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| Tiffany Feeney |
What are studios looking for in new talent? As an animation and vfx recruiter, there is no-one better than Tiffany Feeney to help prepare our students for the commercial workplace.
Tiffany Feeney has recruited for many animation & vfx studios including Dreamworks, Reel FX and Blue Sky Studios.
Tiffany Feeney
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| PS6003 - Prof Practice |
Prof Practice Module PS6003
Our Professional Practice Module (PS6003) forms part of the Third Year of Studies at Escape Studios. PS6003 aims to prepare our third year animation, games and VFX students for the workplace as they approach the end of their studies. Professional Practice focuses on employability, so that students understand well before they graduate what it takes to succeed in the creative industries.
Skills
The animation and vfx industries are booming, but jobs remain competitive, and graduates must ensure they have the right skills to compete successfully.
Tiffany Feeney has already helped many of our students seeking work in the industry, having run regular workshops and webinars at Escape.
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| Why Students Should Join Linkedin |
Tiffany stresses the importance of students and recent graduates being on Linkedin, and also regularly updating their Linkedin status.
Availability
For recruiters, availability of talent is key. Are you looking for work right now, in a month's time, or three months? If you are looking for work, make sure you say you are available. If you know you will be free in a couple of months, say so. Recruiters are often looking for talent to begin work on a project a few months down the road. It helps them a lot if your Linkedin profile states when you are likely to be free. Above all, Linkedin is "your brand", and you should treat it seriously. As Tiffany puts it "I live on Linkedin".
Be Easy to Find
Tiffany stresses the importance of being easy to find online. She advises that students should not password-protected demo reels, and avoid building websites with no contact details or email address. Be easy to find - don't make recruiters work hard to track you down.
How much are students worth?
Recent graduates often struggle to know how much money to ask for from an entry level job. Tiffany recommends payscale.com to compare pay rates from city to city, and also glassdoor.com, which gives information on what companies pay. The advantage of this is, when you know what the going rate is for a job, you know what is a reasonable salary to ask for.
Zerply
Tiffany also recommends being on zerply.com (the "invite-only community for people in Film & TV, Games & AR/VR"), which she described as "Linkedin for the VFX Industry".
The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects.
For recruiters, availability of talent is key. Are you looking for work right now, in a month's time, or three months? If you are looking for work, make sure you say you are available. If you know you will be free in a couple of months, say so. Recruiters are often looking for talent to begin work on a project a few months down the road. It helps them a lot if your Linkedin profile states when you are likely to be free. Above all, Linkedin is "your brand", and you should treat it seriously. As Tiffany puts it "I live on Linkedin".
Be Easy to Find
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| Tiffany's recruitment agency "Talent Outpost" |
How much are students worth?
Recent graduates often struggle to know how much money to ask for from an entry level job. Tiffany recommends payscale.com to compare pay rates from city to city, and also glassdoor.com, which gives information on what companies pay. The advantage of this is, when you know what the going rate is for a job, you know what is a reasonable salary to ask for.
Zerply
Tiffany also recommends being on zerply.com (the "invite-only community for people in Film & TV, Games & AR/VR"), which she described as "Linkedin for the VFX Industry".
The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects.
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