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As Posted by DreamWorks Animation SKG.

As our films continue to set new standards of excellence in animated movies, we are committed to seeding the next generation of animation professionals to help keep us at the top of our game. Every department at our company depends on a wide range of skills and ideas to fuel our creative work, so we particularly encourage students from diverse backgrounds with varied experiences to apply for our internship programs. You’ll get hands-on experience, gain knowledge of the industry and develop a network for future career opportunities.

Want to get started? Then you:

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Tags: CGQ Job Board, Studio Guidelines, DreamWorks, DreamWorks Animation SKG, how to apply for a job

DreamWorks Animation is committed to creating a great environment for its employees. In addition to our fast-paced and stimulating production setting, we also invest a tremendous amount of effort in career development and enrichment. And we try to have a little extra fun whenever we can! In a continually evolving creative workplace, we believe it is essential to help nurture the ideas that will develop into tomorrow’s innovations and achievements.

There is no narrow prescription for success at DreamWorks Animation – this is a community that embraces new ideas. We attract a diverse collection of artists, technologists, production and support staff who all share a passion to tell stories and make movies. Our staff comes from over 30 countries and from all different levels of experience and educational background.

We are continually looking for both experienced leaders and enthusiastic emerging talent. Though only our current job openings are posted, don’t let that limit you! If you are interested in joining DreamWorks Animation, we invite you to introduce yourself.

[ Current job openings at DreamWorks ]

Tags: Studio Watch, Studio Guidelines, DreamWorks, Find a job, studio profile

Should you go to college and get a degree? Whether or not you should go to college is not the question. Once you graduate, no-one cares anymore. They don’t need to hear about your education and how well you did in school. It’s no longer “What’s your major?” that you’ll get asked everyday, but “What do you do for a living?”

To be completely honest, this industry is not skilled enough to concern itself with education as much as doctors or lawyers, or even business people. Yes, there are computer programming geniuses with advanced degrees from Ivy League schools working in our industry, and they are a valuable component to what we do, but they are the minority. Many more of us are regular people, who have found something we enjoy, have some natural talent, and have worked really hard to be good at something we are passionate about.
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Tags: Tutorials/Tips, CGQ Job Board, Studio Guidelines, Doubt Buster, FAQs, Find a job, Interview

I just threw away 147 demo reels. Why? Let’s be honest here. Because they sucked. I’m not saying this to be mean. It’s the truth. And I also don’t particularly like spending hours looking at demo reels that suck. I’d much rather look at good ones. Years ago, like four or five, demo reels used to be generally decent looking. They weren’t all gems by any means, but you had a pretty good spread of good ones, bad ones, in-between ones, and a few that kicked ass. In the last couple of years that ratio has been completely whacked out of all proportion. Out of 154 demo reels I tossed 147. Seven (7) were worth keeping. That’s about 5% or so.
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Tags: Demo/Show Reels, CGQ Job Board, Studio Guidelines, Bad Demoreel, Do-039s and Don-039ts

Let’s face it: it isn’t easy getting noticed amongst the hundreds of resumes that deluge our offices each year. It takes an exceptional resume, from an exceptionally talented individual, to stand out from the crowd. Unfortunately, we suspect many talented people are not getting the attention they deserve because of some simple mistakes in their resumes or a lack of understanding of what we are looking for in a game programmer, artist, musician, or other development position.
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Tags: CGQ Job Board, Studio Guidelines, Blizzard Studio, career, resume

Cinematic artists at Blizzard are responsible for crafting one of the main vehicles for storytelling in our games: the cut-scenes. If you are interested in creating 3D rendered movies whose production qualities rival that of full-blown Hollywood effects houses, then this job is for you.
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Tags: CGQ Job Board, Studio Guidelines, Blizzard Studio, career, cinematics, resume, resume submission

Game art is the meat and potatoes of our products. These are the characters and environments that give life to the gameplay and suspend a player’s disbelief to a point somewhere in the realm of fantasy. Today, a good game artist needs to be both a conceptualist and a 3D animator.
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