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Employment Contracts in the Video Game Industry
Contract Benefits You will get paid more because you are working for a longer on the game so that it can be perfected. Disadvantages Working for this long on the games will get boring; it will tie into your social life so you won’t have time to do much of what you want. Takes time out of your weekend, if you’re a student you will have less time to do coursework and homework. You do not get paid when you are not working, you will have to travel to different areas so you might not meet your appointment in time you also have to pay for travel. You will have to give a long notice period if you wanted to quit, you will have to wait for a long, you can’t quit when you want to and it is also time consuming. You only get paid for the time that you are working for and you are only called in for when you are needed. You also not tied down to that particular job and you are able to look for other jobs. You get the time that you are given so you don’t have an option of what time you want to have. Examples of Jobs Producer
FULL TIME It’s the amount of hours that you do in a week usually 40 hours. PART TIME Only work a few days a week, you don’t do more than 40 hours
You will have more time to do what you want during the week because you only have to work a few days in the week or only on the weekends. Get to work when you’re FREE LANCE Self-employed, have your needed by a person or a company so it could be good own business you get for you to organise yourself and called in only when you’re get yourself ready with the time needed .e.g. cab driver you have. You can’t get fired without PERMANANT going though a long process, Working for a long time, not able to get fired without you get a good income, works the same hours as full time going through a long contract. This also gives you process stability in your job you will also ways know that you have a job. You have the free time to do TEMPORARY what you want during the week Only work when you are needed e.g. cover teacher. and when you are called it is not for long.
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Technical Artist
Audio engineer
tester
SHORT TERM You have a fixed amount of time to work and you know when you will be needed. 6 months, 10monts or 12 months
You get paid a substantial amount for the time that you work for, after that you have the time to do what you want until you see another job alert.
Sound recordist
Contract Benefits You will get paid more because you are working for a longer on the game so that it can be perfected. Disadvantages Working for this long on the games will get boring; it will tie into your social life so you won’t have time to do much of what you want. Takes time out of your weekend, if you’re a student you will have less time to do coursework and homework. You do not get paid when you are not working, you will have to travel to different areas so you might not meet your appointment in time you also have to pay for travel. You will have to give a long notice period if you wanted to quit, you will have to wait for a long, you can’t quit when you want to and it is also time consuming. You only get paid for the time that you are working for and you are only called in for when you are needed. You also not tied down to that particular job and you are able to look for other jobs. You get the time that you are given so you don’t have an option of what time you want to have. Examples of Jobs Producer
FULL TIME It’s the amount of hours that you do in a week usually 40 hours. PART TIME Only work a few days a week, you don’t do more than 40 hours
You will have more time to do what you want during the week because you only have to work a few days in the week or only on the weekends. Get to work when you’re FREE LANCE Self-employed, have your needed by a person or a company so it could be good own business you get for you to organise yourself and called in only when you’re get yourself ready with the time needed .e.g. cab driver you have. You can’t get fired without PERMANANT going though a long process, Working for a long time, not able to get fired without you get a good income, works the same hours as full time going through a long contract. This also gives you process stability in your job you will also ways know that you have a job. You have the free time to do TEMPORARY what you want during the week Only work when you are needed e.g. cover teacher. and when you are called it is not for long.
Q.A manager
Technical Artist
Audio engineer
tester
SHORT TERM You have a fixed amount of time to work and you know when you will be needed. 6 months, 10monts or 12 months
You get paid a substantial amount for the time that you work for, after that you have the time to do what you want until you see another job alert.
Sound recordist
