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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
75
TOTAL
RATINGS
2056

Jam City Company Culture

Jam City Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
Choice Employer
A+
4.7/5

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Jam City CEO

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Chris DeWolfe Jam City's CEO
Chris DeWolfe
87 /100

Diversity at Jam City

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A

Diverse employees at Jam City have rated Team, Executive Team, and Happiness as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Jam City

Top 25%Top 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
B

Women at Jam City have rated Team, Executive Team, and CEO Rating as the highest categories they have scored

Jam City eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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Recommend to a Friend?

65

Jam City employees are 65% more likely to recommend Jam City as a great place to work

69%Promoters
27%Passives
4%Detractors

Working at Jam City

Working at Jam City is rated highly by 75 employees, across various culture dimensions. Jam City employees are most satisfied about CEO Rating, Compensation, and Executive Team categories, putting Jam City’s culture in the Top 5% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 10% compared to other companies in Los Angeles. See below in detail how working at Jam City was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Jam City

A+

Overall Company Culture at Jam City is rated A+

Last updated months ago

Top
5%

Jam City ranks in the Top 5% of other companies on Comparably with 201-500 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 75 Employees

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Communications
90
Communications90
Design
90
Design90
Admin
88
Admin88
Business Dev
88
Business Dev88
HR
88
HR88
Operations
86
Operations86
Engineering
83
Engineering83
Marketing
83
Marketing83
Product
83
Product83

Jam City Employee Reviews

Out of 351 Jam City employee reviews, 96% were positive. The remaining 4% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Jam City improve their work culture.

96%
4%
Positive Reviews96%
Constructive Feedback4%

Positive Reviews From Jam City Employees

  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    Everyone on my team truly cares about the product and want to create experiences that players will enjoy.
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    PTO is very respected, at least in my role
  • What makes you most happy at work?
    Getting praise for doing my best. Being listened to for my ideas. Helping other engineers

Constructive Feedback From Jam City Employees

  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    I take on work responsibilities that go way beyond my given title and should be promoted and compensated for my time and ability. Promotions/compensations should not just be dependent on years of being in the office, the amount of work should be taken into account.
  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    I feel there is favoritism on the team. Often, men receive better opportunities than the women. Women of color get less opportunities than white women. This makes me question if everyone is fairly paid.
  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    Jam City compensation is generally lower than market rate. It makes me feel undervalued in the market and it makes it difficult to hire top employees.

Jam City Company Information

Jam City Company Overview

Mobile entertainment company, connecting the world through technology, creativity, and play.

Jam City was founded in 2010 and its current CEO is Chris DeWolfe. Since its inception 16 years ago, Jam City has grown to 450 employees.

Jam City Mission, Vision & Values

Jam City Mission Statement

Jam City is a Los Angeles-based mobile gaming platform with global reach. Our mission is to combine the best creative talent in the world with our proprietary tech platform to create the deepest, richest, and most engaging mobile experiences for our players. Created in 2010 by former MySpace co-founders Chris DeWolfe and Aber Whitcomb along with former 20th Century Fox executive Josh Yguado, its games have been downloaded more than 800 million times and are regularly played each month by nearly 50 million people, half of whom live outside the United States. Jam City (formerly SGN Games) is the creative force behind 6 of the Top 100 highest grossing games across Google’s and Apple’s U.S. app stores. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Jam City also has studios in Toronto, San Francisco, San Diego and Buenos Aires.

Jam City Vision Statement

To make premium, massively social mobile games that are an enduring part of our players’ lives

Jam City Values

  • Love The Player, Love The Game
  • Focus On The Magic And The Measured
  • Promote Diversity And Inclusivity
  • Recognize, Teach, and Pursue Excellence
  • Love What You Do
Headquarter3525 Eastham Drive
Culver City, CA 90232
United States of America
Websitewww.JamCity.com
Founding Date2010
Tel310.205.4800
Company StatusPrivate
Jobsjamcity.com/careers
Social Sites
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Jam City Employees

Jam City has 450 employees. 75 employees at Jam City have reviewed Jam City across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 75 Jam City employees give their leadership a grade of A+, or Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Jam City are extremely happy with their total compensation at Jam City, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Jam City are extremely happy with their team. 75 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A+. The majority believe the meetings at Jam City are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Jam City believe the environment at Jam City is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Jam City is comfortably fast. About 69% of the employees at Jam City work 8 hours or less.

Overall, the employees at Jam City are extremely happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Jam City employees generally work 8.7 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Jam City report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
100% of Jam City employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Jam City employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
85% of Jam City employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Jam City employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
A Day in the Life
96% of Jam City employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining Jam City - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from Comparably users in Los Angeles about their company is that it was very prepared on their first day. Los Angeles employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 74% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Jam City KPIs and OKRs

Employees’ understanding of Jam City's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 68 Jam City employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 60 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes88%
No12%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No0%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Jam City CEO & Leadership

Chris DeWolfe Jam City's CEO
87 /100

Jam City CEO Awards and Recognitions

Best CEOs for Diversity 2022 (Small & Midsize Companies)
Best CEOs for Women 2021 (Small & Midsize Companies)
Best CEOs 2020 (Small & Midsize Companies)

