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Unlike many other forms of job hunting, your presence and activity online is often crucial with connecting to other game industry pros and highlighting your current and past works in the form of a portfolio. As an artist, the key links are Artstation and LinkedIn, which are vital for communication and portfolio work.

Outside of that, I had several links and resources to my works and presence in the space. I had an Itch.io account that featured all of my game jams that were playable, so people could see that I had experience making games under short deadlines and creating assets that could actually BE used in a game.

My Twitter and BlueSky served as a way for me to post constant updates in a more relaxed manner. A continuous pitfall of new game dev hopefuls is that they post every piece of artwork, when they should only be highlighting a few.

Some creators also make their own website which can be useful, but I have been informed by high-up pros through conference Q&A that Artstation really is the best way to go.

LINKEDIN

LinkedIn, as mentioned before, is your number one go to. Because it is so vital we speak about it, we’ll do another post purely devoted to the development of your LinkedIn page. For now, know that you must have your FIRST AND LAST NAME, a photo of yourself, and (if you are entering a role that requires it) a link right at the top of the page. You can post routinely and you should, but these things are vital for recruiters checking out your profile from the get-go.

ARTSTATION

Artstation, as mentioned before, is a portfolio specifically for artists. It is the very first thing people are going to look for if you are applying into that role, and as such should be clean, easy to navigate, and minimalistic/not overcrowded. It should also feature your finished work with process attached as well. Similarly to LinkedIn, this is a whole chapter on its own, so we’ll talk more in depth on the subject later. Know for now you’ll need your name, current and past artworks, and start-to-finish processes of single pieces to showcase your workflow.