How To Get A Job In The Video Game Industry

Create a Winning Resume, Portfolio, LinkedIn Profile & Job Application. Dominate Interviews & Networking.

Created by: Rick Davidson
Helped More Than 1 Million Students To Create & Grow

Created by: GameDev.tv Team
Learn to Make and Sell Games

What Will I Learn?

• Stand out from other candidates and get interviews for video game jobs no matter which role you are interested in.
• Create winning Resumes, Cover Letters, Portfolios and LinkedIn profiles specifically tailored to the Video Game Industry.
• Dominate in interviews by using specific, proven tactics and strategies.
• Take action to get relevant video game industry experience (even if you have no experience to start with).
• Create your personal brand in order to make it very clear to employers why you should be hired.
• Create Proof-of-Value "Artifacts" that will make you stand out more than any other candidate and get your application to the top of the pile.
• Use LinkedIn to easily Network with the right industry professionals (ie. Decision Makers who can give you a job)
• Find (and create!) job opportunities anywhere in the world.

Requirements

• Be passionate about wanting to work in the video game industry
• Have some basic game creation skill or knowledge - for example, some skills in 2D art or 3D art, programming, game design, project management, audio design, game testing, community management, and so on.

Target audience

• Anyone who is serious about finding work in the video game industry.
• Students who already have some basic video game skill or training (for example, have completed an art diploma or a game design program or a computer science degree or have made some of their own games for fun or have played many games and are good at explaining the design of those games).
• The course is most valuable for those folks who are ready to start looking for jobs now, or will be ready within the next 6 months.