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By popular request, here are the countries with the highest headcount in VFX for Creature Technical Director / CFX roles, plus Rigging- and Grooming-focused roles. There’s overlap between these roles, and dividing them up based on job titles is a little artificial. That said, Canada has the highest number of Creature TD / CFX roles in VFX, and the highest total number of artists across these three job titles, by a considerable margin. India has a higher number of roles specifically called out as Rigging or Grooming. Similar charts for other VFX roles can be found here, for comparison: 3D and Environment/DMP: https://lnkd.in/gEVybHrY. VFX Supervisors at VFX studios, Previz/Postviz: https://lnkd.in/gCTWruEd. Compositing, Roto/Paint and MM/Tracking: https://lnkd.in/gUPEVcfP The data comes from a core group of 175 internationally recognized studios that provide visual effects for Hollywood movies, with over 42,000 VFX professionals across all disciplines. #vfx #vfxjobs #globalproduction #filmmaking

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Final post in this week’s series looking at which countries have the largest populations of VFX professionals in various roles. 1 in 13 VFX workers at VFX studios in India are in Production, versus in 1 in 7 in the United States and United Kingdom, and 1 in 8 in Canada and Australia. The study looked at the 4644 Production positions, including VFX Producers, Production Managers, Coordinators and Production Assistants. As you'll see on the second slide, India has the highest overall headcount in Production -- unsurprising given that it’s the country with the most artists. Canada is a close second, followed by the United Kingdom and the United States. Other VFX roles, for comparison: 3D and Environment/DMP: https://lnkd.in/gEVybHrY. VFX Supervisors at VFX studios, Previz/Postviz: https://lnkd.in/gCTWruEd. Compositing, Roto/Paint and MM/Tracking: https://lnkd.in/gUPEVcfP Creature TDs, Rigging and Groom Artists: https://lnkd.in/dZ2WgrKt The data comes from a core group of 175 internationally recognized studios that provide visual effects for Hollywood movies, with over 42,000 VFX professionals across all disciplines. Client-side production staff are not included in this particular dataset. #vfx #vfxjobs #globalproduction #filmmaking

🌎 TOP 6 COUNTRIES FOR VFX ARTISTS 🎨 The best country for a #VFX artist ultimately depends on their personal preferences, career goals, and individual circumstances. Factors such as job opportunities, industry growth, salary potential, quality of life, and personal preferences tend to influence this decision. So here are 6 countries with thriving VFX industries: 1. USA: Entertainment hubs with numerous job opportunities and peerless salaries, but high living costs. 2. Canada: Growing VFX industry driven by tax incentives for film/TV. Affordably priced living. 3. UK: Buzzing VFX industry with a high demand for talent and quality life conditions. 4. New Zealand: Booming film industry offering work on major projects in a beautiful setting. 5. Australia: Growing VFX opportunities in film, TV, and ads paired with a pleasant lifestyle. 6. India: Rapidly growing VFX industry where outsourcing from international studios is common, offering cost-effective, skilled talent. Feel free to share which country you'd like to work in, and why! Read the full article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gEDwrznm #vfxindustry #careeropportunities #workabroad #vfxartist

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In the spirit of Amir Satvat to all friends looking for a job - please don't make the mistake many people still do. Don't apply for more than one position in any one studio. Unless there are very specific (and unlikely) circumstances that you can do two different jobs at exactly the same level and experience, then please just apply for the job you want. Applying for more than one job says to me and many other hirers that you either don't know what you want and/or you don't know how the industry works. If you are at a senior level, then apply to a senior position. If you are at a medium level, apply for the medium position. Of course if there is only a senior position open I think it's ok to apply for that role. You may not be hired as a senior but they might just hire you as a medium and close that job opening. If you are an environment artist apply for the environment artist position - not environment art and character artist. It will almost certainly frustrate the hiring managers. This isn't just for art - this is for designers too and I imagine it's the same for all disciplines. So please apply for the one position that you want the most, not everything. This is especially important for people with no experience who want their first job. Do your research and find out what position you want to work in before applying and then apply to the one you want. As always if you need any help figuring out your next steps please get in touch and I will try to help with a 25 minute portfolio review or just a general chat. Good luck! #jobhunt #gamedev

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"I'll do anything, I just need a job." This came up in one of our Coffee Chats earlier this week and I pushed back hard. Don't do this. Don't take this approach.  I get that this person was desperate to get back to work, that they'd been out of a job for months already and just needed a paycheck. I understand that they thought they were playing the number by applying to every job that was even remotely related to what they wanted to do in the industry, that admitted that they were actually applying for multiple disciplines and seniorities even at the same studio. I understand it feels like you're doing something, but this approach is actually working against you. You're FAR less likely to get a callback if a recruiter sees that you're just throwing multiple copies of your resume at the wall and hoping it sticks to something. Hiring managers can see your name coming up again and again to 3 or 5 or 10 or more roles listed. They can see that you applied for a entry level 3d modeler role AND for the art director role at the same time, that you applied for a QA lead role AND an executive producer role, that you applied for a narrative designer role AND a creative director role AND a systems engineering role.  This ends up looking like you're not interested in the game or studio or even any particular role. It looks like you're just looking for any job you can get, regardless of whether or not you're qualified. It also looks like you don't know what you want to do - or worse that you don't even understand the roles you're applying to. It could even look like a spambot is just set up to auto-apply for a wide array of roles.  When I'm hiring, the people that rise to the top often have resumes that end up being tailored largely to the role I'm hiring for, but also look like this is what they want to do. For example, if I need to fill a producer role on my team, I want resumes that show experience in production, particularly with specific experience aligned with my current needs (console? mobile? live ops?), and which show they like being a producer. When I'm filling a role, the last thing I want to do is hire someone into a role who really is only there to collect a paycheck till they can get a job doing what they REALLY want. Applying for several different jobs at a company is a good way to look like this is you.  It's ok to do what you have to do right now while you keep searching for the job you really want, but it's better to look for those roles outside of games. It's far better to be strategic with your search, to take a quality over quantity approach. Figure out what you really want to do and focus on those roles. Focus on figuring out the one job at a studio that you really are most excited about that you're a good match for and focus on getting in on that one role.  It's a tough market right now. I get that everyone wants to shoot their shot. I just want to make sure that you make each shot count when you do.  

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