{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/622a6877e8fb640012cb4562/62b490d227ff1c00137b3290?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Game Dev Job Interview Tips from EA’s Sarah Spiers","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/undefined/1646945774662-0c0631868484e2c2e48f4546cee8ad12.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Find Sarah Spiers at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahspiers/</p><p>Learn Game Development: https://www.cgspectrum.com/game-development</p><p><br></p><p>Maxine chats with Forbes 30 Under 30 in Games, Sarah Spiers, the Interim Executive Director of the IGDA Foundation, and Development Director at EA Games. Sarah details her strategy for breaking into the games industry, including how to create a great portfolio, networking, and the value of mentors. Plus, she and Maxine share crucial practical tips for crafting your resume (including one common mistake that could be costing you interviews!), the only three stories you need to prepare for a job interview, and how job recruiting *really* works.</p><p><br></p><p>Sarah currently works as the Development Director for EA Maxis, and serves as the Interim Executive Director of the IGDA Foundation. Her most recent producer role was overseeing feature development for Krafton's PU: Battlegrounds. She has helped clients such as Apple, Scholastic, NBC/Universal, and PBS bring their IP to games. </p><p><br></p><p>🔗 Episode notes: https://www.cgspectrum.com/podcast/magic-the-gathering-art-eric-wilkerson-ovidio-cartagena</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>01:15 How Sarah got started at the IGDA Foundation</p><p>04:10 Moving up to her role as a producer at PubG</p><p>08:12 Sarah’s advocacy for mental health in the workplace, the importance of sick days</p><p>13:27 Sarah’s long-term plan for breaking into the games industry and how it worked out: including portfolio, networking, and mentors</p><p>18:10 Crucial practical tips for creating your resume to get hired</p><p>26:04 More tips for aspiring game developers to break into the industry, prepare for job interviews</p><p>31:00 Sarah’s tips and answers to common job interview questions </p><p>33:23 Stop deciding that you’re not good enough for the job before you’ve even applied</p><p>35:26 The “Pony List”: how job applications and recruiting systems work </p><p>42:35 Self-advocating as a career tool and how Sarah got on the Forbes 30 under 30 list</p><p>46:38 Where to find Sarah </p><p><br></p><p>Connect on:</p><p>📍 https://www.instagram.com/cgspectrum</p><p>📍 https://www.linkedin.com/cgspectrum</p><p>📍 http://www.facebook.com/CGSpectrum.Film.and.Game.School</p><p>📍 https://www.twitter.com/cgspectrum</p><p><br></p><p>Sarah:</p><p>📍 https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahspiers/</p><p>📍 https://twitter.com/sspiers_k</p><p>📍 https://igdafoundation.org/</p>","author_name":"CG Spectrum"}