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Also keep an eye on the GamesIndustry.biz Academy this month for more recruitment-related content, including new careers covered for this series of guides, about becoming a voice actor, producer, and creative director.
The games industry is a notoriously competitive sector and finding a job is no easy task, and the challenges will vary depending on which career path you want to follow. Whether design, programming, art, PR, marketing, QA or journalism, each discipline requires a different set of skills and a different approach.
To help you with your job search, you can choose to get in touch with specialist recruitment agencies, which are abundant in the games industry — Aardvark Swift, Amiqus, Avatar Games, OPM Jobs, Datascope, Game Recruiter and Skillsearch, to name a few. And don’t forget to have a look at our job board for the latest opportunities.
Take advantage of game conventions and industry events, as many of them run career fairs and portfolio reviews that will be invaluable tools in getting started. GDC has a Game Career Seminar, our own EGX has its Careers Bar, and Gamescom has a career center.
But it’s not only the big events. Smaller events usually have booths from local universities offering relevant courses and career advice sessions. In the UK, the Yorkshire Games Festival has Career Surgeries for career advice, portfolio reviews and networking, while the Norwich Games Festival has a programme of free talks aimed at guiding people interested in working in the industry.
Working in the games industry
If you want to work in the games industry but you don’t know where to start, the GamesIndustry.biz Academy can help you to find out which sector is right for you and how to land your first job. We’ll be covering every key discipline in the games industry, from level design to games journalism, programming to marketing, and everything in between. If you’d like to get involved and talk to us about your niche in the industry, don’t hesitate to get in touch by emailing [email protected].
We’ve started our guide with some of the most popular career paths, but check this page regularly for updates as we cover more topics.
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