js9b+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jon C. Slenk) (11/30/88)
Hi all! I have been watching the ext.nn.misc.jobs.offered bboard for some time, and have yet to see anything concerning computer graphics. What is the deal? Aren't there companies out there who need / want computer graphic buffs/freaks/fiends/doers/gurus? I, for one, wish to work in such a position when I (eventually) graduate / grow up. I would _love_ to work for SUN or PIXAR or SILICON GRAPHICS or ATARI or DISNEY or... but no one is ever posting - whats the deal? Is the job market here non existant? Should I plan to go into another area of buisness? I think PIXAR posted a while back, but when I tried to email back, through various routes, it just bounced, and bounced, and bounced... Does anyone know what thier location is (prefereably not through UUCP) say on Internet or Arpanet? Well, thanks in advance for anything and everything. Sincerely, Jon Slenk / js9b CMU
gladman@banana.cis.ohio-state.edu (gregory gladman) (11/30/88)
In article <IXYiFFy00XoUM3DV1Z@andrew.cmu.edu> js9b+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jon C. Slenk) writes: >What is the deal? Aren't there companies out there who need / want >computer graphic buffs/freaks/fiends/doers/gurus? I, for one, wish to >work in such a position when I (eventually) graduate / grow up. >...Is the job market here non-existant? Should I plan to go into another >area of buisness? I've got the same questions. I'm an undergrad at Ohio State, majoring in Computer/Info Science, and I'd like to work in computer graphics (especially animation) as soon as possible. I've done enough independent study to write some of my own software (wire-frame rotation and simple ray-tracing), but I don't know what kind of education and experience most companies are looking for these days. Is there any way for me to "get my feet wet" before I enter the job market? (I'm a junior, and those important career decision points are coming up SOON!) Thanks for any/all information in advance... -Gg
ksbooth@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Kelly Booth) (11/30/88)
In article <28669@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> gladman@banana.cis.ohio-state.edu (gregory gladman) writes: >I don't know what kind of education and experience most companies are >looking for these days. Is there any way for me to "get my feet wet" >before I enter the job market? Have we got a deal for you! The SIGGRAPH Career Information Handbook is nearing completion and will be distributed soon as a special issue of the ACM SIGGRAPH newsletter. It may not have everything you want, but it does answer many of the questions posed in the above-mentioned article and in the original article to which that was a follow-up.
spf@whuts.ATT.COM (Steve Frysinger of Blue Feather Farm) (11/30/88)
> Is there any way for me to "get my feet wet" > before I enter the job market? Look into your school's Co-op program. These are programs in which you take a semester off from school and work full-time in a sponsoring company. It is possible to arrange your academic schedule so that it doesn't extend your grad date (if your hussle). It provides very valuable real-world experience, and also helps with the tuition. I co-oped with the US Environmental Protection Agency (by undergrad degree is in Environmental Physics), working there for 6 months full-time, and learned a tremendous amount. If my children elect to go to college, I will strongly encourage them to consider co-oping (whatever their fields). Good luck! Steve Frysinger
bp@pixar.uucp (Bruce Perens) (12/01/88)
> From: js9b+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jon C. Slenk) > Message-ID: <IXYiFFy00XoUM3DV1Z@andrew.cmu.edu> > > I would _love_ to work for SUN or PIXAR or SILICON GRAPHICS or ATARI or DISNEY > I think PIXAR posted a while back, but when I tried to email back, through > various routes, it just bounced, and bounced, and bounced... > Employment-related communication with Pixar should be in the form of U.S. Mail (or express mail) to the following address: Pixar 3240 Kerner Blvd. San Rafael, Ca. 94901 Attn: personnel Our main phone number is 415-258-8100. Something as important as your future employment should not be trusted to email alone. Feel free to email your resume, but ALWAYS send a copy through the physical mail as well. Email fails too often. Our usenet address for resumes is {sun,ucbvax}!pixar!personnel . Bruce Perens pixar!bp
jevans@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (David Jevans) (12/01/88)
