Find Daniel Pinch at https://www.danielpinch.com/

Learn Game Design: https://www.cgspectrum.com/courses/game-design-course

Justin checks in with his former student, Daniel Pinch, a Senior Game Designer at Airship Syndicate and Game Design Mentor at CG Spectrum. They talk about what qualities made Daniel stand out and succeed as a student, how to create an impressive game design portfolio, the skills Daniel looks for when hiring people, and finding a work-life balance.

🔗 Episode notes: https://www.cgspectrum.com/podcast/airship-syndicate-game-design-getting-hired

00:00 Intro

04:00 Starting at Airship Syndicate

06:16 The importance of reputation, wearing many hats

09:25 How Daniel got into the games industry

16:00 Creating your portfolio as a game designer

20:30 Daniel jumps into his first studio job at Phosphor

25:13 Incorporating feedback on level design

28:10 The skills Daniel looks for when hiring people

30:00 Finding a balance between problem-solving at work and personal life

34:00 Valuing your time

39:00 Coming full circle from student to mentor

44:07 What Daniel would change about being a student - collaboration and taking feedback

49:29 Overcoming self-doubt

52:51 Where to find Daniel

Connect on:

📍 https://www.instagram.com/cgspectrum

📍 https://www.linkedin.com/cgspectrum

📍 http://www.facebook.com/CGSpectrum.Film.and.Game.School

📍 https://www.twitter.com/cgspectrum

Daniel:

📍 https://www.danielpinch.com/

📍 https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielpinch13/

📍 https://www.twitch.tv/pinchinator

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