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AN EXCITING FUTURE AHEAD! For everyone who has attended our events, engaged with our community, or shared insights on our stage—thank you. Each event has been an incredible opportunity to connect, share ideas, and support each other in the games industry. As we look to the future, we’ve decided to put our events on hold for now. This pause allows us to focus on exciting new Raftur Games projects. And while we aren’t hosting events at the moment, we’re already planning a future series that will dive deeper into entrepreneurial topics tailored to help industry innovators thrive. A special thank you to our speakers who have given their time, expertise, and energy. Your contributions have been invaluable to making each gathering impactful, inspiring, and supportive of the community we all care so deeply about. In the meantime, remember that our Discord server is always open! It’s a place where you can continue to connect, share ideas, and find the support you need from like-minded professionals. Here’s to new chapters and continued support for one another. We’re excited for what’s next for Raftur Games and we look forward to sharing more soon!

Halloween is nearly here but there are no tricks here only an early treat! 🎃 Looking for your next opportunity in the gaming industry? Join us on October 17, 2024, in the Raftur Gatherings Metaverse for our Talent Support Day! Connect directly with Shawn Guiney, Lead Recruiter at ZeniMax Media, and explore new career paths. Details in the newsletter below 👇

....WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS THURSDAY? To those: > Looking to break into the industry from university > Looking to break into the games industry from another industry > Just starting out in the industry (<2yrs experience) The best answer is of course 'Attending the Raftur Games Entry Level Talent Support Day!' 😉 There is still time to sign up, if you are interested and need a link let us know in the comments.

JOIN US ON OCTOBER 3, 2024, FOR OUR NEXT ENTRY LEVEL TALENT SUPPORT DAY IN THE METAVERSE! We are welcoming back the fantastic Alex Gombos, a Top Recruiting Voice in the industry, who will share insider tips to help you break into the gaming industry. WHY ATTEND? - Personalized feedback on your resume and job applications - Insider knowledge from a key voice in video game recruitment - 1-on-1 sessions with industry experts - Networking opportunities with recruiters and fellow job seekers Whether you’re seeking entry-level roles, looking to transition to a gaming career or only at the start of your industry journey, then this event is designed to give you the edge in your job search. Check the newsletter for all the details!

🥷 THE HIDDEN BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH A RECRUITER! During last week's Talent Support Day Hannah Wright ⚡️🎮explained the key ways a recruiter can benefit you as a jobseeker. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨? 🗝️ 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 "𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘣𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦." 🧩 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 & 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 "𝘈 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘫𝘰𝘣—𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘵." 🧑🏫 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲 & 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 "𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵—𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴." ⏩ 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 "𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳." 🔊 Listen to the full highlight video below. If you haven't considered working with a recruiter as an established Video Games Industry professional, maybe you should consider if it would help you on your search! 🤝

Whether you’re 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘂𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿, or just starting out in the 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 — we’ve got your back! 💪 🆓 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 is offering FREE resources designed to help you survive and thrive during tough times. From financial survival guides to valuable insights for navigating the job market — all available on our 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆! 🎁 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲? 📖 𝗘-𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 tailored to industry professionals like you: 🔹Financial Survival Guide for Unemployed Devs 🔹Job Hunting Tips 🔹Project Funding Essentials … and much more! But it doesn’t stop there! Our Discord server is a hub for: 🤝 Networking with industry peers 💼 Career advice and mentorship 🌱 Entrepreneurial guidance 🌟 Community Job board & access to recruiters 👉 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 and access resources that can help you get back on track or take your first steps into the game development world! 🔗 Click here to join the 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱: https://lnkd.in/gFHCWqNk #GameDev #VideoGames #GameIndustry #FreeResources #CareerDevelopment #DiscordCommunity

What a great event! Thank you so much Hannah Wright ⚡️🎮 for your insights and your passion & commitment to giving back to others 👏 To our attendees, thank you for sharing your experiences and for taking part in the open and honest conversations throughout the evening. Let's keep the conversations flowing & the momentum going over on Discord 💪 (let us know if you need the invite).

⌛ Last call for anyone who is yet to register for this week's Talent Support Day featuring Hannah Wright ⚡️🎮! There is still time, head over to the website and make sure you are registered on the Established Talent page. If you need any help or have any questions, let us know in the comments 🔽

🚀 Exciting News for the Raftur Games Community! The Raftur Games Discord Server v2 has officially launched, and we're thrilled to introduce a more streamlined, community-driven space! 🎮 As the gaming industry faces significant challenges, we’ve reimagined our server to better support YOU, the professionals and future leaders in this space. Here’s what’s new: 🔸 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀: We’ve reorganized our platform to reflect the professional, collaborative environment you’ve helped build. Every channel now has a clear focus to make navigating easier and more intuitive, especially for those less familiar with Discord. 🔸 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝘂𝗯𝘀: Whether you’re looking for mentoring, our official resources, resume reviews, networking opportunities, jobs or event participation, our dedicated areas are here to support your growth. 🔸 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿-𝘁𝗼-𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: In these uncertain times, community is more important than ever. Our peer support network is ready to help you tackle industry challenges, share resources, and thrive together. 💡 But this is just the beginning. We invite you to be part of shaping a brighter future for the gaming industry. Come connect, learn, and collaborate in our new and improved space! Not yet joined our Discord? Well, there’s no better time to join, come on in & introduce yourself 👋 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gFHCWqNk

🎮 Looking to level up your career in the gaming industry? Join us on September 19, 2024, online in the Metaverse for Raftur Gatherings: Talent Support Day by Raftur Games - a unique opportunity to connect with top recruiters in the gaming world. 🎯 Meet Hannah Wright ⚡️🎮, Recruitment Partner at Recruitment Heroes and host of the LinkedIn series OnLive Games. This is your chance to introduce yourself and stand out in front of a seasoned recruitment professional who’s passionate about helping gaming talent find their next big opportunity. The gaming industry has seen its share of challenges recently, with many talented developers and publishers seeking new roles. Talent Support is here to bridge that gap—connecting you directly with the decision-makers at leading companies. 🕹️ Don’t miss this chance to reboot your career! 🔗 Register today and start building the connections that could define your next move in the gaming industry (Link in the newsletter).