What Is The WIA Talent Database?
The WIA Talent Database, which was created as a direct response to the often-heard lament from decision-makers that they want to hire more women and non-binary people but don’t know where to find them.
It contains the profiles of 7,000+ underrepresented animation professionals with skills spanning the animation, VFX, and gaming fields, making it easier for studios to connect with women, nonbinary, and transgender talent.
More than two dozen studios, employers, and hiring managers — large and small — have access to and use the WIA Talent Database. Employers can filter candidates based on several industry-specific hiring factors, including a gallery view which hiring managers and recruiters can use to compare art styles side by side, feature vs. series experience, CG pipeline experience, and even availability from candidates that choose to disclose that information.
The WIA Talent Database is an ever-growing resource, updated regularly, that studios can utilize to balance the diversity of their hiring and in their overall industry.
CREATE YOUR TALENT DATABASE PROFILE NOW
Women and non-binary animation professionals are welcome to fill out the form below to add your profile to the WIA Talent Database.
If you already are in the database but need to update your information, click the button below to submit an update to your profile.
Questions or issues? Please send us a detailed email with your question to [email protected]
RECRUITERS AND MANAGERS: ACCESS THE DATABASE
If you would like to request and account access to the WIA Talent Database, please contact us by clicking the button below to submit an access request.
A WIA staff member will respond to your request within 24-48 hours after it is submitted. Please email us with any questions at [email protected]
WIA’s Talent Database is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.