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Refreshing Your Portfolio For 2025 With Jay McDougall Portfolio advice

Refreshing Your Portfolio For 2025 With Jay McDougall

As we make a start to 2025, I wanted to have a bit of a refresher run with this blog series, giving artists an opportunity to quickly brush over their active portfolios before starting their new job hunts. Across the board we are seeing more and more studios now actively advertising Art Roles as the industry begins its journey to recovery following on from the multitude of layoffs in 2024.

By Jay McDougall on 6 Jan 2025

CV Secrets with Jay McDougall Portfolio advice

CV Secrets with Jay McDougall

The gaming industry, along with the wider technology and entertainment sectors, has faced significant changes over the last two years. While the number of open positions in gaming careers has reduced, the pool of highly talented candidates has grown. This imbalance has made the competition for video game jobs fiercer than ever.

By Jay McDougall on 13 Dec 2024

Pyxel-Perfect Portfolios #9: Mobile 3D Artist Portfolio advice

Pyxel-Perfect Portfolios #9: Mobile 3D Artist

Game Art has so many various avenues to explore, and from an employer’s perspective, most of the time they are going out into the marketplace with a specific vision of what they are looking for. This is why, more so than ever before, an instant positive impression with your portfolio and tailoring it to tick as many boxes as possible.

By Jay McDougall on 16 Aug 2024

Pyxel-Perfect Portfolios #8 3D Artist Portfolio advice

Pyxel-Perfect Portfolios #8 3D Artist

Working across gaming recruitment is a truly exciting experience across the board, the people you meet and the processes you find yourselves involved in are always going to keep you on your toes. At Skillsearch we genuinely pride ourselves in our ability to assist artists and developers along the recruitment trail, both through helping them across the interview process and advising them on their portfolio approach.

By Jay McDougall on 4 Jun 2024

Pyxel-Perfect Portfolios #7 What does a Lead VFX Artist Expect in a Portfolio Portfolio advice

Pyxel-Perfect Portfolios #7 What does a Lead VFX Artist Expect in a Portfolio

Games are such an exciting world to work across, where dreamt-up worlds come to life in blistering colour. One of the most important elements in bringing a new world to life is of course the VFX involved. The right style of VFX can completely transform a location or attack move into something legendary, so making sure they have the right VFX team assembled is such an important part of a lead/director’s position. In this month’s edition of #Pyxel-PerfectPortfolios, we will be speaking to Bogdan Suman, an 18-year veteran of AAA VFX, about what he expects to see on a portfolio.

By Jay McDougall on 26 Apr 2024

“Ben was key to helping me land my latest role. He kept me consistently informed of any updates regarding the position but also gave me plenty of information regarding the company that assisted me throughout the interview process. Ben is a very personable character and was always lovely to speak w …”
Thomas King, Technical Consultant
Oracle Partner

“Being in touch with Ash throughout the hiring process has been a super-smooth experience. He was a reliable point of contact, making sure that everyone was aligned each step of the way. Cutting away the unnecessary stuff, he's clearly very knowledgeable in his field! ”
Viktor Israelsson, Technical VO Designer
Hazelight

“As a leading Oracle consultancy we initially engaged with Skillsearch around 2 years ago when they were just part of our recruitment supplier network. Over that period they have demonstrated a consistent level of delivery in the niche Oracle space that has led us to dispense with our other recrui …”
UK Award-Winning Oracle Consultancy

“We absolutely love working alongside Cassie, she has brought life & order into our recruitment process! She has helped us fill 12 roles in 5 months, widened our talent pool and helped us build a more diverse studio! She often spots gaps and opportunities for Studio growth and it really feels …”
Lara Willis, Studio Manager
Glowmade

“Skillsearch found me a great contract working on an awesome IP. The turnaround from being told about the role to interview to contract sent out was a matter of days. It’s great to be able to work on something this exciting for a great studio and I wouldn’t have found it without their help. I also …”
Rob Saxton, Freelance Developer
Electric Square, Contractor

“Eleanor has a dedication that is rarely seen in talent acquisition industry, the communication and dedication from her side were at the next level, always being available and making time for clarifications that arise when starting discussions with a new company. Thank you, Eleanor!”
Alberto Florea, Senior 3D Environment Artist
Playfusion

“The team at Skillsearch always link us up with the best people. When time is of the essence their process and procedures allow for tight turnarounds whether we’re in need of CVs or even to get people on site ASAP.”
Guy De Rosa, Head of Talent
Studio Gobo & Electric Square

“We've loved having Jane work with us at Playmint! She is experienced, helpful and has a great network. She went to great lengths to understand what's interesting about the work we do and articulate that to candidates. We're definitely keen to work with her again in future!”
Luke Gibson, COO
Playmint

“Through the recruitment process, Jack was extremely helpful and supportive, always keeping me in the loop or making himself available when needed. He has extensive knowledge of the gaming industry landscape, which I found very useful in understanding if I was getting a good offer or not. Overall, …”
Solal Le Gall, Product Manager
Jagex

“In a very challenging recruitment climate, Katie at Skillsearch has been by some margin our most successful recruitment agent. I would highly recommend.”
Adrian Hawkins, CTO
Absolutely Games