What are cover letters?
Cover letter is a project/studio tailored couple of paragraphs on what specifically you like about them or what you think you'd bring
Kieran Goodson made a full guide to game art job applications, which covers all aspects - applications, portfolios, CVs, interviews, art tests and a few other things. You can download the full PDF that he put together or read his blog linked below
Jeremiah Estrellado (DiNusty) Also did a video in interviewing for video games.
Discussion: Interviewing for Video games
When is the project expected to be released
What is the project(s)?
Where are they in their development cycle if you can say?
Do you have relocation and relocation assistance?
Do you support hybrid/remote
How is the company funded?
Where does the company plan to be 5 years from now?
How big is the studio and or project staff wise?
Have there been promotions internally
How have they been handled?
Can Internships turn into full time positions?
Who is the interns mentors during the internship?
What is the common reason for people resigning currently?
How are annual reviews handled?
Are bonuses offered and how are they handled?
What is the start date for this position?
What are the core hours?
Is this Contract vs full time?
What is your teams current pipeline looks like?
How many do they want to expand to for the project?