Hello,
I’m not sure if I’m just looking in the wrong places or not but the Unity Game Development job market seems like a barren wasteland. I would entertain mobile development but am unable to find any jobs there either. It’s especially bad for juniors. Did I miss the bus or are other places apart from Indeed and Glassdoor with more opportunities?
Thanks!
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Also, your location makes a difference, along with your country.
i’d just contact companies directly for that, or asking trainee positions (to first get in).
maybe junior positions are less advertised,
since they are less critical and if it costs to post them in those big sites…(?)
but can see many jobs in unity & game dev related discords too.
Thanks a bunch for that link I’ll check it out
Thanks for the reply! Are there any discords you can recommend? Cheers
Depends on your country also (although some jobs might be available as a remote),
so look for local game dev groups too.
https://discord.com/invite/unity
VR/XR https://discord.gg/frzny7CDee
Finland https://discord.gg/DqJuMr7A5C , https://discord.gg/pASuCqxjap
https://gamesjobs.fi/
https://www.skillsearch.com/search?keywords=unity&where=
Thanks! Looks like some great opportunities in Europe, I live in Canada unfortunately. Ideally I would find a remote job however. Would you say these jobs are hyper competitive or more obtainable? Cheers
I think joining local game dev groups will be very pertinent. Perhaps junior devs don’t find work as much as the work finds them
Joining teams over huge spans of time zone differences (± 5 hours and more) will generally be difficult. European teams will be more happy to onboard someone remotely from within Europe than someone from the Americas or Asia simply because sharing about the same office hours is still considered important.
There is a huge demand for Unity/Unreal developers but you won’t find many open positions on job platforms like Monster etc. for whatever reason. Perhaps it’s simply the ratio of quantity vs quality that speaks against such platforms, some of the worst applications I’ve seen came from applicants through job portals rather than those who went straight for the company’s website.
Thus I would definitely check to see what software companies are or may be using Unity that are close by and scan their jobs/career pages. Also look for industry businesses, manufacturers, architects and so on … more and more non-gaming companies are visualizing if not simulating their processes and products using game engines.
Have you checked LinkedIn? Seems quite active here in Europe, not sure if it’s used a lot in Canada however.
Networking is everything – that is, making friends in the industry so you can all mutually help each other. Attend events such as conferences (preferably in person, but online is better than nothing) and local meetups. You can find meetups on meetup.com.
Also join the IGDA. The purpose of the IGDA is to provide resources for professional development and advocate for people in the game development industry. Once you’re a member, join the IGDA Discord server and keep an eye on the #jobs channel.
You might also find some leads on workwithindies.com. But if you’re just getting started, consider larger studios instead of small indies. Larger studios are more likely to have junior positions, as well as more consistent funding.
Also, don’t look for “Unity” jobs, look for game development jobs. Don’t paint yourself into a corner by only knowing Unity. Game dev jobs quite often require a variety of skills and tools.
Good luck!
Mutually helping each other being the key here. Every once in a while it’s brought up on Jason Weimann’s podcast that if you just join a community and only expect to be helped or get jobs through it the members will notice it and be less inclined to help out.
Sounds great, I’ll check out companies in my area, thanks a bunch!
No I don’t have an account, I wanted to get some quality experience first but I may have to make one to get some in the first place, thanks!
IGDA looks great, I will become a member for sure. I like the idea of being more multifaceted as well. As I work to complete my project I will try and expand my skillset as much as possible so that I am a more versatile asset. Great advice thanks!
I joined a couple forums wanting to help out on the programming side but people were so quick to respond I wasnt even needed lol. I will have to focus on expanding my skillset for sure
Forums are often the exception as (a) not being a real time discussion means someone can just drop by whenever they feel like it, and (b) previous discussions linger around so it’s not just for the benefit of the person asking.
It’s very hard to really get to know other people in forums. Forums are fine for dialogue like this, but if you want to meet people do realtime events like conferences and meetups.
Thanks for all the replies guys!
Yeah that’s partially why the forums appealed to me as even someone years down the road looking for an answer could have benefited.
For sure. It can be fun to network. I’m going to reserve some amount of my development time everyday to getting to know the community. Thanks for the help guys.