Waka Bridge Initiative

07/02/2024

20/12/2023

Animation Animation and more Animation

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20/12/2023

For those looking for mahi and just starting off. There is no better time then now. Check out some of the Junior Roles.

Junior Designers (Jnr)
https://www.seek.co.nz/job/71699168?type=standout&ref=search-standalone =c0e572a173e95ccf9547590373b84dac688368f6

Online Animation Tutor
https://www.seek.co.nz/job/71917203?type=standout&ref=search-standalone =1536df9e32686dd8b5ebb754696aeddbf6a45611

Animation Production Manager
https://www.seek.co.nz/job/72233364?type=standard&ref=search-standalone =006b73b5b0d2f9e296456e81fd553f7695a9ca42

Graduate Animator (Jnr)
https://www.seek.co.nz/job/72287658?type=standard&ref=search-standalone =a839e22dbb1d9826f047bc5929dd10efe7b8c539

Game Art Lecturer
https://www.seek.co.nz/job/71757532?type=standout&ref=search-standalone =7748826f73dd7cbeb71186f3cfec70c54eea633e

Full Time permanent role opening up in our Media Design School’s Bachelor of Creative Technologies (Game Art) programme.

14/06/2023

https://youtu.be/HRsEFR4-YFw

ELIO Trailer (Pixar, 2023)© 2023 -

23/05/2023

If you:
- Identify as Māori and/or Pasifika
- Studying or Graduated Film, Animation, Graphic Design, Communications Design, VFX
- Preferably in Years 2, 3 or Graduated (Levels 6 above)
- Live in New Zealand

DM us to see how we can support you through your journey. Entering the industry is never easy. We are Māori & Pasifika creatives helping our communities find sustainable employment opportunities.

We are that bridge between graduation and employment. Run by Māori & Pacific people for Māori Pasifika people.

23/05/2023

Welcome. A little bit about the Waka Bridge Initiative. This Initiative is a volunteer based Initiative with no government funding but support from a collective of digital creatives. With the goal to both support tangata moana into creative tech employment but also to share success stories of our people.

What do we do and how do we do it ?
This initiative is designed to support graduates from tertiary study into creative employment pathway opportunities. Bridging the gap between study and employment for our communities. This comes in so many different shapes an forms and people are at different stages of there lives but the end goal is employment.

Who do we help ?
The Waka Bridge Initiative is designed to support students engaged with higher education, university or tertiary studies. Students in Years 2 or 3 of a Creative Bachelors. Ranging from Design, Animation, Web Design, Communications, Film making and more. Anything that identifies as a Digital Creative field we want to support them. These are generally Levels 6-7 and higher.

How ?
Atm the support is all online support with Māori & Pacific Industry mentors to navigate, mentor and advocate for them as they journey from graduation into employment.

Why ?
After extensive research it was clear that the entire pathway of a creative wasn't considered and the niche within a creative industry isn't as black and white as a lot of other industries out there. To this point this has been a passion project just helping creatives from our community where possible. But we look to continue developing and growing to continue to support our people into sustainable paid employment.