Also : "they were hired into art positions from QA because they happened to chat with a senior in the cafeteria" Well, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that *if* they demonstrated all the required skills.
"How can a job be entry level if you're expected to already have up to half a decade's experience?" As always with language, it's good to not attempt to squeeze ones' own guesses into what a loose label may mean. It's perfectly possible that they are looking for both senior people (demonstrating high art skills as well as…
Many studios also consider other factors (such as DEI) that impact their budget and allow for more flexibility in accomodating candidates regardless of their skill. Well, honestly you don't have to worry *at all* about that kind of stuff. First because it contributes to the unhealthy theorizing that doesn't help you…
I think they see it as entry level by their metric. I'm not really sure why this is, but its flexible atleast in my experience. Like at EA, I was one of 5 people hired and we all have differences in required exp and portfolios and all of us were given the same art test, had interviews and were hired for base pay at…
Did you apply to these in 2024? That could also change a lot, with over +16,000 people laid of in games since January of last year there are a huge pools of people looking for work and not enough jobs. Not all of them are artists I know, but it's the metaphorical famine times and everyone is hungry trying to find their…
The recruiter approached me for the senior role after the rejection for the junior role and said I'd be a good fit for the senior position. I assumed that they were aware of my rejection for the entry level role. But it seems like they were clueless about it. I'm not sure what the recruiter made of what I answered since…