Did you know that only 2% of the workforce reported having secured their current job through making contact with an employer themselves and it is more usual for people to have received their current job through being contacted directly by an employer (30%), or through someone worked with previously (39%).

As with many other sectors in the creative media industries, employers in the Animation sector most commonly use informal methods of recruitment such as personal contact with individuals (79%) and industry networks/contacts (58%). They are also likely to place advertisements on the internet (41%) but much less likely than other sectors to use the national press (11%) Source; Skillset Employers Survey 2006 / Workforce Survey 2005.

Therefore it is important for people to use websites such as Festivusand Imagine Animation

was designed to unite professionals and students working in and around Animation to help them find work and collaborate on projects.

is the job website which will allow you to widen your search for work in UK Animation and beyond. It is a site where companies can post new job for keen graduates and freelancers.

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