Escapeverse Live is a free online event connecting students, artists, and those new to the industry with mentors, industry partners and guides bringing their expert knowledge.
From Access to Opportunity: Real Mentoring Stories from VFX & Animation
4:30 - 5:10pm GMT
Join our Global Director of Recruitment and Outreach, Amy Smith, on a panel with Simon Devereux, Founder and Director of ACCESS:VFX to discuss candid reflections, practical insights, and powerful stories about how access, support and guidance can turn ambition into opportunity.
Mee the Panellist
Amy Smith | Global Director of Recruitment and Outreach
Amy has been working in talent-related roles within the visual effects industry across both the UK and Canada for many years. In each role, she has had responsibility for working with schools, colleges and universities to provide careers guidance and support educators with content. She is a non-executive Director of Access:VFX, an industry organisation working to improve the diversity of the visual effects industry. She is also part of the steering group of the Next Gen Skills Academy, which, with industry, launched a Level 3 Diploma in Games, Animation and VFX Skills, and she took responsibility for working with NextGen to develop, launch and promote VFX apprenticeships. More recently, Amy has completed work as Chair of the T-Level panel for Media, Broadcast and Production. The panel was responsible for providing an employer perspective on the post-16 education landscape in the UK.