WASD Careers is the brainchild of David Lilley, co-founder of Roucan and one-time head of events for ReedPop UK.


How are things coming together? Support has been strong to this point and we’re just reaching the moment where universities are starting the new term so it’s ramping up. We’ve sold a significant number of tickets already which shows there’s demand for the event.


How important is it that WASD Careers is a compelling proposition in and of itself, while also being complimentary to similar efforts elsewhere (such as Games Careers Week)? It’s important that we welcome everyone who is working to fit students into a career in video games, be it coding or design, art, audio, QA or marketing. And that we appeal to as diverse a range of candidates as possible, making the agenda welcoming to all. There are great organisations doing great things for students and we want to bring them all together. And yes, it needs to be a fun and entertaining event, but we really want anyone wanting to go further in games to have a chance to network and show off.


What are you looking forward to most about WASD Careers? It’s either going to be the students showing their work on the showfloor, or having a brilliant line-up of those who have made a success in the games business.


Are you confident that this year’s event will be the first of many? We - the broad group of people putting the event together - aren’t driven by short term profit. All of our partners are invested in games for the long term and we all believe this event is a long term requirement to fill the skills gap. It’s a long game.


“We aren’t driven by short term profit.. and we all believe this event is a long term requirement to fill the skills gap. It’s a long game.”


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