Grads In Games is proud to be working together with\u00a0Into Games<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0the BGI<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to bring you a brand new online festival to inspire people from every background to discover careers in video games!<\/p>\n Games Careers Week is taking place from the 26th March to the 2nd April 2021, and is packed full of events to help people of all ages learn more about getting into the games industry. Whether you\u2019re looking at college options, university options, or trying to find your first job in games, Games Careers Week can help you access the information you need.<\/p>\n Find out more and register your interest here<\/a><\/p>\n Discover<\/strong><\/p>\n Discover well-paid, exciting and Learn<\/strong><\/p>\n Learn how games are made and Get involved<\/strong><\/p>\n Get involved with online events including: March 29th<\/strong>\u00a0: Grads In Games Student Conference 2021<\/p>\n Hear directly from leading developers in the games industry! A full day packed with speakers from leading studios, talking to students about the work they do and what life at a games studio is really like. We\u2019ve also got a panel featuring recent grads on how they got their first games job, plus a live masterclass session where you can create a perfect CV for applying to games industry roles.<\/p>\n March 30th<\/strong>\u00a0: Career Connector, Education Fair<\/p>\n Want to learn exactly what studios are looking for? Need a bit of insight on what roles are available or how your skills can fit in with studio hiring? Visit our games careers fair for the opportunity to chat with studios across the UK and Europe, plus our dedicated Career Connector matchup service that allows students & studios to set up private meetings with one-to-one career advice.<\/p>\n March 31st<\/strong>\u00a0: Grads In Games Awards 2021<\/p>\n Recognising the people, studios, and educators that have made a real impact in improving the links between the games industry and education<\/p>\n April 1st<\/strong>\u00a0: Search For A Star & d3t Rising Star 2021<\/p>\n Check out the future stars of the games industry as we announce the winners of this year\u2019s student game dev challenges across programming, art, animation and VFX. After creating a games project and interviewing with leading game developers, just 10 fantastic students from our 1200 entrants will be taking the spotlight as this year\u2019s category winners!<\/p>\n Find out more and register your interest here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\n\u2022 Careers talks
\n\u2022 Games studio open events
\n\u2022 University careers shows
\n\u2022 Careers fair, awards shows and conference
\n\u2022 Games development classes
\n\u2022 Talks, workshops and exhibitions at the National Videogame Museum
\n\u2022 Portfolio pitch events
\n\u2022 The Games Education Virtual Summit<\/p>\n