The day long job fair was inaugurated by M. Shajan Samuel, Sr. Vice President, MAAC.
Over 250 plus students attended the job fair, out of which 150 were shortlisted based on their resume and portfolios, knowledge about 3DsMax, Photoshop, after effects and maya software to fill the vacant positions in web designing, production, VFX and graphics. Top recruiting companies Xentrix Studios, Creative Visuals, Snipple Animation Studios, Symbios, Digital Comics, The Pixals, Kolors n Motion, Creative Mediapulse Technologies recruited the best talented professionals. The attendees also acquired some guidelines on how to draft a resume, preparation for an interview, job search methods etc from the recruitment experts.
Students from various cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Vijaywada, Kerala and Noida participated in the job fair. The participants were from the top institutes like Arena, MAAC, Manipal University, Image, Toonz, Shaft, Frame Box, Manual University, Ants, I Nurture, Aniframes and Picasso.
Commenting on the occasion, M. Shajan Samuel, Sr. Vice President, MAAC said, “Bangalore being a hub for animation, there are ample of jobs available in the industry here, for enthusiasts planning to step into the creative arenas. We organized the job fair to make available these opportunities to aspirants and help deserving candidates get a job. Last year only 4 lakh people out of 4 crore registered across 1,400 government run employment exchanges got placed, reiterating the axiom that over a period of time government run employment exchanges have lost its relevancy. MAAC would continue to host Job fairs with the intention of helping organizations recruit talent as well as provide opportunities for animation aspirants to get recruited.”
Mr. Ram Warrier, Business Head, MAAC commented,” Today, Indian population is quite receptive and consumes large volume of animated content in the form of animated movies, TV shows and cartoons, etc. Upcoming animated movies like Krrish and TV series such as Masters Blaster assure us that animation is the future of Indian entertainment industry. At MAAC, we provide extensive training in animation and assist the students get jobs in their chosen fields.”
About MAAC:
Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) is India’s leading educator in high-end 3D Animation and Visual Effects. Founded in 2001 & a major brand of Aptech Ltd, MAAC has trained over 30000 students across the country. It has over 80 centers with cutting-edge infrastructure in over 40 cities.
MAAC offers industry relevant Diploma courses on 3D Animation & Visual Effects. It offers Real-life training environment to the students backed by an excellent faculty, infrastructure, and the latest technical educational tools.
MAAC’s students are placed as Modeling Artists, Lighting Artist, Render Artist, Character Animator, Layout Artist , Digital Sculptor, Rigging Artist, FX Artist, Roto Artist, Match Mover, Video Editor, Motion Graphics Artist, Compositors, Visualizes, Content Developers and Pre and Post Production executives in blue chip animation studios and entertainment companies like Prime Focus, Rhythm & Hues Studios, Crest Animation Studios, BIG Animation, Cornershop, EFX, Toonz Animation, DQ Entertainment, Paprikaas Animation Studios, NDTV, Studio 9, Redchillies.VFX, Vaibhav Studios, IBN7, Animax, Pixion and Tata Elxsi Ltd. to name a few.
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