Does The Mill pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Mill employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Mill . This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Mill ?

56% of The Mill employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Mill 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Mill ?

Runner (22) , Producer (21) , 3D Artist (11) , Nuke Compositor (11) , CG Artist (9) , Production Coordinator (9) , FX Artist (8) , Designer (6) , Flame Artist (6) , Motion Graphics Designer (6) , Senior Producer (6) , VFX Supervisor (6) , Artist (5) , CG Generalist (5) , CG Lead (5)

What are the pros of working at The Mill according to real employee reviews?

"Great people around with friendly and can do teamwork atmosphere" ((in 63 reviews)); "Great culture and place to work" ((in 17 reviews)); "Nice office and talented artists" ((in 11 reviews)); "Work Life Balance is good" ((in 9 reviews)); "nice work environment" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Mill according to real employee reviews?

"Can be long hours and weekend heavy but that just comes with the hospitality industry" ((in 28 reviews)); "low pay for entry level positions" ((in 23 reviews)); "Low pay and long hours." ((in 10 reviews)); "annual layoffs for the last few years, and now it is barely managing to stay afloat." ((in 7 reviews)); "Lack of upper management outside the team, HR not responding once redundancies announced." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about The Mill redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about The Mill redundancy and their outlook for job security at The Mill in 2026.

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3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(337 total reviews)

Robin Shenfield

37% approve of CEO

20% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (337 reviews)

The Mill has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 337 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Mill employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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337 reviews

4.0

23 May 2026

Good industry connections, but hard to advance

Junior compositing artist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good connections within the industry

Cons

Hard to work your way up the chain

1.0

9 May 2026

screw The Mill

Vfx supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good creative, amazing artists, decent reputation.

Cons

Terrible work life balance, Technicolor idiots

2.0

12 Feb 2026

The Mill review

Dir. business development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The team was made up of incredible creative talent

Cons

The company was financially unstable at the time with poor leadership

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Jobs at The Mill

Designer/Animator

Chicago, IL

USD 62K - USD 106K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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AI Engineer, Computer Vision

San Bruno, CA

USD 240K - USD 280K /yr

(Employer provided)

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Hardware Systems Engineering Intern, Summer 2026

Product Design Engineering Intern, Summer 2026

Hardware Test Engineer

San Bruno, CA

USD 130K - USD 145K /yr

(Employer provided)

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