Salford City CollegeEccles Sixth Form CentreBTec Level 3Extended Diploma in Creative Media ProductionGames Design

HA1 – Unit 13 – Understanding the Computer Games Industry

Professional Development PlanName: Amaan MahmoodJob Role: Animator

Month TargetMay 2013June 2013 BTec Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production – Games Design 90 Credit Diploma

complete.July 2013August 2013 Research more about the course and careersSeptember 2013October 2013 UCAS Application completed

Employment plan in placeNovember 2013 Part time job try applying December 2013January 2014 YouTube project with friends – try to gain recognition possible small income/ doing so

means I may need to gain more skills in editing videos. Maybe join a course or something that will help.

February 2014March 2014April 2014May 2014June 2014 BTec Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production – Games Design 180 Credit

Diploma complete.July 2014 BTec SRF grades sent to UCAS. University offer accepted (possible clearing)August 2014September 2014October 2014 University Starts – start developing a portfolio – Possibly The Salford University Games

Design Course with a Gap year allowing me to gain experience November 2014December 2014January 2015 Take driving lessons / Part time job to pay for lessonsFebruary 2015March 2015April 2015May 2015June 2015July 2015 Take driving test (Theory)August 2015 Take driving test (Practical)September 2015

October 2015November 2015December 2015 Maybe learn a new language. One that will help in future for example Ubisoft Montreal

is based in Canada but everyone there speaks French. January 2016 Possibly work experience in the games industry at a very successful company. This could

even be my Gap year of the university course im studying.February 2016March 2016April 2016May 2016June 2016 Part time job wherever I am able to find one to generate income stabilising my

accommodation costs and other costs etc. July 2016August 2016September 2016October 2016 I would also like to attend as many Gaming events as possible through these years as

part of my leisure activities. Gaming events are great places to get in touch with companies studios people in the industry.

November 2016December 2016January 2017 Part time jobs, references extra money at the same time as studying last year in

university.February 2017March 2017April 2017 I could decide to takes things further after the Bachelor degree. Maybe do master’s

degree to take things further as I would like to achieve the best.May 2017June 2017July 2017August 2017 University finishes September 2017 Collate best work to put in a portfolio October 2017 Try finding a job in the games industry. Possibly a successful company e.g. EA, Ubisoft,

Infinity Ward or Rock star and maybe even work abroad. In the meantime carry on with YouTube project/Part time job. From here on I shall pursue my career as a Games Designer if I have the qualifications and experience that should allow me.

November 2017December 2017