A great stepping stone in your career, but with a few problems - Character Artist Airship Employee Review

4.0
5 Feb 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- You get to work on some amazing AAA games and projects - A great chance to grow as an artist, especially if you're a graduate or it's your first job. - Management have shown their efforts to fix most problems addressed to them - Met other amazing artists at my level, that are now great contacts and friends, such a great community of people who are super friendly, especially when you first start. - Diverse voices in the office, people from all around the world working in the studio. - Pay is good for a first / graduate job! - Seniors at the studio have been lovely and very helpful (when they have time) - The producer I had for most of my time at Airship was amazing and I couldn't have asked for a better producer. Although I know the quality of the producers at Airship vary. - Airship are respected in this industry and this has helped artists move to their next job with a respectable studio with some awesome projects under their belt. - Fruit bowls around every corner in the studio office - Management have an open door policy which is great for artists who feel comfortable talking to them about any problems.

Cons

- Trust between the artists and management seems to be a big concern. Creating an odd divide between the art team and the management team. - Main management 'seem' distant, they provide an open door policy but it seems artists don't meet eye to eye with most of management. - Management of course are working to fix certain problems, but this is not being communicated to the artists effectively, so the artists feel left in the dark on certain concerns. - The area where the studio is, is a ghost town, for any young graduates, living near the studio is depressing. Car or not, there is not much to do. - Juniors just joining, are thrown into the deep end on projects. In some cases, thrown onto very very demanding deadlines for their first task. - Certain producers have been very *very* stressful to the artists they work over, making artists uncomfortable and overly stressed because of the pressure the producer has constantly put on them. - There is not enough senior level artists at the studio, making the office feel like a University experience at times, juniors teaching juniors, and no seniors available to give feedback. And the seniors that are available are stretched thin having to help so many juniors that joined. - Too many new juniors, it's getting embarrassing. I understand growth for a company, but if you keep adding level 1 artists and never get any more experienced artists at the studio, skills aren't going to advance. Some artists have been dealt a bad hand; artists employed as character artists being promised character work outside of just hair work - have done nothing but hair work for even up until a year. Absolutely nothing against creating hair and how impressive it is, but to some artists, they feel lied to and as if their career has been put on hold. If you are applying here as a character artist, there is a likely chance you'll be on nothing but hair for even up until a year. Take all these cons with a pinch of salt, as these problems vary from artist to artist.

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Airship Response
4y
Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate you sharing your experience with us. We strive to have a company culture that is welcoming, respectful, and collaborative. We want our artists to feel well prepared for the tasks and projects, and we aim to have every possible resource available for them to succeed. As we continue to streamline our processes, we will address the concerns you mentioned to improve our communication between departments. If you have the time and would like to provide more details and input, feel free to message People & Talent! Sincerely, Airship Interactive People & Talent Department

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Thank you so much for sharing your experience! We are delighted to hear that our team is happy and enjoying their time at Airship Interactive. We take great pride in the work we do and even more pride in the fact we have a workplace that employees enjoy coming to. We appreciate your feedback! Sincerely, Airship Interactive People & Talent Department
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