How to Kickstart & Grow Your Art Career In The Game Industry

Get an artist job with a stand-out Resume, Portfolio, Linkedin Profile, & Application. Interview & Networking Insight

Created by: Class Creatives
High Fidelity 3D and Game Art Instruction by Industry Pros!

Created by: Game Art Co
Essential Skills for Game Artists

What Will I Learn?

• Stand out from other candidates and get interviews for video game jobs specifically for art roles as character modeling, 3D animation, 2D, and Generalist.
• Succeed in interviews by using specific, proven tactics and strategies.
• Understand how to make it very clear to employers why you should be hired.
• Using LinkedIn to easily Network with the right industry professionals, and how to use it to your advantage to get to the top of the application pile.
• Specific best practices for Resumes, Cover Letters, Portfolios and LinkedIn profiles specifically tailored to the Video Game Industry that get results.
• How to gain relevant video game industry experience recruiters want to see, if you have no current experience that will catapult you to a career in video games.
• Understanding how to apply to jobs overseas if you are based in the US.
• Understanding the portfolio building process directly from Lead artists who do hiring internally from some of the best game studios in the world.
• Specific to do tasks to help build a portfolio/demo reel that will get results from recruiters.

Requirements

• Possess a strong passion and desire to work in the video game industry.
• Have some basic game creation skill or knowledge -such as 3D animation, 3D modeling, or other asset creation skills that can be applied to video game creation.
• Basic understanding of a 3D package such as Blender or Autodesk Maya to create a strong portfolio.

Target audience

• Anyone who desires a career in the video game industry and wants to garner stronger results in getting interviews/call backs.
• Students or artists who already have some basic video game skill or training (recent graduates, jr artists, interns looking to grow their careers, or hobbyists/indie developers looking to jump start their career in a AAA/Large video game studio)
• Anyone currently looking for a job or within the next 3-6 months in the video game industry.