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Jenna "the" Yow @jannouna.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

So with the news of the layoffs at KO_OP, I'm officially looking for work later this fall. I'm an experienced narrative designer that's worked on both sprawling open world stories and intimate cinematic narratives, even netting some award wins and noms. More details on my experience below!

key art for Goodbye Volcano High by KO_OP

key art for Spirit Swap by Soft Not Weak

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IGN Creators Guild @ignunion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We are tired of posting statements like these.

Today was an awful day at IGN. We were blindsided by the layoff of four union members and many more people across the organization who contributed years of their careers to making IGN an unparalleled voice in games and entertainment.

With each successive layoff, core parts of IGN’s operation continue to be stripped away. Today, IGN has decided to do away with many of our talented producers, editors, hosts, and other crucial roles, both within and out of the union. How many layoffs will occur before we no longer recognize the company we work for and the content that we make?

While we recognize the challenges the media industry is facing as a whole, it is difficult to understand how laying off valuable employees better positions us to meet those challenges. In turn, remaining employees bear additional workloads worsened by anxiety over the ever-looming threat of another layoff.

We are devastated, angry, and heartbroken for our colleagues.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 03/09/2026

Protip: you do not have to watch the new Harry Potter trailer. I did not watch the new Harry Potter trailer, and I am doing great. If I had watched the new Harry Potter trailer, I am sure to have felt regretful and like I had betrayed many wonderful trans folks just living their lives.

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Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

OH!? @maxxburman.bsky.social congrats!? If new ownership is willing to support the actual art community and moderate out AI influence and the cascade of slop, I'd be happy to welcome artstation back from "I Will Never Post Here Or Think About It Again" Hell magazine.artstation.com/2026/08/kitb...

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KitBash Acquires ArtStation and Sketchfab - ArtStation Magazine

Today, ArtStation and Sketchfab are becoming part of KitBash, the company behind 3D art platforms KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla.

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GENE! @genegoldstein.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

My team at Glitch is hiring for a short term freelance VFX artist! Fully remote for 3-4 weeks, need experience with generating VFX in Unreal, Houdini, and Nuke. More details here: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44... Apply directly on the website, do not reach out to me please!

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Glitch Productions hiring Freelance 3D VFX Artist in Australia | LinkedIn

Posted 12:31:12 AM. About UsGlitch Productions is an independent animation studio based in Australia making original…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Lucie van Dam van Isselt's still-lifes are a great favourite of mine. She studied at the Roval Academy of Art in The Hague from 1891 and from around this date began painting observational pictures with no frippery. 'Still life with herring and scissors,' is from 1945.

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Brandon Santiago @4brandonjs4.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

“I never programmed you to say you loved me.” #tadc #caine

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Jodie Azhar @jodieazhar.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Any freelance tech artists looking for work? Atm I know someone looking for an Unreal materials specialist

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Meg @meganroseruiz.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

How I make over six figures a month

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

it damn well better NOT

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Official Derptiles @derptiles.art · 15/05/2026

Just a bunch of cute guys!! I wanted to draw water reptile/amphibian pokemon ~

An illustration of various reptile/amphibian themed pokemon all hanging out in a little river together.

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Daphne Fiato @invaderroxas.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Thrilled to share that last week, I started a position as a senior environment artist working at Disney! Super excited to be working with a lot of talented folks on the Disney x Epic Games project. Happy to be a part of the magic. 🙂 youtu.be/Yf2bRcSIUsE?...

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

More than 3,700 people have filed protest with the Utah Division of Water Rights. The office is required to look at every single one before permitting this data center to move forward — or denying their water use change request.

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Ripley @melonfishhh.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I made custom sheets for my players in my new campaign :D including @invaderroxas.bsky.social , @/smoothpsychic, @/meowghouls and @/curlyaesthetic on instagram! • Characters; Fish, Nephelai, Ivan, and Belvedere #dnd #dndcharacters #customdndsheets #characterrefs #artfight

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Rad O'Brien, Chief Engineer @radobrien.myatproto.social · 19/04/2026

Two girls walking towards each other to compliment each other on the same thing

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stealthnachos @stealthnachos.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

yall remember… companies dont make art, people do. there is no disney art, there is no unreal or tencent art. they create a wrapper around someone else’s art. find out who makes the stuff you love

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🦎Galileo🍉 @galileogb.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

dont tell laid-off peeps to just go indie unless you 🫵 are ready to pay them the money to do so

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

With regards to that last repost, reviews can mean a lot to smaller developers, so I'm gonna put out a little call to action. Everyone following me? DO THIS NOW! I'm asking for replies so more folks pick this up, and continue it. Please take this graphic and ask your followers to do the same!

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Sofi! @abreadgoddess.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I'm late on #portfolioday !!

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Alecto @alecto-marionette.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

‪ Hi #PortfolioDay, I'm Alecto! I was a Procedural Tech Artist at Turn 10, making houdini tools for environment artists. I'm now looking for similar Tech Art work. I like making art tools and colorful environments! Portfolio: www.artstation.com/alecto-mario... Contact: aasperslag.art@gmail.com

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GC Sozzi @gcsozzi.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Hi #PortfolioDay it's been a while. I'm GC Sozzi, a french 3D level/environment artist with 7 years of experience looking for work. If you want colorful landscapes contact me 🖐️

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lasha3D @lasha3d.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Hi #PortfolioDay im lasha 3d modeler im looking for a job DM me for any questions!

