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New Year, New Job: How to become a games retail buyer

Retail veteran Mike Fethers tells us what being a games buyer involves and what skills retailers look for in prospective candidates. How would you summarise your role? I’m the senior games buyer here at The Hut Group and look after the first party hardware guys and a few of the …

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LAST CHANCE: MCV and Develop’s 2015 Salary Survey closes today

Less than eight hours remain to take part in MCV and Develop’s 2015 Salary Survey. The survey is open to anyone in the games market, including developers, publishers, retailers, services companies and more – no matter where in the world you’re based. This is your chance to share your thoughts …

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New Year, New Job: How to get a role in QA

Testology’s Harrison Baker shares his tips for getting into video game quality assurance. What exactly does your role entail? I’m an executive QA manager at Testology. My role is driven to improve operations, communications, QA processes, service, client relation’s pre/during/post test execution, and overall success at Testology. What’s great about …

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New Year, New Job: How to get a role in PR

Tracey McGarrigan, head of PR and communications at Green Man Gaming, Playfire and Green Man Loaded, offers her tips for landing a job in PR. What exactly does your role entail? I oversee our global industry/trade, corporate/financial, and publisher PR activity. My role involves sharing great stories about what we …

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