Tag Archives: career

JOBS IN GAMES: Audio Director career profile

Our last career profile, rounding off our Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, looks at the world of video game development. Specifically, we look at working with sound as we talk to audio director Mathias Grunwaldt, Audio Director at Swedish studio EA Gothenburg. How would you summarise your …

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JOBS IN GAMES: PR Account Manager career profile

MCV’s Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, takes another look at some of the most coveted positions in the UK games industry. Today, we get an insight into the world of PR as we catch up with Lunch PR’s senior account manager Kayleigh Watson. How would you summarise …

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JOBS IN GAMES: LinkedIn – "We’re like a matchmaker"

Our Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, takes a look at the fast-growing social network LinkedIn, which boasts more than 175m members. MCV speaks to David Cohen, LinkedIn’s director for Northern Europe about how the site makes it easier for applicants to learn more about the companies they …

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JOBS IN GAMES: How to Level Up your games career

So far our Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, has looked at various ways into the industry through traditional job applications. Today, we look at one of the options available for university graduates. Eutechnyx’s head of recruitment Erin Turnbull tells us about the studio’s graudate scheme, the Level …

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JOBS IN GAMES: Games Buyer career profile

MCV’s month-long Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, turns its attention to retail today in our latest career profile. We speak to HMV’s Richard Thompson about the crucial role of Games Buyer, the people responsible for ensuring titles find their way to shelves at launch. How would you …

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JOBS IN GAMES: Brand Manager career profile

Continuing our Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, today’s career profile looks at the role of a Brand Manager with Ubisoft’s Rachael Grant. How would you summarise your role?I am the brand evangelist for certain Ubisoft products in the UK, and it’s my role to ensure that these …

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JOBS IN GAMES: No experience? No qualifications? No problem

Our Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, explores the many paths games industry career – even if you’re starting from scratch. Square Enix’s Ben Bateman champions the benefits of starting at the bottom – a decision that led him from games testing and QA to Online Content Producer, …

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JOBS IN GAMES: Trade Marketing Manager career profile

Thorughout September, MCV’s is publishing interviews with key execs from across the industry as part of our Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM. Today, we chat to Louise Powell, Nintendo’s trade marketing manager, about how her role differs from that of traditional marketing. How would you summarise your …

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JOBS IN GAMES: Editor profile

Our month-long Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, once again turns its attention to careers in the UK games media. We’ve already looked at what you can expect if you become a staff writer, but now we explore what you can look forward to should you rise to …

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JOBS IN GAMES: Commercial Director career profile

MCV’s Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, aims to cover all aspects of gaming careers – from entry level roles to the upper echelons. Commercial directors are often mentioned among the latter, so we speak to IGN’s Adam Hopkinson to find out what this position actually involves: How …

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