Online Industry Insight: Focus on games with Ubisoft and Third Kind Games

Games, sometimes known as ‘Esports’, is the UK’s fastest growing entertainment industry. The sector offers well-paid, exciting and challenging careers across the country with clusters of developers in various areas including Manchester, Cambridge, Bristol, Sheffield, Liverpool, Leamington Spa and many more.

Yet the job roles and skills involved are often a mystery to the young players behind the console – there are career pathways in art, programming, design, music composition, project management, marketing, finance, legal and many more!

Delivered in collaboration with Ubisoft, creator of some of the world’s most popular games including Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Tom Clancy’s video game series, Rayman, Far Cry, Watch Dogs and many more, this online industry insight will introduce professionals working in various roles across the sector and share a glimpse into the types of skills and experiences required to work in games. Ubisoft team members will be joined by a couple of professionals from Third Kind Games (Sea of Thieves, Hearthstone, Predecessor).

The panellists include:

• James Gorry, Head of Communications, Ubisoft Leamington
• Fern Griffiths, Junior Level Designer, Ubisoft Leamington
• Lucía Vázquez Vaquero, Junior Economy Designer, Ubisoft Leamington
• Felipe Anargyrou, Programmer, Third Kind Games
• Yao Ran, UI/UX Designer, Third Kind Games

Join us for a panel discussion with industry professionals, followed by an opportunity for your students to ask questions about working in the sector. Individual students are welcome to register.

Additional Information:

This is a virtual webinar hosted on Zoom.

The event is part of the Discover Creative Careers programme, an industry-led initiative that aims to inspire young people aged 11-18 about careers in the creative industries.