Give Your Career an Edge With Games Job Fair Autumn 2023
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Ready for new growth and career opportunities from Games Job Fair Autumn 2023?
Join studios such as Redhill Games, Gaijin, FunPlus, GIANTS Software, and many more for 3 days of networking and fresh new fun, career-boosting activities ONLINE & ONSITE on October 25-27. The onsite part of the Hybrid Day takes place once again in Espoo, Helsinki area on October 27th.
Event Highlights
🎮 Expert talks, panels, workshops
🙋 Dedicated recruitment day
đź’¬ Networking with games studios
đź’» Unreal, Unity, and Art Challenges
đź“” Creative and Animation Portfolio Reviews
🗺️ Hybrid Day 3 in Espoo + Afterparty at HypeHype HQ
Be sure to keep an eye on the event’s Career Wall as well.
Programming and Art Challenges
The Unreal and Unity Programming Challenges are back, and there are new, fun prompts to work on. Show us your coding skills and win prizes!
Redhill Games are hosting a VFX Art Challenge where you get to create a complete projectile effect that fits either of the two provided character’s visual theme.
If you want to take a swing at something different, Sloyd brings us the Sloyd in-a-Ball Render Challenge. Create your own snow globe using the Sloyd tool, and showcase your rendering, material design, and environment art skills!
Animation and Creative Portfolio Reviews
The event’s familiar Creative Portfolio Review is being held as usual, but now you get the brand new Animation Portfolio Review! Adam Turnbull, Principal Animator at NetEase Games, will be reviewing animation portfolios and works!
New Workshops
Arja Martikainen of GamesJobs.FI and Barona, is hosting a super fun onsite workshop on the event’s hybrid day, October 27th. During “Play & Learn the Basics Through a 1-Hour Roleplay - The Do's and Don'ts of Interviewing With a Games Studio,” participants get to dust off their acting skills and step in the shoes of those involved in interviews with games studios.
Redhill Games are hosting one for the audio folks this time. Rob Carr, Mission Scripter & Senior Audio Designer, will head “The Art of Sound Design;” an hour long, detailed overview on how sounds are made for video games and movies.
Make sure to click on the links and register for the workshops above!
The Legal Employment Clinic by Maria Jauhiainen, expert lawyer with Game Makers of Finland, returns, so be sure to check out their booth onsite.
More HypeHype’s Afterparty Goodness + Surprise Activity
HypeHype is welcoming attendees of Games Job Fair back for the October event. Enjoy drinks and snacks in the good company of peers, and get that competitive spirit going for a special fun activity the studio has planned for the hybrid day.
How to Join
Just fill out this registration form and remember to pay for your ticket when you are taken to Eventbrite. All applications are screened, and all approved talents receive further instructions by email. Don’t forget to join the Games Factory Talents Discord server and get to know the community.
Use the code "IGDA" if you're a member to get a 15% discount! Only 100 tickets available, so act fast!
For more on the event, check out GamesJobFair.com.