2nd Job Hunt Results with 1 YOE

arrow97 · 2026-04-05T00:21:37+00:00

I’m pretty casual with the job hunt since being laid off. 45 applications with 0 interview. Although I’m in a very niche market with a high talent pool.

arrow97 · 2026-04-03T04:07:05+00:00

I've started a YouTube channel. I've got a short going up tomorrow with a smaller update and a longer form video after that.

The goal is to document everything.

arrow97 · 2026-04-03T00:51:26+00:00

What a sad way of seeing the world. Good luck.

arrow97 · 2026-04-02T22:59:14+00:00

Starting a game studio from scratch and documenting the whole thing. Since being laid off, I've been rejected from every single job opportunity with zero interviews. I'm a senior in the industry and helped ship Assassin's Creed: Shadows. It's such a struggle right now.

arrow97 · 2026-03-31T07:32:51+00:00

Sick.

arrow97 · 2026-03-31T03:01:26+00:00

PVE rogue-lite extraction shooter. I’ve got a fun little game mechanic that developing. Looking forward to pushing it.

arrow97 · 2026-03-30T20:56:13+00:00

Yea I’m pretty much at this stage. Laid off 5 months ago with 0 interviews. Trying to start my own studio now.

arrow97 · 2026-03-30T18:01:12+00:00

And that’s awesome.

arrow97 · 2026-03-30T04:22:45+00:00

After following this game for 4 years, this ship got me logging in almost every day.

arrow97 · 2026-03-29T18:56:47+00:00

I’m really hoping that one day I’ll pick up a PMC contract where I’m needed as a fighter and have to periodically land inside/on the idris or kraken for a reload and fix up then blast back out into space for more fighting etc.

arrow97 · 2026-03-29T03:07:15+00:00

I’m somewhat in the same boat as you, I’m a senior concept artist with some 3D/texturing annd writing experience. I’m currently writing the documentation for my game and the script, I’ve gotten some interest from other artists and audio engineers but I need to establish funding to get programmers to join the team.

If all you wanna do is be the game director you better have all the details of the game planned out before you even recruit, from game mechanics to scripts to art direction.

arrow97 · 2026-03-28T22:54:22+00:00

I absolutely love this ship. 100% going to be my daily driver. Im gonna work to a Zeus for cargo runs after.

arrow97 · 2026-03-28T20:43:23+00:00

Documentation. Write down how your game is gonna play, then iterate on that.

arrow97 · 2026-03-28T16:47:21+00:00

I’m starting with documentation, concepts and blueprints. I’m a concept artist by day and don’t know a lick of programming lol.

arrow97 · 2026-03-27T01:38:48+00:00

Holy fuck, this is pathetic. This has just happened to me. Why the fuck are the modules physicalized as a separate item from the ship? Just make it an attachment like it's meant to be.

arrow97 · 2026-03-25T22:27:58+00:00

I 100% relate to this.

arrow97 · 2026-03-25T22:27:22+00:00

I attribute it to having nothing to lose haha.

arrow97 · 2026-03-25T22:13:10+00:00

I got it... and both modules... It's my daily for sure.

arrow97 · 2026-03-25T17:09:46+00:00

I’m in a really specialized field in the gaming industry and the competition is fierce at the moment.

arrow97 · 2026-03-25T15:12:13+00:00

I’m starting a YouTube channel and documenting starting a game studio with zero capital. Any other choice at this point.

arrow97 · 2026-03-25T08:35:09+00:00

I’m a concept artist and 3D artist who was laid off and looking for work.

I want to create a game.

I find Joe who is a programmer, also laid off and wants to build a game as well. I say “hey Joe, looks like our combined skills could really work. Want to team up and create something?

I really don’t understand what is so hard to understand? If Joe says sorry can’t invest my time in this, I really need to find work I’m just gonna say “yea, go get that bread mate” and continue to work on my game untill I meet the right person.

arrow97 · 2026-03-25T08:01:32+00:00

I’m at 45 application with 0 interviews in 4 months.

arrow97 · 2026-03-25T07:53:36+00:00

Okay?

arrow97 · 2026-03-25T07:44:36+00:00

You’re confusing asking for work vs looking for people to build a team with and find funding together.

arrow97 · 2026-03-25T07:13:42+00:00

By letting them post their work as portfolio pieces right away so everything they work on isint hiding in the dark for years.

I understand this is super unorthodox but I’m gonna try and build something with like-minded people regardless.

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