Accepting Cadette Applications for the Class of 2012!
Jan 04, 9:00 am



Happy New Year and Happy New Cadette Academy! As Siren mentioned in her blog yesterday, we’ve made some big changes to the Cadette Academy in order to provide our Cadettes with more opportunities, more industry training, and more fun! Here are some of the changes we’ve made:

CHANGES TO THE CADETTE ACADEMY

Longer Duration	We are increasing the length of the Cadette classes from 6 months to 12 months. Each new Cadette class will begin in January and end in December, which will give us more time to work with our Cadettes!
Smaller Classes	As much as we would love to accept tons of girls into the Cadette Academy, we’ve found that having a large number of Cadettes decreases the amount of attention we can give to each Cadette. This means that we’re changing the number of women that we will accept in our Cadette Class of 2012.
Industry Training	Based on feedback from our Veteran Cadettes, we’ve decided to provide more emphasis on training in all things marketing. This includes (but is not limited to) digital marketing, social media initiatives, promotions, campaign creation, community management, and content creation.
Class Project	Starting in 2012, each class of Cadettes will be tasked with creating a class project. This can range from creating and hosting an online event, devising and completing a charity project, or anything involving a long-term marketing or promotional campaign.

If you’re interested in applying to the Cadette Academy for 2012, please use the following Application Instructions below. Please Note: Veteran Cadettes may apply for the Class of 2012.

CADETTE ACADEMY APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
NEW APPLICANTS Your application package must include the following parts:

1.) EMAIL COVER LETTER: You can write your cover letter however you wish, but please make sure to include the following information

• Your full name (as it appears on your drivers license)
  
• Date of birth
  
• Gamertag or gaming handle
  
• Contact phone number(s)
  
• Mailing address
  
• Preferred email address
  
• Links to your social networking pages (Twitter, Facebook, MysSpace, etc.)
  

*You can insert your cover letter into the body of the email, or you can include it as an attachment. If sent as an attachment, please use a naming convention that clearly defines it as the cover letter (Ex: “Mary_Jane_Cover_Letter”)


2.) RESUME: Standard professional resume (as if you were applying for a job). Include work experience, school experience, and any other relevant points.
*Please send your resume as an attachment, and use a naming convention that clearly defines it as your Resume. (Ex: “Mary_Jane_Resume”)


3.) BIOGRAPHY/GAMING HISTORY: Provide a brief bio and gaming history that:

• Is well written and formatted correctly
  
• Includes gaming specifics, such as your favorite games, what consoles you own and/or play the most, and whether or not you have any competitive gaming experience
  
• Includes at least 1 picture (anything relevant to your bio/gaming history embedded into the body of your essay)
  
• Does not exceed 2 pages, double-spaced
  
• Shows your personality through your writing!

*Please send your bio as an attachment, and use a naming convention that clearly defines it as your Resume. (Ex: “Mary_Jane_Bio”)


4.) VIDEO INTERVIEW: In a video no longer than 3 minutes, please answer ALL THREE of the following questions:

• What is your favorite thing about playing video games?
  
• What would make you a great Cadette?
  
• What are your 5 year goals? In other words, what do you hope to be doing 5 years from now? (This does not have to be gaming related)

*Please make sure that your video does not exceed 3 minutes in length or 100MB.
*Please use your name when saving your video file. (Ex: “Mary_Jane_Cadette_Vid” NOT “My_Cadette_Video”)


5.) PHOTOS: Please include 2 photos of yourself: one being a headshot and the other showing your personality
*Please make sure to resize your photos to a decent size. Recommended 800x600p
*Save and attach your photos using your name. (Ex: “Mary_Jane_headshot”). Do not send a photo titled “IMG95321568w156485315”



VETERAN CADETTES
Due to the nature of our recent changes to the Cadette Academy, we've decided to open up the Class of 2012 to Veteran Cadettes as well. If you are a Frag Doll Cadette that worked with us under a previous Cadette Class (Fall 2009 to Fall 2011) and are interested in re-applying to the Cadette Academy for 2012, please submit the following:

RESUME: Standard professional resume (as if you were applying for a job). Include work experience, school experience, and any other relevant points.
*Please send your resume as an attachment, and use a naming convention that clearly defines it as your Resume. (Ex: “Mary_Jane_Resume”)

PHOTO: Please include 1 headshot and it must be a recent photos of yourself.
*Please make sure to resize your photo to a decent size. Recommended 800x600p
*Save and attach your photo using your name. (Ex: “Mary_Jane_headshot”). Do not send a photo titled “IMG95321568w156485315”

Application deadline for the Class of 2012: Monday, January 16, 2012 at 11:59pm PST.

All application materials must be emailed to fd-cadettes@ubisoft.com. Please include the phrase “Cadette Application 2012” in the email subject line. We recommend that you use WeTransfer.com or YouSendIt.com to email your video file. If your video file is too large, please use a compression program to adjust the size of the file or upload the video to YouTube, then download it as an MP4 and submit it. We will send a notification when we have received all parts of your application.

INCOMPLETE applications or applications that are received after the deadline will not be considered under any circumstances.

So what are you waiting for?! Submit your application materials now, and you could be in the Frag Doll Cadette Class of 2012!

Love and Peace, Sabre