The talent gap is costing you.
Every project you outsource or delay is budget walking out the door, and a pipeline your studio never builds.
For recruiters
Hire Trained Animation, VFX and Design Artists from Arena
Arena Animation FC Road trains animators, VFX artists, game artists and designers in Pune. Tell us the roles you are hiring for, and our placement team will connect you with students whose showreels match your work.
Studio ready talent
Ready for Your Pipeline
Our students train on industry software through hands on projects and build showreels you can review before you hire.
Trusted by the best
Studios and companies hiring from Arena
From animation studios and VFX houses to game companies and design agencies, teams across the AVGC and XR industries hire Arena graduates.
Sound familiar?
Great projects deserve a team that is ready to deliver them.
You have the projects, the pipeline and the deadlines, but not enough trained artists to carry them. Job posts bring in unfinished showreels, freelancer invoices pile up, and every new hire needs months of hand holding before they ship anything. Meanwhile there are artists who have already trained on the tools you use, one introduction away.
Job posts are not the fix.
Senior artists are scarce, expensive and slow to find. You need better prepared juniors.
Fresh talent wants to grow.
Artists who are trained and eager stay where they are invested in. Hiring early is retention.
What you can expect from an Arena hire
Arena Animation FC Road is an animation institute in Pune that trains students in animation, VFX, game design, graphic design, UI/UX and multimedia. Before a student reaches you, they have worked through mentor reviewed projects, learned the software studios use and built a portfolio you can look at. You decide on the work, not on a resume.
Portfolio first
Every student builds a showreel or portfolio during the course, so you can judge the actual work.
Industry software
Students train on tools such as Maya, Blender, Unreal Engine, Houdini, Nuke, After Effects and Photoshop.
Roles across the pipeline
Hire for 3D animation, 2D animation, VFX, compositing, game art, graphic design, UI/UX, video editing and motion graphics.
Nikhil Halli is the Director of Arena Animation FC Road, Pune. He holds a Master’s degree in Animation from a university in London, UK, and has worked in the AVGC and media industry for over 15 years. His career includes a studio operated by BBC and MPC.
For more than 10 years he has led the Arena Animation FC Road Design Campus, guiding students into careers in animation and VFX. His focus on raising the quality of training is the thinking behind every batch of artists the campus prepares for studios like yours.
Hiring on campus
Campus drives at Arena
Recruiters visit our FC Road campus to meet and assess students in person. Here are some moments from our campus drives.
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Recruiters visiting our campus
For recruiters
Share your hiring details
Tell us who you are looking for and our placement team will get back to you.
- Tell us the roles and skills you are hiring for
- Add your studio, location and number of openings
- Our placement team will get in touch with you
Questions before you hire?
How do I share a hiring requirement?
Fill in the form on this page with your name, company, official email and contact number, plus the position you are hiring for. Our placement team reads each requirement and gets in touch using the details you share.
What details should I include for a position?
The more specific the better: the role, number of openings, the skills, software and experience you are looking for, the job location, and the stipend or CTC you are offering. You can add anything else in the position details box.
Which roles can I hire for?
Arena trains students in animation, VFX, game design, digital design and multimedia, so you can hire for roles such as 3D animator, VFX artist, graphic designer, video editor or multimedia professional. If you are unsure which role fits, describe the work and we will help match it.
Can I offer an internship as well as a full-time role?
Yes. Mention whether the position is an internship or a full-time role in the position details, and share the stipend or CTC on offer, so the placement team can brief the right students.
Can I see student work before hiring?
Students build showreels and portfolios during their training. Ask our placement team when you share your requirement and they will tell you how to review work relevant to your roles.
Do you only work with studios in Pune?
No. Arena has centres across India, so you can share a requirement for any job location. Add the city in the form and, if the role is remote or hybrid, say so in the position details.
Who will contact me after I submit the form?
Our placement team will contact you on the official email address and contact number you provide, so please use details you check regularly.
Can I hire for a specific software skill like Maya, Houdini or Unreal Engine?
Yes. Students train on software including Maya, Blender, Unreal Engine, Houdini, Nuke, After Effects, Photoshop and ZBrush, depending on their course. Mention the software in the position details and the placement team will look at students who work with it.
Can I interview students or run a hiring drive at the centre?
Mention this in your message when you submit the form. Our placement team will tell you what is possible and plan the process with you.
Can Arena train my existing team?
Yes. We run group batches and custom learning paths for studios, colleges and in house creative teams. Tell us what your team needs, and we will build a plan around it.