In article <28669@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, gladman@banana.cis.ohio-state.edu (gregory gladman) writes: > In article <IXYiFFy00XoUM3DV1Z@andrew.cmu.edu> js9b+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jon C. Slenk) writes: > >What is the deal? Aren't there companies out there who need / want > >computer graphic buffs/freaks/fiends/doers/gurus? I, for one, wish to > >work in such a position when I (eventually) graduate / grow up. > >...Is the job market here non-existant? Should I plan to go into another > >area of buisness? > I don't know what kind of education and experience most companies are > looking for these days. Is there any way for me to "get my feet wet" > before I enter the job market? (I'm a junior, and those important career > decision points are coming up SOON!) 4 easy steps to getting the graphics job-o-your-dreams: 1. Get your Bsc. 2. Get your Msc/Phd in computer graphics. 3. Get published in SIGGRAPH. 4. Wait for the job offers. The alternate route: 1. Get your Bsc. 2. Get your Msc/Phd in computer graphics. 3. Get published in SIGGRAPH. 4. Start your own company. Easy! David Jevans, U of Calgary Computer Science, Calgary AB T2N 1N4 Canada uucp: ...{ubc-cs,utai,alberta}!calgary!jevans
steved@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Steve Dempsey) (12/02/88)
In article <266@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP>, jevans@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (David Jevans) writes: > > 4 easy steps to getting the graphics job-o'-your-dreams: > > 1. Get your Bsc. 4+ years > 2. Get your Msc/Phd in computer graphics. 3-4+ years > 3. Get published in SIGGRAPH. depends on how deep the queue is; conservative 6 months > 4. Wait for the job offers. 1-2 weeks. > Easy! Let's see, I've already done step 1 and 1 semester of step 2. Now, if I could only wait 3 years + 2 weeks (minimum), I guess I'll be there. But I want it yesterday :-) > David Jevans, U of Calgary Computer Science, Calgary AB T2N 1N4 Canada Steve Dempsey, Center for Computer Assisted Engineering Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 +1 303 491 0630 INET: steved@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu, dempsey@handel.CS.ColoState.Edu UUCP: boulder!ccncsu!longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu!steved, ...!ncar!handel!dempsey
keith@celia.UUCP (Keith Goldfarb) (12/02/88)
In article <28669@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> gladman@banana.cis.ohio-state.edu >In article <IXYiFFy00XoUM3DV1Z@andrew.cmu.edu> js9b+@andrew.cmu.edu >>What is the deal? Aren't there companies out there who need / want ... >>...Should I plan to go into another area of buisness? > >I've got the same questions.... >...Is there any way for me to "get my feet wet" Three simple answers to these complicated questions... 1) Robert Abel and Associates. 2) Digital Productions. 3) Omnibus. Any questions? K. PS: Cranston Csuri Productions, Digital Effects, Magi, III. -- Keith Goldfarb Rhythm & Hues celia!keith@tis.llnl.gov ...sm.unisys.com!mlogic!celia!keith I got nothing. Too bad. But I'm happy 'cause that's all I have.
leech@tlab1.cs.unc.edu (Jonathan Leech) (12/05/88)
In article <329@celia.UUCP> celia!keith@tis.llnl.gov (Keith Goldfarb) writes: >In article <28669@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> gladman@banana.cis.ohio-state.edu >>...Is there any way for me to "get my feet wet" >Three simple answers to these complicated questions... > 3) Omnibus. I found Omnibus a great way to get my feet wet, and finance my last undergraduate year. It also showed how incredibly boring production computer graphics houses can be. Working for the people who write the software and build the systems will probably prove more rewarding for most programmers. -- Jon Leech (leech@cs.unc.edu) __@/ ``My goal is simple. It is complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.'' - Stephen Hawking
keithd@gryphon.COM (Keith Doyle) (12/06/88)
In article <329@celia.UUCP> celia!keith@tis.llnl.gov (Keith Goldfarb) writes: >Three simple answers to these complicated questions... > > 1) Robert Abel and Associates. > 2) Digital Productions. > 3) Omnibus. >PS: Cranston Csuri Productions, Digital Effects, Magi, III. > >Any questions? Yes, what are you trying to say? That there's no money in it? Or that it's been managed by idiots? :-) Keith Doyle gryphon!keithd
kory@avatar.UUCP (Kory Hamzeh) (12/06/88)
In article <329@celia.UUCP>, keith@celia.UUCP (Keith Goldfarb) writes: > In article <28669@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> gladman@banana.cis.ohio-state.edu > >I've got the same questions.... > >...Is there any way for me to "get my feet wet" > > Three simple answers to these complicated questions... > 1) Robert Abel and Associates. > 2) Digital Productions. > 3) Omnibus. Actually, Robert Abel and Associates is no longer in business. They were bought out by WaveFront (which is located in Santa Barbara California). Most of the hot-shots at WaveFront use to work at Abel and Associates. A name that comes to mind is Roy Hall. --kory -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kory Hamzeh UUCP: ..!uunet!psivax!quad1!avatar!kory INTERNET: avatar!kory@quad.com