Finding work in the games industry
We’ve scoured the UK to chat to developers and recruiters about the state of the games job market.
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Ubisoft Reflections' top tips when prepping for a game developer job interview
Ubisoft Reflections' devs give advice to help candidates better prepare for interviews at the studio – and elsewhere in the industry
Recruiter Hot Seat: Seismic Games
HR generalist for Seismic Games, Heather Hughes, talks about the studio staying as indie as possible while building a dream company
Get That Job: QA Manager
This Month, QA manager at Bossa Studios, Damien Peter, talks about how you need to demonstrate passion in order to succeed in job interviews
Recruiter Hot Seat: Codemasters
Recruitment resourcer, Simon Mignott, talks us through the benefits of working for the veteran developer and what you need in order to be passionate about for the studio’s current projects
CCP: "It's all about passion, curiosity and drive"
As CCP Games further expands from its space MMO property and looks for new talents, we catch up with senior talent acquisition specialist Marina Dogg Pledel Jonsdottir to learn more about the perks available at the Icelandic firm
Recruiter Hot Seat: Amazon Game Studios
Technical recruiter Justin Ghio discusses the recruitment process at Amazon Game Studios, which just opened a brand new office in San Diego and will soon be opening another in Europe
Recruiter Hot Seat: Remedy
Mikaela Oberg-Mattila talks about Remedy’s recruitment needs, what it’s like to work at the Finnish developer and why you should join the team – spoiler alert, the office has a sauna, that’s why.
Recruitment Special: The Isle Of Man
Develop talks to the Isle of Man economic department about how the island is looking to grow in to the games development sector
Develop December/January 2016/2017: Working In Games
Print and digital editions out now, 55-page issue dedicated entirely to working in the games industry
Student competition Search For A Star is now accepting applications for 2017
Aardvark Swift's student talent contest promises lucky winners internships at big studios
Deep Silver Fishlabs adds three senior staff
Hamburg-based mobile studio hires former Bigpoint, Goodgame and Gameloft devs
Playing to Learn: Wibbu's journey from a frozen flat in the Cotswolds to a thriving edu-games studio
Co-founder Liam McGinley tells Develop about what we can expect from the studio's increasing ambitions, which is currently looking to hire
Avalanche Studios hires creator of Just Cause 2 multiplayer mod
Cameron Foote confirms indefinite halt of Just Cause 3 multiplayer add-on as a result of rolling work into future projects at studio
Former DICE CEO leaves EA for emerging indie label Raw Fury
Karl Magnus Troedsson joined Battlefield studio as producer in 2001 before rising to become VP of group strategy at publisher parent
Blizzard seeking new Diablo director after Josh Mosqueira departs
Announcement follows recent exits of former Diablo III director Jay Wilson and designer Leonard Boyarsky
Rare continues hiring spree by picking up ex-FreeStyleGames and Lionhead staff
Trio from Guitar Hero developer, former Lionhead design lead and pair of comms hires bring Sea of Thieves studio’s additions over last three months to 13
Develop Awards 2016 Partner Spotlight: Amiqus
Business manager for the recruitment specialist Liz Prince looks back on the firm's 16 years in the industry - and predicts what might lie ahead for those seeking a career in development in the future
Evolve creator Turtle Rock is staffing up for a new IP
Vacancies include narrative director, animation and rendering programmers, and character and technical artists
Jade Raymond hiring devs for Motive's Star Wars title
Team has already grown to 65, is also exploring ideas for new IP
'The advice for any aspiring developer is the same: study'
Develop catches up with CV Bay business development director Harry Vlahakis to ask about the firm’s work in games recruitment over the last decade, helping both aspiring devs and established studios
Ex-Halo devs: 'Full-time employees can be destructive for studios'
Jaime Griesemer and Marty O’Donnell predict that indies and triple-A outlets alike will adopt a freelance production cycle similar to movie firms
Recruiter Hot Seat: Glu Mobile
Sheila Ryan, VP of global human resources for Glu Mobile, reveals the firm’s ambitious expansion plans for 2016
Sperasoft is willing to hire 100 new developers in 2016
The games development services firm has open positions in its St Petersburg office, as well as in the US and Canada
Sumo Digital: 'We need top talent for our new studio'
UK developer now recruiting for new Nottingham outfit, due to open in March
Free recruitment guide Develop Jobs Extra now available
Our who’s who of hiring returns, profiling some of the biggest studios that are currently hiring
Develop Jobs Extra: Find the talent you need this summer
Special recruitment guide will be included in June issue and heading to E3, putting your vacancies in front of thousands of job-seekers
Don't miss out: Find the talent you need with Develop Jobs Extra
Get involved with our summer recruitment guide, out next month
Develop Jobs Extra recruitment guide returns next month
Our who’s who of hiring gives studios the chance to reach thousands of job-seekers