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I've been flooded with messages from people feeling the job hunt struggle, and the recent layoffs hit hard. It's heartbreaking, but in the midst of it all, the support within our community is incredible - everyone, no matter their role or time constraints, is rallying to help friends and colleagues who were affected. 💙 In the past few days, my team and I have put together some advice to help you navigate our process and your job-hunting journey [big shoutout to Jairus and Charles-Antoine!]. We get it, every studio has different processes, so we wanted to give you visibility on our process and share insights on how to amp up your Ubisoft application. If there isn't a current opening that aligns with your career goals, but you'd like us to consider you for future opportunities, you can fill out this form - we'll have a look: https://smrtr.io/j42ds Make sure to connect with your go-to Recruiters from our Ubisoft Canadian studios [Ubisoft Montréal Ubisoft Sherbrooke Ubisoft Saguenay Ubisoft Quebec City Ubisoft Toronto Ubisoft Winnipeg]. 🎮 Étienne Bergeron: Level Design, Game Design, UI & UX 🎮 Charles-Antoine: Animation, Audio, Marketing & Monetization 🎮 Jeff: Core teams, Management & Narration 🎮 Jairus: Programming 🎮 Me: Art  If you're exploring opportunities in other locations, we'll do our best to connect you with the Ubi teams there, so just let us know. [𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗗𝗙 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀.] Sending a truckload of support and good vibes your way. ❤️

Ubisoft claims the restructure is part of a “targeted realignment” that aims to align with the company’s ambitious future plans. If your #job has been affected by a company wide restructure, read more to find out what your rights are. #SamfiruTumarkin #EmploymentLawyer #Employees #Jobs #Canada #Termination #Severance #Compensation

This guide is super helpful and super cute! I’m already implimenting some tips, will be adding in others to my process!

As the New Year's holidays and weekends approach (for those who have them), I'd like to extend my warmest greetings to everyone and wish you professional growth and success in the upcoming year. Searching for a job might seem like a daunting quest, but don't lose hope or give up. Each interview and response is a small step towards your dream job, at least that's how I like to think of it. On a personal note, I want to thank Larian Studios for their work on Baldur's Gate 3. This year might have been challenging for many, for various reasons. However, games and the wonderful people who create them can at least make my mood a bit better. Games indeed can be a source of joy and comfort, especially during difficult times. Many excellent gaming projects have come to light this year. I hope that in the coming year, developers from major studios will continue to delight players with high-quality games and the interesting stories they tell. Happy New Year and Merry Christmas to everyone! May luck be with you in the new year. Make games, not war <3 #HappyNewYear #GamingCommunity #CareerGrowth #JobSearchJourney #ProfessionalDevelopment #GamerLife #GameDevelopers #BaldursGate3 #LarianStudios #NewYearMotivation #SuccessMindset #GamingIndustry #InspiringGames #CareerGoals #HolidayGreetings

to be fair, need to pause here for a moment to look to from a different angle to this Ubisoft piece of news. As it seem that Ubisoft (about ~30 office around the world with roughly around 20,000 employee) tried very hard to not cut positions or fire anyone during 2 of the roughest years in game industry! Where very well established companies like Meta, Google, Unity, Amazon, Epic Game, Microsoft, EA, Riot, NetEase, Roblox, Sony,...etc. that are not suffering any financial issues, game release issue, or abuse allegations, at the other hand they have good profit & were doing acquisations, but they were firing folks in hundreds and open new positions for hire next day! But Ubisoft seemed tried hard to not use that card & keep trying to collect itself. Yes it eventually used that nasty card, but at least they were not one of the first top 10 companies to do that! not even close! If this tells something, it tells that ubisoft is trying hard, and it "may" comeback again one day! It is still sad news, and all support to the impacted talented colleague & friends, and good luck in getting better positions soon. https://lnkd.in/gUiWZ6im #gameindustry #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gaming

🎮 Games Global on Campus: Insights into the Grad Application Process 🎮 Shoutout to Games Global for coming to our campus, where they provided an enlightening session on their graduate application process, the exciting opportunities they offer, and insights into their company. #GamesGlobal #CareerOpportunities #GraduatePrograms #GamingIndustry #ProfessionalDevelopment #CampusVisit

