IGDA Global Mentorship Program

Designed to support industry professionals and aspiring developers around the world, the IGDA Global Mentorship Program provides a way for developers to support each other and to progress their career.
The program allows for mentees to get advice from people in their field and mentors to practice mentorship and build relationships. Learn more about the program expectations and benefits here.

Sign-up below as a mentor!

Your responses to the questions asked below play a significant role in creating an experience that is as impactful and rewarding as possible to both mentors and mentees.

This program is open to IGDA members only. Not an IGDA member? Learn more about the benefits of joining and click here to register or renew.

Thank you for supporting the IGDA and the greater game industry!

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* 1. Personal Information
All fields required. Please use an email address you are comfortable being shared with your mentee.
You can find your membership number by clicking here (requires logging into your IGDA account)! If you have any questions, please reach out to membership@igda.org and we will assist you.

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* 2. Secondary Information

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* 3. What is your current industry experience?

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* 4. I'd like to be contacted about future IGDA mentoring initiatives and IGDA Mentor Cafés at the email address above.

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Below you will find space to elaborate on the type of wisdom and knowledge you are most comfortable sharing with mentees. You may also add additional topics mentees may enjoy speaking to you about.

Information provided below will be used to match you with mentees who most benefit from your wisdom and to provide you with space to share additional areas of expertise.

The IGDA cannot guarantee all mentees will fit your area of expertise. We do our best based on the information provided by the mentee.

Providing at least three (3) of your areas of expertise is required and greatly impacts the experience of both you and your mentees.

Example
High Level (topic): Remote/Virtual Teams
Detailed (details into what you can mentor on in that category): I have vast experience working with and leading remote/virtual teams - I can advise on things such as tools, accountability, and creating the right team dynamics for remote/virtual team success.

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* 5. Mentor Experience Area 1

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* 6. Mentor Experience Area 2

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* 7. Mentor Experience Area 3

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* 8. Mentor Experience Area 4

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* 9. Mentor Experience Area 5

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* 10. To determine the high-level areas in which you are available to mentor, please rate the following areas to the degree in which you would be interested in mentoring.
At least one rating is required.

  N/A Lowest Comfort Highest Comfort
Art
Audio
Breaking In & Resume Review
Business & Legal
Communities & Community Management
Game Design
Localization
Marketing & Press
Monetization
Production
Programming
Publishing & Investment
Quality Assurance
Tech, Tools, & Engines
Writing

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* 11. The program expectation is that each mentor supports at least one mentee.
However, you may have the capacity to support more than that.

What is the total number of mentees you can comfortably take on at this time?

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* 12. OPTIONAL: Do you identify with any underrepresented demographic or other affinities that you would like to mentor if possible? If yes, please explain.

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