Hire broad, Hire well - Talent Acquisition in the Video Games industry
summary
PlaySide reports growth from 80 to 210 staff in a year and League of Geeks hires ~20 since January while Keywords lists 70+ studios, which drives the practical advice: screen salary bands early, use portfolio links like an ArtStation link or GitHub on resumes, schedule reliably with Calendly, give phone-call rejections with actionable feedback, share candidates across studios, invest in grads/junior training pipelines, and use contract offer tactics such as a 6-month review instead of immediate top-up.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:48Attracting top talent
- 11:49Marketing your studio
- 18:27Handling rejections
- 24:31Negotiating offers
- 32:11Labor shortages and poaching
- 37:50Broadening talent pools
- 43:03Building talent pipelines
- 47:38Q&A
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