Creative Careers and Job Advice Career Tips: How to Get Your First Creative Job Post-graduation October 12, 2017 It’s time to plan now. Graduation is as nerve-wracking as it is exciting. Once you have that diploma in hand, it’s completely normal for feelings of panic and anxiety to start creeping in. How can you get your first creative job after graduation? How many job applications should you send out? What should you include […] Read More
Creative Careers and Job Advice How to Make an Art Portfolio for the Creative Job Market October 10, 2017 Resumes are so old school. If you’re aiming to land a job in a creative field, you’ll need to back up that resume with a professional art portfolio. Today, hiring managers want to see GitHub repositories when they hire technical engineers. They want to see short, engaging animations or video gameplay when they hire artists. […] Read More
Creative Careers and Job Advice A Recipe for Landing a Job in the Animation and Gaming Industry for Newbies August 29, 2017 Success or failure for someone looking to break into the gaming industry as an animator or game designer really boils down to three critical ingredients: people, polish, and reality. Each person’s individual situation will determine how many cups of one or the other will be required to bake the ideal game design job or internship […] Read More
Engineering Expertise Top 10 Characteristics of a Great Software Engineer August 1, 2017 People who have software engineering jobs are generally perceived to be “smart.” But that’s just one of the engineering characteristics needed to become a great software engineer. Being book smart will help you become a good software engineer, but it will not necessarily make you a great software engineer, or make you stand out. There […] Read More
Creative Careers and Job Advice 5 Tips for Aspiring Writers on How to Publish a Book July 25, 2017 Do you want to publish a book? For many, the question is more daunting than the writing itself. Take experienced authors Dave Eggers, A. Van Jordan, Gish Jen and Chris Baker: not one of them started out with a crystal clear vision of how to get published and build a readership. Instead, each took a […] Read More
Creative Careers and Job Advice The Importance of Collaboration and Teamwork in the Creative Industry July 11, 2017 These days when teenagers are capable of learning autonomously and producing outstanding results individually, one might wonder just how important collaboration and teamwork really are in the creative industry. Why would a sound designer, a composer, an audio engineer, a video editor, a graphic artist or an animator need to know how to collaborate with […] Read More
Creative Careers and Job Advice How to Prepare for Creative Careers at USV June 22, 2017 When it comes to landing creative jobs after graduation, you’re going to need a competitive advantage. Getting off to a rocket-fast start in the creative industries relies heavily on education that directly correlates with the work you’ll be doing. Many alumni take advantage of USV’s project-based learning model, because it focuses on the same tasks […] Read More
Creative Careers and Job Advice NBA 2K17 Artist’s Career Tips for New Grads Interested in Creative Jobs June 20, 2017 Getting any job right out of college is tough, especially in highly competitive creative career fields like animation and game design. So it’s quite the accomplishment to land a role in these creative industries the same month as graduation. That’s exactly what USV alum Bugi Kaigwa did: he was hired on as a technical artist […] Read More
Creative Careers and Job Advice, Digital Art and Animation Insider 3 Animation Skills You’ll Need to Thrive in Creative Jobs December 27, 2016 Do you have the communication and animation skills needed to make it in one of the many coveted creative animation jobs, like character rigging for DreamWorks or animating for Pixar? Animation jobs like these are a challenge to land, given the increasingly competitive job market. Simply put: you need certain skills beyond an ability to […] Read More