Creating whole worlds, with their systems, their rules, their characters, their physics, to tell stories, to empower users to live lasting digital adventures with their friends, is hard. #SkullAndBones development was long and complex, you all know this. But today, it's launching, and i strongly encourage you to give this game its chance. Not for what it could have been. Not for what you might have heard in the press about its development. But for what it is, for the value it tries to provide now and for hopefully years to come. Bravo to all the teams involved for their resilience, happy #launch day :) Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Ukraine Studios, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Berlin, Ubisoft, Ubisoft India Studios #gaming #digital #innovation #gameindustry #product #ubisoft

Ubisoft is obsessed with the number ‘45’ because, yet again, it announced 45 job cuts from its Cary and San Francisco studios for the 2nd time this year. (The first round had also impacted 45 professionals a few months ago) A Ubisoft spokesperson stated the reason is to "align [their] organizations with future business and development objectives.” This comes as quite a shock as XDefiant’s release a month ago was well-received and is being deemed as the next COD killer. Still some of the impacted folks included ones who had worked on XDefiant. This is plain sad! In my search for impacted professionals, I found only three profiles impacted by these layoffs. But I also found a professional who was impacted months ago by Ubisoft and is still searching for a role, and two other folks impacted by Ubisoft Toronto’s layoffs. Sending in support for these impacted professionals with a shoutout. Please reshare to help these profiles reach the feed of recruiters and game studios currently hiring. Jo Sandoval — Was Ubisoft’s International Product Manager and has an extensive 12+ years of marketing experience, especially for big football clubs like Liverpool and Southampton, in Marketing Executive roles. Currently, Jo is looking for remote or hybrid roles near the marketing area. Vincent Clark — Spent 13 years at Ubisoft, first as a Community Manager for 9+ years, then as a Monetization Coordinator for Ubisoft’s Red Storm Entertainment. Vincent is skilled in integrating monetization strategies into the core gameplay features. Joshua Barber — A Producer who was working on Ubisoft’s latest F2P hit XDefiant for almost 3 years. Joshua has also worked for Activision as a Sr. QA Tester. Adam Dempsky — An Associate Director who worked at Ubisoft for over 8 years, starting as a Sr. Digital Marketing Manager. Adam is a Marketing Executive with extensive experience (16+ years) in leading global marketing initiatives and an expert in developing comprehensive go-to-market (GTM) strategies. He has also worked for Electronic Arts as a Sr. Global Media & Marketing Manager. Brendan Daw — An immensely talented Sound Designer who was laid off from Ubisoft Toronto. There, he started as an Audio Dev Tester, went on to become a Voice Designer, and ultimately a Sound Designer. Brendan has worked on titles: Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR, Far Cry 6, and XDefiant. Check out his sound design portfolio here: https://lnkd.in/g3nRyrqN Jay Lee — Another talent who was impacted by Ubisoft Toronto’s layoffs. Jay is a UX Designer who was working on the Splinter Cell Remake creating wireframes and prototype flows for various gameplay elements and options menu. He also designed multiple accessibility features, from gameplay to options. *** If you were impacted by the gaming industry’s layoffs, I can help you learn game programming and land a job at top game studios, no matter which discipline you belong to. Claim scholarship: https://lnkd.in/gHHTPjgp *** #layoffsupport

Hey all, Just wanted to let you know that I participated in the Ubisoft Next 2024 programming competition. Hosted by Ubisoft Toronto. For this competition I had to use the framework that was provided by Ubisoft which was a C++ 2d framework. The theme was released 3 days prior to the deadline, however I was already somewhat famaliar (less than I should have lol) with the framework as it was released a month before. I might make the github open source once the compitition results are fully over, but I will let you know then. Check out the game here if you want to play it https://lnkd.in/eBNDvwgG #cpp #ubisoft #ubisoftnext #2d #gamedevelopment #gameprogramming

On our Medium G5 Careers an article that will interest artists in game development has been released: "10 Essential Tips for Building a Game Artist Portfolio". 🎨 Our recruiters have prepared valuable material for you to help you build an excellent portfolio. In the article you will find: 🔹 10 essential tips on what you should add to your portfolio to make it really cool 😎 🔹 Bonus: what you definitely shouldn't add to your portfolio (or should if you want to scare off recruiters 😏) Read the article: https://lnkd.in/ekcXxYNB ➡️ Follow us on our Medium because in the next article we'll tell you how to prepare for an interview to land your dream job! 🌟 #g5games #medium