Explore your future career in video games with SYNTHÈSE!

The video-game industry in Québec provides outstanding career opportunities for students and adults looking for stimulating artistic and technical challenges. With its rich history, continuing growth, and flourishing ecosystem, the province of Québec is a prime destination for those looking to break into this booming sector.

Central to this exciting adventure is BOUSSOLE, the SYNTHÈSE platform dedicated to careers and training in digital creation. This career-guidance portal invites you to explore career opportunities and join the community that is shaping the future of video games, through its focus on innovation and technological development.

BOUSSOLE, the portal that guides you toward tomorrow’s careers

SYNTHÈSE, which was launched by the digital creation industry in response to labour shortage issues in Québec, is a project initiated by the province’s ministry for higher education in 2018. The team at SYNTHÈSE is involved in a number of major projects in the video games, visual effects, 2D-3D animation, and digital experiences sectors, and invites you to discover its educational and career-guidance portal, BOUSSOLE.

Use this virtual toolbox to dive deep into the various digital-creation sectors and view detailed job descriptions along with video clips of Québec industry professionals. You can explore training programs available throughout Québec relating to the various job descriptions.

A history and ecosystem unlike any other in the world

The video-game industry in Québec goes back more than two decades. It all started in 1997, when video game giant Ubisoft decided to set up shop in Montréal. This move attracted other international leaders such as Gameloft, Eidos, Electronic Arts, and Warner Bros. Games. As a result, more than 300 independent studios of every size have since sprung up, thereby creating an ecosystem that is unique in the world. The industry owes its success to the diversity of its companies, its vibrant entrepreneurial culture, and close collaboration between the studios.

A booming industry with a worldwide reputation

Over the past 25 years, our homegrown video-game industry has continued to evolve, making Québec a world leader in this field. According to a recent report by La Guilde du jeu vidéo du Québec, every dollar invested in the sector will generate $4.21 for Québec’s economy in the near future. With 300 development studios, of which 37% are located in regional areas, 14,500 jobs, and a $1.31-billion input into Québec’s GDP, the industry’s growth potential is colossal, especially as the global video-game market is estimated to be worth more than CA$408 billion.

From environment artists to 2D/3D animators to game level designers, there are so many opportunities open to you in this young and dynamic industry. Its median salary is $88,000 and median age, 28.

New horizons and challenges due to the rise of artificial intelligence

The video-game industry is undergoing a revolution thanks to the upsurge of artificial intelligence (AI), which is paving the way for an era of unprecedented innovation and creativity. AI opens up new horizons for creation and immersion, providing players with increasingly immersive, personalized, and engaging experiences. Alongside these major advances are significant challenges for the future of jobs and intellectual property.

Traditional video-game professions are changing, some are evolving, while others are sure to give way to new opportunities. Video-game professionals are being called upon to embrace this new era of AI, acquire new skills, and work together to solve the challenges that lie in store for them.

If your dream is to shape the future of video games, explore limitless creative horizons, and take part in a fast-changing industry, your adventure begins here.