According to the press release the site provides pay information for individuals in the visual effects industry, particularly film and television visual effects, gaming, motion graphics, and animation. Access is free for professionals and students. Company accounts are available for recruiters and managers who want to search for and recruit talent. The press release states that the site was “created by visual effects professionals based in Los Angeles who were disappointed with how secretive wages and salaries were in the creative arts industry”. More at VFXWages.com. (Note: there is no explicit mention regarding the source of the data)
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