I think it also comes down to the employee in the end, though practices like overtime without fair compensation (since they are salaried) no job protection for contract employees absolutely need to change. One special problem in our industry is that many workers are wilfully ignorant of the exploitation they endure on…
I was in the very same position a few years back. I finished school and didn't know what I wanted to do. At the age of 17 I had it in my head that I could spend 4 years working on my skills by myself rather than going to university. In terms of pay, I was making £xxx-£xxxx per project with quick turnarounds whilst I was a…
Hello again! I just thought I'd ask if you have an animation portfolio owing to your graduation. Your work does show potential. It would be difficult for you to gauge your work unless you compare with others/reference but in time your eye will get sufficiently trained to see inconsistencies. There was a time when companies…
Thanks for the kind words guys. @skylebones I've been out of work for about 3 or 4 months now. I've been landing a test here or there for things like marketing positions doing almost unrelated to where my real skill sets are. But I'm under the financial gun and If I have to do photo shoot roto work to pay the bills, I…
This is a big issue with school. While you are there it's very structured and you are given goals and deadlines which in turn motivates you to do the work. Once you get out and do not have that structure and pressure to do things your work ethic collapses. On top of that alot of people think that because they went to…
The Company Skyborne Games is a Los Angeles-based indie game startup creating core games on the mobile platform, founded by former Riot Games developers - the team behind League of Legends. We believe that a small, highly focused, multi-discipline team of talents can create amazing games that will win the hearts of our…
Hello to all, This is my first post here at polycount, and a long one (sorry). I appreciate how close of a community you are, and the level of professionalism in regards to the posts. I no longer post on many other forums due to the lack of a true critique. After reading a boast...I mean...a post of an artist self-stating…
Environment Artist - Maya Art San Rafael, California Apply Telltale Games is looking for Environment Artists with at least five years of professional experience to work with our award-winning art team! Please apply if you have a strong eye for composition, scene lighting, texture and color theory. You can create art assets…
Lighting & Special Effects Artist Threewave Software is looking for an extremely talented and proactive Lighting & Special Effects Artist to join our amazing art team. You must have at least 2 years experience in multimedia entertainment production. In this position you will be get to create lighting rigs for environments…
Greetings Polycounters, We currently have an opening at our studio for work on a very exciting project. The job is on-site and will be contract, for potential of full-time opportunity. PM me if you have any questions and would like me to review your portfolio. Apply at: http://phosphorgames.com/contact/ Environment Artist…