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Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Hi #portfolioday, I'm a #3dartist focusing on cute, colorful characters, but I can do a bit of everything from painterly to realistic, from characters to props to enviros. Current contract ending soon so looking for work this summer! Open to full or part time, freelance, or illustration commissions!

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jacinta 🍉‬LFW!!!!! @jacinta.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

hi #portfolioday i'm jacinta, a senior environment artist for games! I love handpainting and i also love telling stories thru set dressing beautiful corners! 😈 i'm actively looking for full-time work! 🧧hello@jacintavu.com 👩‍🍳http://artstation.com/jacinta 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩http://linkedin.com/in/jacintavu

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Nina Modaffari @ninamodaffari.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Hi #PortfolioDay! My name is Nina (or Rhys) and I'm a concept artist working at EA on Sims 4. I love drawing demon girls and vampires. 🦇 👹

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Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Times are tough but employment is two way and the moment your failed to be paid down tools and stop till they sort out the issue. Never be afraid to talk openly or be labelled especially now where jobs are fragile even if you do everything right. Talking and point to issues is the power we have.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 07/04/2026

i will vote for dems who say this stuff and act on this stuff! i will give them money! i will tell my friends to do the same! it is what i want from government more than anything else right now!

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I've been using TurboTax for years to get my taxes done but the AI crap was finally a bridge too far for me so I used FreeTaxUSA this year and it was blissful.

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Ian Fay @ianfay.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

what cheese will do to a man

wallace from wallace and gromit but hes muscular.

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Natalie (Tali) Vancouver era ✨ @talidev3d.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

3D character artist position! (not associated with the studio, just sharing!)

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sarah clark (they) @sarahclark.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

trans day of visibility? NO. trans day of pocket sand

Dale Gribble throwing pocket sand into someone's eyes

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violet! 🐝 @vippori.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

welcome to froggymart 🐸☂️ #lowpoly

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New Blood Interactive @newblood.games · 31/03/2026

Welcome to Blood West: Scavengers - where no two runs are EVER the same. Live, loot, die, live again: youtu.be/S2fU6Ao61FY?...

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Game workers do not receive any residuals/royalties on shipped titles and shipping bonuses are increasingly rare. There's also no guarantee that your name will even be in the credits if you leave before ship, and studios will use this to keep you compliant. All of this can and should change.

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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Hey yall - unfortunately the rest of the very, very talented wanderstop team was laid off today and the studio shuttered. I'm no longer in need of work, but please, hire these peeps in the thread below! They're all absurdly good at what they do.

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Gergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 27/03/2026

If you use GitHub (especially if you pay for it!!) consider doing this *immediately* Settings -> Privacy -> Disallow GitHub to train their models on your code. GitHub opted *everyone* into training. No matter if you pay for the service (like I do). WTH github.com/settings/cop...

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Andrew Weldon @andrew-weldon.design · 25/03/2026

So hey! In more concrete terms: I got hit by the Epic layoff yesterday. - Looking for Senior/Principal/Lead-ish roles around Level Design, Technical Design, Systems Design, etc. - Strong preference for US/Seattle/Remote Site is a little rough from the last time around, but: andrew-weldon.design

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castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Damn. A recruiter told me I have a real chance to work for Minecraft again, but Mojang changed the position at the last minute. I haven't had work in months and that would have been job security. I'm a good art director, illustrator and 2D animator for games. Hire me please

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Gadget Patch @gadgetpatch.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Hey all! My current contract ended unexpectedly, and I'm looking for game design work with some urgency. I'm a multidisciplinary technical artist, game designer, and programmer. I turn concepts and aesthetic vision into shaders and systems. Boosts welcome. Leads on projects even more so!

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Daphne Fiato @invaderroxas.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

There’s going to come a day in the next decade or so where there’s a shortage of talent in games, and yacht hoarding mega-millionaire studio heads will find a way to blame their workers for that too.

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Zach Soares @voxels.ca · 24/03/2026

Small note. Mass layoffs like these are also a tactic to devalue the work because workers become more desperate while companies create false scarcity. Do not, ever, forget your worth. Don’t let them win. You make this industry exist. They don’t.

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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I’m not a business genius or anything but if you shed 1800 jobs in three years, while owning one of the most popular entertainment products in history and the tool used to make it, maybe there are other questions to be asked somewhere.

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Chris Koeppel @badgermancer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

If anyone is hiring for a game designer with 23 years of experience, hit me up.

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Jill Murray @jillmurray.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

There's just no way that having so many devs operate under a cloud of misery for so many years on end doesn't result in the games themselves beeoming depressed and blah. We were a discpipline that thrived on energy and curiosity and play, and it's all been sucked dry by capitalist vampires.

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JC Lau @drjclau.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

This fucking industry I swear to god

Ben Affleck smoking mem. He looks done with everything.

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Emmurder Killwell えま @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

how many of those 20% relocated? remote work *is* possible, we proved that during the pandemic. so it's weird to me that we're still requiring devs to be onsite. I see a lot of hybrid listings, but those require being within commuting distance. it hurts everyone to be exclusionary, dorks

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