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EA-man Nick Earl joins Kabam, Kiip make strategic hires, and Datascope and Vivid hunt down new talent

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EA-man Nick Earl joins Kabam, Kiip make strategic hires, and Datascope and Vivid hunt down new talent

Welcome to the PocketGamer.biz Jobs Board: our weekly look at the mobile industry's biggest movers, unexpected shakers, and most exciting job opportunities.

This is where we'll keep track of any and all job-related happenings, letting you know who's moved where, who's bowed out, and, more importantly, which studios are looking to hire exciting new talent.

We currently update the list every Friday, so be sure to come back in a week's time to find out if that dream job of yours is closer than you think

Movers and shakers

  • Former EA man Nick Earl joined free-to-play developer Kabam, stepping into the role of president of worldwide studios.
  • UK not-for-profit organisation Women in Games Jobs announced that Jenny Richards-Stewart will become its new CEO.
  • Changyou CEO, Tao Wang, stepped down for personal reasons.
  • Kiip made three strategic hires intended to take the company to the next level in the form of Ali Merlino, as Kiip’s new SVP of Revenue; Dilpreet Singh, as VP Engineering; and Tiffany Yu, as head of platform development.

Openings: Europe 

Openings: US

Openings: Asia

  • Singapore-based game developer Nonstop Games - best known for its Heroes of Honor F2P strategy game, and being bought by King – is looking for a senior games designer to join its ranks.
  • East West is looking to recruit a North American business development manager to help strategise and lead a marketing team for a Chinese games company.
  • Kabam is searching for a lead 3D artist who will be based in Beijing.

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