Portfolio advice
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.
Company News
This year marks a significant milestone as we published our first-ever Charity and Community Report, reflecting our deep commitment to making a positive impact beyond our core recruitment business. At Skillsearch, our values of honesty, integrity, and trust are fundamental, extending beyond our recruitment services to our charitable activities and community involvement. We believe in giving back and actively seek opportunities to support various causes.
Portfolio advice
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.
Industry News
As games industry recruiters, we're very conscious of the redundancies and layoffs of the past year and how difficult it has been for employees and studios. For this reason, we wanted to delve into who these redundancies affected and the most common reasons for them...
Company News
We are proud to share with you our first ever Environmental Impact Report! We are passionate about environmental stewardship and are dedicated to making a positive impact on our planet!
Company News
Spring has finally arrived and we’re happy to see a little sunshine at last! Although the winter hasn’t stopped how busy we are here at Skillsearch, here is a recap of (almost) everything we have been up to this winter!
Portfolio advice
It's the sixth instalment in our Pyxel-Perfect Portfolios series and we're talking about Character Artists! Check out Jay's three top tips for perfecting your Character Artist portfolio!
Industry News
The wait is over for the 10th time! With our biggest response rate to date, our Games & Interactive Salary and Satisfaction Survey celebrates a decade of reports!
Careers Advice
Talking money is as important as it can be awkward, but using Skillsearch to find your role can ease the process and help you get what you're looking for - see how leveraging the power of our Recruitment Consultants can maximise your salary!
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WaveXR
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Studio Gobo & Electric Square
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Solal Le Gall, Product Manager
Jagex
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De Novo Solutions
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Benoit Bouchez, Senior Marketing Manager
PUBG
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Lara Willis, Studio Manager
Glowmade
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Humanoid Studios
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Ainsley Greenidge, Senior Talent Manager
Gram Games
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Vicky Smalley, CTO
FundamentalVR