{"id":5860,"date":"2026-03-16T13:22:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/?p=5860"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:03:20","slug":"ustwo-games-visit-london-office-11-03-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/2026\/03\/16\/ustwo-games-visit-london-office-11-03-26\/","title":{"rendered":"USTWO Games Visit – London Office (11\/03\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Panel<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Joel Beardshaw – Lead Game Designer<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Manesh Mistry – Head of Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Alannah Folwer – Associate QA Analyst<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Angel Spence-Lewis – Operations Officer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    My Notes From the Visit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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    A Question I asked<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    My question: “What are your guys’ position on Generalist vs Specialist positions (since they mentioned that they are a mid-size company and not a big or small one)?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Manesh stated that having varied skills makes a person stand out from the others. He’s filtered a lot of programming applications, but has often looked more closely at those that show more skills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Joel: wants the spine of the portfolio work to be for the role, but anything else (other skills) will help you to stand out.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • True generalists don’t exist that much, but some generalists and knowledge of applications are good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      How has this helped me?<\/strong> I was unsure because I am often drawn to generalist positions, where I can work in my assigned role as well as other tidbits, knowing that a AA company likes people who have an understanding of technical aspects of Game Design. I strongly dislike being shoehorned into one role, so this really helped me out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      5 Things I Learned from this Trip<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • Make loads of weird, quirky games! (emphasis on weird and quirky) to showcase your ideas and what you bring to the table. Customise your games to your personality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Be curious, experiment with things.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Have a little bit of knowledge of the culture of your studio before you apply.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • More ideas = more momentum, reduce scope if needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Learn a bit of different disciplines: like a bit of art terminology as a programmer and vice versa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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