Games Careers Week returns for its third year to celebrate diverse pathways into a career in
games for young people of all backgrounds, through events, media, diverse developers, and online
activities.
Organised by The National Videogame Museum, the week brings together organisations,
individuals and educational institutions to showcase excellence and celebrate one of the UK’s
fastest growing industries, which has a market worth of over £7 billion.
The week will not only encourage and inspire young people’s passion to enter the industry but will
also help parents understand the credibility of a career in games (with nearly 21,000 people
employed in the games sector in the UK in 2022 – a 25% increase on the previous year.)
The NVM, alongside GCW 2023 sponsors and partners, will deliver activities, events and resources throughout the week while promoting studios and educational institutions events and activities in this week-long national festival.
Many organisations from game studios to educational institutions have already got involved for GCW 2023 to showcase careers events and online resources that include careers fairs, game jams and recruitment expos aimed to encourage and inspire young people’s passion to enter the industry as well as helping parents understand the credibility of a career in games. Information on events and how to participate can all be found on our events page.
There’s still time for organisations to get involved
Using #GamesCareersWeek2023 and our online platform participation is simple:
- Share photos of a day in the life in the industry throughout the week
- Create an online blog / vlog
- Write a twitter thread with career pathway information
- Upload a short video to YouTube or your company website
- Provide links to online resources (i.e. “Building a CV”)
- Host a social media Q&A session for young people to take part in
- Have a social media takeover day (like this one the NVM did with a Year 3 class!)
More event ideas include:
- Host a Q&A session. (Like our headline sponsor Boneloaf recently did at The National Videogame Museum)
- Offer Studio / E-sports facility tours
- Host School visits / trips
- Run STEAM based workshops
A handy resource pack to help you plan an event is available here and you can contact us via our enquiry form or via our Twitter or Instagram pages.
Games Careers Week has been made possible with our headline sponsors Boneloaf, co-sponsors Sheffield Hallam University and supporters Creative Assembly. We also have proud partnerships with Into Games, Grads In Games, Women In Games, NextGen Skills Academy and Games Jobs Live who are all contributing to the week long celebration.
Games Careers Week is a free non-profit event organised by the National Videogame Museum. Made possible with supporter sponsor Boneloaf, and our proud partners: Grads In Games, NextGen Skills Academy, Women In Games and The Sheffield College.
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About the National Videogame Museum
The NVM, explores the history and cultural importance of videogames as well as providing award winning educational programmes. The NVM is governed by the BGI. Registered charity number 1183530.
