The Hub Crawl 2022 got off to a brilliant start this week with our first (of eight) virtual sessions. The launch event, entitled Staffing for the Future, dealt with the very hot topic of where and how to find the much needed talent that fuels our industry.
Access to the recording is here - Hub Crawl Staffing for the Future. Please use the following timings to help you navigate through the video –
- Sam Collins, Ukie (sam@ukie.org.uk) – welcome (0.40 – 4.20)
- Gavin Smith, Barclays (gavin.smith@barclays.com) - latest Barclays news and services they provide (4.20 – 7.56)
- Colin Macdonald, Games Jobs Live (colin@gamesjobs.live) - current vacancies in the UK and general landscape (7.56 – 24.53)
- Lee Nair (Lee.Nair@lewissilkin.com) and Kayleigh Williams (Kayleigh.Williams@lewissilkin.com), Lewis Silkin – on how to recruit from overseas (24.54 – 47.10)
- Declan Cassidy, Into Games (declan@intogames.org) - kickstart and apprenticeships (47.10 – 1.11.00)
- Marcia Deakin, Next Gen Skills (Marcia.Deakin@nextgenskillsacademy.com) – the opportunities of bootcamps (1.11.00 – 1.26.20)
- William Huber, Abertay University (w.huber@abertay.ac.uk) – games teaching at University level, the Abertay way (1.26.20 – 1.45.50)
On Tuesday 25 January, at 4pm we build upon this session by looking at how you retain staff. We will be covering training, creating a positive workplace, staff benefits and hearing from some studios about their experiences.
Please join us by registering here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hub-crawl-22-retaining-your-team-for-the-long-term-tickets-228891198737
Here are the registration pages for the 8 virtual events –
Tuesday 18 January – Games staff of the Future games-staff-of-the-future-tickets
Tuesday 25 January – Retaining staff for the long term retaining-your-team-for-the-long-term
Tuesday 1 February – New technology for games technology-for-games-tickets-228895100407
Tuesday 8 February – Finance for Growth finance-for-growth
Tuesday 15 February – The how and the what for Blockchain & NFT and the games industry blockchain nft
Tuesday 22 February – Reaching and building a relationship with consumers reaching and building
Tuesday 1 March – The latest trends in data analytics in games trends-in-data-analytics
Tuesday 8 March – the future of esports the-future-of-esports