Tap into Canada's largest pool of high-quality XR talent with simplified, done-for-you hiring.

ELIXR partners with Alberta's leading post-secondary XR programs to source and hire the industry's best up-and-coming XR talent. Combined with ongoing senior-level mentorship and a guided hiring process, the Protégé program is the simplest way to scale your XR team.

Work through ELIXR's deep grant database to find hiring-focused funding opportunities.

Delegate candidate sourcing, vetting, hiring, and ongoing training to the ELIXR team.

Simplify your operations with Developer and Artist payroll fully managed by ELIXR.
We work with you to understand your team, objectives and hiring needs. This helps us outline the exact talent set you're looking to hire for.
Our team sources, interviews, and shortlists candidates that match your requirements, running them through our strict internal assessment process.
Your Protégé's onboarding is supported with hands-on training courses led by industry experts. Covering both soft and hard skills, these courses are designed to accelerate your Protégé's growth and integrate them into your workflows.
We also offer full payroll management throughout this period, making it easy for you to onboard your new talent with minimal friction and overhead.



"The overall experience with the Protégé Program has been exceptional. What stood out most was the seamless integration of the protégés into our team and the continuous support provided by ELIXR. This structured approach ensured a smooth transition and maximized the protégés’ potential.."

“Hiring through ELIXR is significantly less painful than trying to do it on our own. Typically, ELIXR is able to find and present at least 3 solid finalist candidates for any position and the hard part is often just choosing amongst them because they are usually all so good! It is a massive time-savings having them find such strong finalists for us.”
Have more questions about the Protégé program? Here are answers to many of them.
The program fee is $8750, with 50% due at the start date and 50% due at the end date.
Protégés have expertise in two main areas: developers with skills in Unity, Unreal Engine, or AR development, and digital artists specializing in 3D modeling, texturing, animation, and related creative disciplines.
The number of Protégés is flexible and specified in your specific agreement.
We offer 3 intakes annually: Fall, Winter, and Summer, with flexible full-time (14 weeks) or part-time (26 weeks) Protégé placements.
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