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Career Advice: Starting Out as a Freelance Concept Artist

Looking at starting a career working as a Concept Artist? Lightbox Academy graduate, Rocío Pena Romero, sits down with us to share her journey and advice to aspiring Concept Artists.

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Career Advice: Working as a Motion Designer

Holly Stevens, a full-time Motion Designer based in Sydney, Australia, shares her journey into her first role out of University, along with some tips for fellow budding designers looking for an exciting career like her own.

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How to Showcase Your Skills as a Developing Industrial Designer

In this article, Industrial Design student, Paul Arnold, shares details of his Highly Commended RA2022 entry along with tips to help you showcase your skills as a budding Industrial Designer.

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IO Interactive Kicks of the Rookie Awards 2022 Career Opportunity Mentorship Program

This month, IO Interactive has kicked off the Rookie Awards 2022 Career Opportunity Mentorship Program which is an incredible opportunity designed to give this year's winners the break they deserve.

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Career Advice: Working as a Global Head of Rigging in VFX and Feature Animation

Vincent Touache is the Global Head of Rigging at ReDefine Studio, part of the DNEG family of companies. He sits down with us to share his journey and advice to aspiring technical artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like his own.

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Career Advice: Working as a Surfacing Artist in an Animation Studio

Want a successful career working in Animation and VFX? Alvaro Saravia is a Surfacing artist at Animal Logic in Vancouver, Canada. He sits down with us to share his journey and advice to aspiring artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like his own.

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Career Advice: Working as a Surfacing and Lighting Artist in Australia

Sam Ma is a surfacing and lighting artist at Animal Logic in Sydney, Australia. She sits down with us to share her journey and advice to aspiring artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like her own.

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Career Advice: Working as a VFX Generalist in Paris

Junyou Jiang is a VFX Generalist at BUF Compagnie Paris. He sits down with us to share his journey and advice to aspiring artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like his own.

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How to Become an Environment Artist for Games

Mohamed Abdel Baki is an Associate Environment Artist at High Moon Studios in Carlsbad, California, and he sits down with us to share his journey and advice to aspiring artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like his own.

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Launch Your VFX Career With a Winning Showreel

With years of experience behind them, Outpost VFX's talented artists and recruiters have built up expert tips and tricks on creating a winning showreel to help launch your career in VFX.

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Career Advice: Working as 3D Animator and VFX Studio Founder with Mark Pullybank

Head of the 3D Animation Department at CG Spectrum, Mark Pullybank, sits down with us to share his journey and advice to aspiring artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like his own.

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Career Advice - Working as a VFX Modeller and 3D Sculptor

Want a successful career working as a VFX Modeller and Sculptor? Victor Manuel Vera, a VFX Modeller at Framestore and Instructor at Rainbow Academy, sits down with us to share his journey and advice to aspiring artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like his own.

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Career Advice - Working as a Freelance Illustrator and Visual Artist

Whether you’re already at school, looking to find a new school or even considering moving overseas to study, nothing beats hearing from the students themselves! We speak to Robin Raaphorst about the ins and outs of studying HKU University of the Arts Utrecht.

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Career Advice - Working as an Illustrator and Design Artist with Tiffani Brown

Want a successful career working as a 2D Design Artist? Tiffani Brown, a Design Artist/Background Painter from Toronto, sits down with us to share her journey and advice to aspiring artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like her own.

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Career Advice - Working as a 3D Environment Artist in Games

Want a successful career working as a 3D Environment Artist? Elizabeth Dirska, Miami University of Ohio alumnus, sits down with us to share her journey and advice to aspiring artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like her own.

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Career Advice - Working as a Concept Artist at Ubisoft

Want a successful career working as an Concept Artist in Games? Zach Cohen is a Syn Studio alumnus and Concept Artist at Ubisoft headquarters in Montréal, and he sits down with us to share his journey and advice to aspiring artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like his own.

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Career Advice - Working as a Lead Cinematic Animator with Chloe Bonnet

Want a successful career working as a Cinematic Animator? Chloe Bonnet, ESMA Montpellier alumnus and Lead Cinematic Animator at Creative Assembly, sits down with us to share her journey and advice to aspiring artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like her own.

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Career Advice - Working as a VFX Production Manager with Chelsea Mirus

Chelsea Mirus, a VFX Production Manager at Important Looking Pirates in Stockholm, Sweden, sits down with us to share her journey and advice to aspiring producers and artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like her own.

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Career Advice - Working as a VFX Environment Artist with Hope Wolf Brackin

Hope Wolf Brackin is an Environment Lead Artist at Outpost VFX and recent graduate of The DAVE School. She sits down with us to share her journey and advice to aspiring artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like her own.

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Critical advice to help you land your first job in vfx, animation, games and design

We all have that one friend or family member that will never understand why it’s so hard to get a job in the film, games or design industries. This person typically comes from a non-creative and equally boring industry like finance or sales. Or they might have that “know

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Career Advice - Working as a Full Stack Engineer for a Tech Startup

Want a successful career working as a Full stack Engineer? Charles Frederic Atienza, a Full Stack Engineer at Tech Startup, Jala, in Singapore, shares his journey and advice to aspiring Engineers and Developers looking for an exciting and challenging career like his own.

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Recruiter tips to help you get a job in Film and Games

Making yourself stand-out against the masses of applications is a difficult task in any industry. Why should someone hire you over everyone else?

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How Do You Land a Job in VFX, Games and Animation?

CG Spectrum's Career Development Manager, Maxine Schnepf, talks about her role and how she has helped kickstart many a career in VFX, Games and Animation.

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The Secrets Behind Specialist Jobs in Animation and VFX

UTS Animal Logic Academy, have put together a breakdown of some of the key specific industry roles, from industry pros, to help you prepare for your future job in Animation and VFX.

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Career Advice - Working as a Previs Artist with Jiamin Wu

In this article, Jiamin Wu shares her journey and advice to aspiring artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like her own.