Does Focus Features pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Focus Features employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Focus Features. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Focus Features?

97% of Focus Features employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Focus Features 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Focus Features?

Intern (3) , Coordinator, Business Affairs (2)

What are the pros of working at Focus Features according to real employee reviews?

"Collaborative work environment and supportive team" ((in 2 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Focus Features according to real employee reviews?

"low pay compared to other studios" ((in 3 reviews))

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4.3

97% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

James Schamus

84% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture and values

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

4.0

Senior management

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

Focus Features has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Focus Features employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

15 reviews

2.0

27 Aug 2008

Great Films, but Bad Pay, Politics & Backstabbing at Focus Features.

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The body of work is better than pretty much any other film distribution company. Also, the senior management is quite talented and even inspiring, but the petty politics of midlevel managers really gets in the way.

Cons

As noted above, the politics. Good ideas from underlings are either stolen by midlevel managers or negated due to perceived and misplaced priorities. Also, the work/life balance is pretty far off, especially considering the terrible pay (this is true of the entire industry however; simple supply and demand).

5.0

28 Jan 2010

Great specialty film studio for early and mid career.

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Atmosphere, culture, product, career development -- Focus is a great place to begin your career and begin to advance in the specialty film world. If you have the right attitude and don't let the jadedness of others influence you, you could have many happy years here. Inevitably it will be time to move on (there is a glass ceiling at a certain level) but you will leave friends and family behind when you go.

Cons

You do not earn a living wage until you begin to advance but things become more fair at the manager and director level and above. Within the specialty industry, this is standard. Obviously the salaries are lower than the big studios can offer.

5.0

29 Aug 2023

Great Media Driven Rile

Commercial finance analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Amazingly knowledgable team, film focused and passionate about the projects

Cons

Part of Comcast so prone to Restructuring

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