consumer products, publishing, and trailblazing technology. Put all this together with DreamWorks Animations’ award-winning cast of artists, storytellers, and innovators, and, SKADOOSH – the result is a daily dose of laughter that comes to life across platforms, continents, and generations. read more

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TOTAL RATINGS: 457

CEO: Christopher DeFaria

DreamWorks Animation CEO & Leadership Team Ratings

Christopher DeFaria and the DreamWorks Animation leadership team are scored a "C-" by 35 employees placing it in the Bottom 30% of companies sized 1,001-5,000 Employees on Comparably. The Leadership Score of 62/100 is based on 98 ratings; it combines employee feedback on their CEO (66/100), Manager (60/100), and Executive Team (66/100).

Christopher DeFaria DreamWorks Animation CEO Rating

Bottom 35% Compared to other companies of similar size on Comparably

C-

66 / 100

Christopher DeFaria the CEO of DreamWorks Animation received an average score of 66 from DreamWorks Animation employees.

Female employees at DreamWorks Animation rate the CEO the highest.

Male: 52

Female: 77

The Engineering department at DreamWorks Animation rate the CEO the highest, while Design department rates the CEO lowest.

Engineering: 74

Design: 70

Employees who have been at DreamWorks Animation for 2 to 5 Years rate the CEO the highest.

Less Than 1 Year

2 to 5 Years

Asian or Pacific Islander employees at DreamWorks Animation rate the CEO the highest.

Asian or Pacific Islander: 78

Caucasian: 50

DreamWorks Animation Manager Rating

Bottom 20% Compared to other companies of similar size on Comparably

60 / 100

Managers received an average score of 60 from DreamWorks Animation employees.

Male employees at DreamWorks Animation rate their Manager the highest.

Male: 59

Female: 46

The Engineering department at DreamWorks Animation rate their Manager the highest, while Design department rates their Manager lowest.

Engineering: 70

Design: 61

Employees who have been at DreamWorks Animation for 2 to 5 Years rate their Manager the highest.

Less Than 1 Year

2 to 5 Years

Asian or Pacific Islander employees at DreamWorks Animation rate their Manager the highest.

Asian or Pacific Islander: 78

Caucasian: 43

DreamWorks Animation Executive Team Rating

Bottom 40% Compared to other companies of similar size on Comparably

66 / 100

The Executive team received an average score of 66 from DreamWorks Animation employees.

Female employees at DreamWorks Animation rate the Executive Team the highest.

Male: 58

Female: 75

The Engineering department at DreamWorks Animation rate the Executive Team the highest.

Engineering: 56

Employees who have been at DreamWorks Animation for 2 to 5 Years rate the Executive Team the highest.

2 to 5 Years

Asian or Pacific Islander employees at DreamWorks Animation rate the Executive Team the highest.

Asian or Pacific Islander: 75

Caucasian: 52

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