Escape Studios in Top 6% for Graduate Employment

tEscape Studios in "Top 6%" for Graduate Employment

We are delighted that Escape Studios has risen from the top 10% of institutions for full-time graduate employment in the UK to sit within the top 6%. 

The latest UK data on graduates comes from from the Higher Education Statistics Agency. 

Employability for our Escapees is at the heart of what we do at Escape Studios.  To see more detail, you can read the full article here. 

PS6003 - Professional Practice Module

Prof Practice Module PS6003

Our Professional Practice Module (PS6003) forms part of the Third Year of Studies at Escape Studios; it starts in September 2023.

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. 

The animation and vfx industries are booming, but jobs remain competitive, and graduates must ensure they have the right skills to compete successfully. 

"What Animation Recruiters Want" 25 May

Tiffany Feeney

What Do Animation Recruiters Want? What are studios looking for? Find out on Tuesday 25 May at 12:30pm, when veteran animation recruiter Tiffany Feeney will join us at Escape Studios to offer her perspective on what exactly recruiters are looking for in animation talent.

Having recruited for Dreamworks, Reel FX and Blue Sky Studios, Tiffany Feeney knows what studios want and need.  

Join us on 25 May at 1.30pm to hear Tiffany's advice, with a Q&A to follow. This is especially recommended for all our students graduating this summer, or for any students looking for jobs and internships in animation and vfx.

Hiring Non-UK Animators Post-Brexit 25 March

Hiring - what are the rules?

On Thursday 25 March at 4pm Screen Skills is hosting a free webinar for UK animation studios looking to hire overseas animation talent post-Brexit. What are the rules? How easy/difficult is it to hire EU talent since the Brexit divorce, and what about remote working? 

The webinar, which will be presented by immigration lawyers Anna Blackden and Elisabeth Kynaston, is aimed at animation studio owners and recruiters looking to hire non-UK animation talent in the post-Brexit immigration system. To sign up, follow this link.