Chris ’s approval rate is in the Top 5% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 5% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Los Angeles. With a high CEO score, Chris DeWolfe has won the Best CEOs for Women in 2021 along with EQRx CEO Alexis Borisy and Civic Financial Services CEO William J. Tessar. In addition, Chris has garnered Best CEOs for Diversity in 2022 specifically for Diversity, making Jam City’s CEO one of the top rated CEOs by diverse employees. Jam City’s CEO is highly regarded especially by employees in the Admin department, employees in the Business Development department, and employees in the Operations department. However, employees in the Engineering department, employees in the Product department, and employees identified with Other ethnicities have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to Jam City’s competitors, Chris DeWolfe ranks right above Scopely CEO Walter Driver & Javier Ferreira. Under DeWolfe’s leadership, Jam City employee respondents are most happy about their Compensation and the company’s Executive Team. Gender and Meetings are two areas, according to respondents, where Jam City could stand to see real improvement.

Jam City Leadership

The Jam City Executive Team is rated an “A+” and led by CEO Chris DeWolfe, CFO Jae Yu, and Vice President, Business Development Samuel Notowitz

  • Chris  DeWolfe  CEO / President

    Chris DeWolfe CEO / President

    Chris DeWolfe serves as the CEO / President of Jam City.

  • Jae Yu CFO

    Jae Yu serves as the CFO of Jam City. Jae started at Jam City in May of 2010. Jae currently resides in the Greater Los... read more

  • Samuel Notowitz Vice President, Business Development

    Samuel Notowitz serves as the Vice President Of Business Development of Jam City. Samuel started at Jam City in May of... read more

  • Chris DeWolfe CEO & Co-Founder

    Chris DeWolfe serves as the CEO & Co-Founder of Jam City.

  • Josh Yguado President & Co-Founder

    Josh Yguado serves as the President & Co-Founder of Jam City.

  • Lisa Anderson SVP, Studio Operations

    Lisa Anderson serves as the SVP, Studio Operations of Jam City.

  • Josh Brooks SVP, Corporate Marketing

    Josh Brooks serves as the SVP, Corporate Marketing of Jam City.

  • Vanessa Rouhani SVP, Publishing & Product Marketing

    Vanessa Rouhani serves as the SVP, Publishing & Product Marketing of Jam City.

  • Aber Whitcomb CTO & Co-Founder

    Aber Whitcomb serves as the CTO & Co-Founder of Jam City.

Jam City Salaries

How much does Jam City pay?

How much do people at Jam City get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Jam City is $143,816, or $69 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $122,192, or $58 per hour.

At Jam City, the highest paid job is a General Counsel at $275,649 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $45,481 annually. Average Jam City salaries by department include: Admin at $49,155, Engineering at $128,245, Operations at $90,534, and HR at $86,414. Half of Jam City salaries are above $122,192.

72 employees at Jam City rank their Compensation in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 148 ratings) while 72 employees at Jam City rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 141 ratings).

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$69k
$69k1st Percentile
20th Percentile
$91k
$91k20th Percentile
40th Percentile
$118k
$118k40th Percentile
60th Percentile
$188k
$188k60th Percentile
80th Percentile
$252k
$252k80th Percentile
100th Percentile
$320k
$320k100th Percentile
$143,816*
Average Compensation
$122,192*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Jam City Salaries by Department

Explore Jam City Salaries

Diversity & Inclusion at Jam City

Diverse employees at Jam City score the company 86/100 across various culture categories, placing Jam City in the Top 10% of companies on Comparably with 201-500 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Jam City across various culture dimensions.

We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more. ,,Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 95/100
Department - Design
Men 93/100
Department - Marketing
Diverse Employees 91/100
Department - HR

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 79/100
Department - Marketing
Men 81/100
Department - Design
Diverse Employees 84/100
Department - Product

Jam City Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • Performance Bonus

Office Perks

  • Free Food
  • Pet-Friendly
  • Company Social Outings
  • Work From Home Policy
  • Unique Office Space

Jam City PTO

Jam City's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives unlimited days off a year.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time0%
Vacation Policy0%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution0%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No0%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo0%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo0%
$500 -$1000/mo0%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

Jam City Careers

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Jam City applied for 25 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 92% were approved.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Jam City unveil that one approved work permit application was withdrawn before the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Jam City has a total of 450 employees

25
Total Applied
  • 92% Granted (23 out of 25)
  • 4% Denied (1 out of 25)
  • 4% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (1 out of 25)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 25)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let Jam City Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in Jam City on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
44%
Design
33%
Marketing
22%

Candidates By Location

Los Angeles
56%
San Francisco
22%
Santa Monica
11%
Stamford
11%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Jam City

What is Jam City address?

Jam City location is at 3525 Eastham Drive

Who is the CEO of Jam City?

Jam City CEO is Chris DeWolfe, their score by employees is 87

What is Jam City eNPS?

The eNPS for Jam City is 65

What is the salary for General Counsel in Jam City?

General Counsel average salary in the US is 276k

What are the salaries in the Engineering in Jam City?

The average salaries for Engineering in Jam City is 128k

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