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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">IGDA NYC is teaming up with Playcrafting NYC to present our second biannual NYC Games & Digital Media Career Fair for Spring 2016. We're bringing together employers and job-seekers at this one-day event showcasing the exciting opportunities and diverse talent pool in the local game development and digital media industries. This year, the event is hosted by Microsoft at their offices in Times Square. </SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Employer & Recruiter Tabling</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Last year's event featured a great mix of recruiters, employers like The Walt Disney Company, and l<SPAN STYLE="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 18.4px; white-space: pre-wrap;">ocal studios like Arkadium and PlayDots</SPAN>. Check back for the latest updated listings of confirmed participants!</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Are you an employer or recruiter in game development, digital media, creative technology, or a related field with open positions to fill in NYC? Tables are available! Please get in touch at </SPAN><A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="mailto:nyc@igda.org" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">nyc@igda.org</SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"> to register for a free table <SPAN ID="docs-internal-guid-1da62256-720b-bfe2-9089-30bfc70ed7e0"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">or find out if this event is the right fit for your company</SPAN></SPAN>.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">One-on-One Reviews</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">We'll have a team of experts available for one-on-one sessions with job-seekers to answer questions, review your resume, portfolio, or code, and conduct mock interviews. Sign up onsite with one of our volunteers specializing in art, programming, design, production, music/audio, writing, or QA, and get some expert advice, help polishing your application materials, or a chance to brush up on your interview skills.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Social Mixer & Afterparty</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">After the fair wraps up, there will be a social mixer nearby where participants can mingle and make connections over food and drinks.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">The career fair will run from noon to 6pm, and the mixer will start at 6 and run until 9pm. Because space is limited, we are issuing staggered admission tickets. When registering, you may select your admission time and optionally register for the mixer, or register for the mixer only.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">The mixer portion will be held offsite at a location TBA. If you are attending the mixer only, please check back for exact location details.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">SEEKING VOLUNTEERS!</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Are you an experienced professional who would like to help others in the community? Were looking for volunteers to offer one-on-one resume and portfolio reviews, code reviews, and mock interviews to attendees. </SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">You can sign on to offer feedback and critique in one or more of the following areas: Art, Programming, Design, Production, Music/Audio, Writing, QA, Entry Level, Tech & Media, or General. If youre interested, please contact us at </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"><A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="mailto:nyc@igda.org" REL="nofollow">nyc@igda.o</A>rg</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">. If you'd like to join our volunteer list to participate in future events, please consider </SPAN><A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://eepurl.com/bJxTGz" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">registering as an IGDA NYC volunteer</SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">!</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">IGDA NYC CAREER DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">For resources, tips, and more information, check out the Education and Career Development section on the </SPAN><A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="https://www.igda.org/forums/Default.aspx?group=121099" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">IGDA NYC forums</SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">. Dont miss the </SPAN><A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="https://www.igda.org/forums/Topics.aspx?forum=188183&group=121099" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Job Postings</SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"> board, which is updated frequently with new listings. </SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Registered IGDA members can post on our forums as well as view. Looking for work? Put yourself out there and make a post advertising your skills on our </SPAN><A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="https://www.igda.org/forums/Topics.aspx?forum=188185&group=121099" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Services for Hire</SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"> board.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">If you have an opportunity to share on the board, submit it </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"><A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="https://www.igda.org/forums/Posts.aspx?topic=1134632" REL="nofollow">here</A>!</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"><BR></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">ABOUT THE HOSTS</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Playcrafting</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"> empowers the game development community through education, networking, and collaboration. We offer workshops, classes, courses and events for game developers and those aspiring to make games in topics including game design, programming, art, business and more. We help gamers and enthusiasts learn from and connect with developers and give more established developers the tools to succeed as businesses. </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"><A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://nyc.playcrafting.com" REL="nofollow">http://nyc.playcrafting.com</A></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR="ltr" STYLE="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN ID="docs-internal-guid-1da62256-71fd-5d4a-809c-7bfd42eadbf0"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">The </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">IGDA NYC</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"> chapter is committed to being an inclusive, transparent, responsive organization that is active in local affairs and truly represents the interests of our diverse and vibrant community of game developers in the NYC area. </SPAN><A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://igda.org/nyc" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">http://igda.org/nyc</SPAN></A></SPAN></P>
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