This past week the ATX Game Makers community was hosted an amazing panel event on diverse hiring practices. The event featured:
- Alan Uthoff, CEO of Swordpoint Studios
- Angie Madison, Global Talent Acquisition Advisor
- Dennis Mathews, CEO of Revelation Interactive
- Pat Collins, Lead Artist at Aristocrat
- John Warren, Head of Media at Fanbyte
- Heather Garner, Global Talent Acquisition Advisor
During the event we discussed ways to improve your hiring methods to increase the diversity of candidates. We also discussed changes that enable diverse candidates to make it through the hiring process successfully. If you missed the event you can see it here:
Heather Garner, a talent advisor who help organized the panel, created a one-pager to get all the best info from the event in one place so you can send it to the leaders in your company! You can find it here:
Our community is planning many more events to help increase diversity and inclusion in the game industry by way of continued education, industry talks, and outreach. Connect with us on Discord or Twitter to stay up to date!