I'm going to start with the cover letter to a games company - as I have had the experience of writing one I will give you an example that managed to land me a job in the games industry - the key is to be passionate and speak about what you know.
Cover Letter Junior Artist (OldSchool Runescape)
Hello Jagex,
First of all I’d like to say that Runescape has been the
most played game in my life, since it first came out in 2001, I have always
been voting and helping out with the community as a whole for the future of
Runescape, and personally bringing back Old School was one of the best
decisions Jagex could have made.
Jagex is one of the top MMORPG companies out there, you guys
have always been risky with new games, or new updates, which I love and change
is always good.
A chance to work with you guys would be a dream come true, I
literally know everything about Old School Runescape, whether it be quests,
items, gear, skills, ask me anything and I’ll know it.
I have a wide
knowledge of 3d and texturing as a whole, low poly modelling and hand painted
texturing are one of my specialities, especially as its old school, low poly
and hand texturing were one of the first things I learnt back in college whilst
studying Games Development. I have also learnt a lot of animation, rigging,
high poly modelling, from Uni, I am studying BA Computer games Modelling &
Animation at Derby.
I have worked as a QA tester before on the Sonic ALL-Stars
Transformers game, and I learnt a lot about bug fixing, bug finding, report
management and overall just a feedback of the game between the developers and
myself.
I have played almost every MMO out there at the current
moment, the latest was the new Skyrim Online Beta, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Thank you for taking the time to read my cover letter and
hopefully my CV, I look forward to hearing from you in the future.
Alfred.
I do not have a template for cover letters as I treat it as a genuine letter I myself am writing to the possible employer, I want it to feel as genuine as possible and not to send mutliple templates around different companies.
My CV:
Alfred
Golovanov
34
Wild Street,
Derby
DE1
1GN
07951516797
PROFILE:
I am in my
final year studying Computer Games Modelling and Animation at Derby University.
I am always
looking for the fastest workflow whilst maintaining high standards of
aesthetics, I’m a fun and friendly person to work with and always keep to my deadlines.
I have no
problem travelling anywhere around the world to pursue my passion in games art.
EDUCATION:
Elliott Secondary School (2004 - 2009)
Pullman Gardens, London
SW15 3D
GCSES:
10 A* to C’s
Wandsworth South Thames College (2009 - 2011)
Wandsworth High Street
London SW18 2PP
BTEC Games Development:
Distinction
Distinction
Merit
Derby University (2011 – Present)
Kedleston Road, Derby
DE22 1GB
BA Computer Games
Modelling and Animation:
Predicted 2:1
My specialties relating to the games
industry:
Maya, Max, Photoshop, Quixel Suite, Substance Designer/Painter, Xnormals,
Marvelous Designer, Unreal Engine,
Zbrush, Mudbox, After Effects and Sony Vegas.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
3D Artist
Jagex LTD – St. Johns Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge.
(April 24th
– September 12th)
Duties:
As an Artist at
Jagex I was placed onto the OldSchool team, here I helped produce 3d models,
animations, graphics, rigs and concepts. I learned a lot from my sixth months
at Jagex but sadly had to leave to finish my last year at University.
Not only did I do
Art for Jagex but I was also able to participate in weekly Q & A’s infront
of thousands of people on Twitch.tv it was a great way to communicate with the
games fan base and ask what they wanted implemented in the game, I found myself
conversing with players on twitter asking for feedback on all of my work.
Some of the
software I learnt at Jagex:
In-house tools.
Perforce which they
used for file sharing/saving.
3DS Max (I’m a Maya
user)
Key skills: Learning the game pipeline/workflow, working close with the player
community, learning new software within a month.
Retail Assistant
Superdry – Derby Westfield
(April 1st –
September 1st 2013)
Duties:
As a retail
assistant my role was to serve and advise customers on clothing, I handled with
cash and payments along with handling of the stock and ordering goods.
Another thing I did
whilst working at Superdry was dandling complaints from customers and passing them
onto the manager along with arranging window displays and promoting special
competitions.
Key Skills: Ability to
stay friendly and polite in the most frustrating situations along with being
able to work under pressure.
· Games Tester QA
Balance Team
Sumo Digital – 32 Jessops
Riverside, 800 Brightside Lane, Sheffield
(2nd September - 18th
September 2012)
Duties: After 2 weeks of volunteering for
Sumo Digital me and a few other people were selected to come back for paid
work, in QA - Testing, this time we were allowed to talk with the 3D Artists
and programmers, I learnt a lot about what they do in the industry and what is
expected from them.
This time I was placed on my own and was
given a set of tasks, some of the tasks included completing different story
modes and recording data, also a lot of multiplayer was played and tested, many
of my bug finds were important to the games progress.
Key Skills: Working in a team efficiently,
providing feedback, and finding problems and solving them.
· Supermarket
Assistant – Food Service (Deli/Meat & Fish/Patisserie)
Waitrose - 4 Sheen Road, Richmond, Surrey
(14th November 2010 – 14th August 2011)
Duties:
As a supermarket assistant my role was to
work on the food counters. This included working in the bakery, meat, deli and
cheese sections. During this time I learnt how to use the relevant machinery
for the food, the different variety of foods such as different types of cheese
and meats and became experienced in the preparation of these foods. Furthermore,
I became aware of the certain hygiene standards required. However, most
importantly, I developed my customer service skills and gained confidence in
advising customers on products which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Key Skills: Having good customer
service skills, being a reliable team member, keeping up with hygiene practises
and being able to prepare and bake several foods.
WORKEXPERIENCE/VOLUNTEERING:
· Scouts Group Leader
15th Fulham Scout Group - St.
Dionis Church Hall, Parsons Green
(August 2004 – October 2007)
Duties: As a scout group leader, my job was to
patrol and set up activities for the younger scouts. This also included
advising and helping with any problems that the children may have faced in
school or outside. I organised many of the activities including: camping,
hiking, football matches, charity events and road safety talks.
Key Skills: Being responsible, able to
work under pressure, having good communication skills, thinking
quickly on your feet and having a fun, enthusiastic attitude.
References:
Available upon request.
I made this CV after downloading alot of other 3D artists CV's I'm not sure whether I should keep non related games industry things in my CV but it shows what skills I have learnt.
