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It takes 6-10 years to wait for an American “Green Card”. In the meantime, sponsoring games and other companies can apply for a H1B visa in behalf of foreign nationals wanting to make games in the USA. However, insurmountable problems now exist as only 65000 visas are issued each year compared to a US labour force [...]
Chris Donahue, Director of Publisher Relations for OnLive Inc. talks to David Smith of Interactive Selection and Game Careers at gamescom in Cologne. Prior to OnLive, Chris held executive positions at inXile entertainment, Live Gamer, Microsoft, Nvidia, ATI, The ImagiNation Network (Worldplay) and Sierra Online. As a director, President/CEO, VP of Sales & Marketing, and Senior Director of Product Management, [...]
Linda Carlson, Director of Global Community Relations for Sony Online Entertainment, talks to David Smith of Interactive Selection and Game Careers at GDC Europe in Cologne. Linda has been involved in gaming since her very first, photocopied D&D manual arrived in the mail several decades ago. Over the years, she made the transition from tabletop to online [...]
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Todd Northcutt, GM at Gamespy Technology at IGN Entertainment met with David Smith of Game Careers and Interactive Selection at the Montreal Interernational Games Summit ( MIGS) in Montreal in November 2010. His advice for job seekers looking to apply for a job with his studio is: Most of the people that work in our [...]
Angie Edge, Sales Manager of Plimus met with David Smith of Interactive Selection and Women in Games Jobs at Game Connection in Lyon France in November 2010. Angie gives her advice to women on working in the games industry, “I wish I would have known more about the opportunities that there are to work in [...]
Adam Levenson met David Smith from Interactive Selection and Game Careers at the Develop conference in Brighton, UK. Adam serves as Director of the Central Audio and Talent groups at Activision where he oversees original music, sound effects, post-production, audio technology, voiceovers, celebrity talent, and scriptwriters across Activision portfolio of titles. In addition, he is [...]
1. ALWAYS REGISTER WITH AT LEAST ONE AGENCY
You cannot know of all the vacancies that exist in the marketplace. It is our job to know. We don’t promise to know every one, but we do know of 95% and more importantly, we know exactly who to get your resume or CV to. Don’t assume that [...]
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