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That's why PocketGamer.biz has decided to launch the Jobs Board, a directory of mobile games companies that are currently hiring, organised by location.
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Internships
[If you're a games company that's currently offering internships, please let us know by emailing iain.harris@steelmedia.co.uk.]
Often, the first step on the ladder is the hardest.
But a great way to get a foot in the door is through internships, and thankfully the games industry has no shortage of these opportunities available.
It's worth contacting companies directly to enquire about such opportunities, as they're not always listed or part of a formalised programme. But to start you off on your search, here are some selected internships:
Corsegames (email: team@corsegames.com) - offering Developer and Concept Artist internships in Spain
EA - Worldwide
eRepublik - Romania and Spain
Fluffy Fairy Games - Germany
King -Stockholm and Barcelona
Resolution Games- Sweden
CoolGames - The Netherlands
Spil Games - The Netherlands
Studio Gobo - UK
PixelBlast - UK
PocketGems - US (San Francisco)
Wooga - Germany
Denmark
Denmark may not be the Nordic country most associated with mobile gaming, but it's building an admirable range of studios. As this page attests, however, the scene is still very much focused around the capital Copenhagen.
Copenhagen
MovieStarPlanet - developer
Savivo - developer
SYBO - developer
Tactile - developer
Aarhus
Funday Factory (open applications to joinus@fundayfactory.com)- developer
Finland
The home of Clash of Clans and Angry Birds, Finland has been a mobile gaming heartland since before smartphones existed. Capital Helsinki remains very much the hub, but there are now plenty of other Finnish cities getting in on the action.
Helsinki/Espoo
Armada Interactive (open applications) - developer
Everywear Games - developer
EA Tracktwenty - developer
Fingersoft (open applications to jobs@fingersoft.net) - developer
Frogmind - developer
Grand Cru Games (open applications to careers@grandcrugames.com) - developer
Reforged Studios (open applications) - developer
Rovio (Espoo) - developer
Seriously - developer
Shipyard Games - developer
Supercell - developer
Other
Kopla Games (open applications) (Tampere) - developer
Koukoi (Oulu) - developer
Critical Force (Kajaani) - developer
France
France benefits from a long history of game development, with many major players - Wargaming, Capcom, Bandai Namco, EA - having a presence here. It's also home to Gameloft, who blazed a trail for mobile gaming, and some creative indies.
Paris
Bandai Namco - publisher
Capcom - developer (open applications to jobs@capcom.com)
Wargaming - developer
Zero Games Studios - developer (open applications to jobs@zerogamesstudios.com)
Other
Digixart (Montpellier) - developer (open applications to jobs@digixart.com)
EA (Lyon) - developer
Ubisoft (Various) - developer/publisher
Germany
Berlin remains the fast-growing location in Germany for both mobile development and in particular mobile advertising and tech, but there are plenty of other strong clusters, notably game development in Hamburg.
Berlin
GameDuell - developer. Read: How to get a job at GameDuell.
Kolibri - developer.
King - developer. Read: How to get a job at King.
Playsnak - developer
Softgames - developer
TreasureHunt Studios - developer
Wooga - developer. Read: How to get a job at Wooga.
Hamburg
Goodgame Studios - developer
InnoGames - developer
Munich
Chimera Entertainment - developer. Read: How to get a job at Chimera Entertainment.
GameInfluencer - influencer marketing
Other
Handygames (Giebelstadt) - developer
Janeious (Frankfurt) - developer
Envision Entertainment (Ingelheim) - developer
Poland
While lacking the presence of many major mobile gaming companies, Poland has an impressive number of small, homegrown studios.
Warsaw
Cherrypick Games - developer
Vivid Games (also Bydgoszcz) - developer
Krakow
EVERYDAYiPLAY - developer (open applications to jobs@everydayiplay.com)
GameDesire - developer
NetEnt - social casino developer
SoDigital - developer
Teyon - developer/publisher
Other
iDreams (Gliwice) - developer (open applications to job@idreams.pl)
Playsoft (Gdansk) - developer
Tequila Mobile (Wroclaw) - developer/distribution (open applications to careers@tequilamobile.com)
Spain
Attention was recently drawn to Spain's mobile games industry with the acquisition of Barcelona-based studio Social Point by Take-Two for $250 million.
But while Social Point is undoubtedly the jewel in its crown, Spain is a country with a strong games market - the fourth biggest in Europe, according to Newzoo - and a growing industry.
Barcelona
Digital Legends - developer
eRepublik - developer
Gameloft - developer (Madrid also)
King - developer
Social Point - developer
Other
Genera Games (Seville) - developer
Sweden
A key part of the vibrant nordic gaming scene, Sweden is home to a number of mobile game studios. From top-grossing giants to small, creative indies, there's certainly no shortage of opportunities.
Stockholm
Funrock - developer
G5 Entertainment - developer
King - developer
NetEnt - social casino developer
Paradox Interactive - developer
Resolution Games - VR developer
Rovio Stockholm - developer
Star Stable Entertainment - developer
Toca Boca - developer
Malmö
King - developer
Illusion Labs (open applications to talent@illusionlabs.se) - developer
Other
Legendo Entertainment (Gothenburg) - developer
Sector 3 Studios (Lidköping) - developer
Coffee Stain Studios (Skovde) - developer
The Station (Karlshamn) - developer
UK/England
A nation with a strong gaming history, there's no shortage of games industry opportunities in England.
While perhaps not the quickest European nation to embrace mobile and F2P, this is changing thanks to the likes of Space Ape in London and the growth of the 'Silicon Spa' hub in Warwickshire.
London
Gameloft - developer
Bossa Studios - developer
Gram Games - developer.
Hutch Games - developer
KamaGames (applications to hire@kamagames.com) - marketing and bizdev
King - developer. Read: How to get a job at King.
Mediatonic (also Brighton and Canterbury) - developer
NaturalMotion (also Brighton) - developer. Read: How to get a job at NaturalMotion.
Space Ape - developer. Read: How to get a job at Space Ape.
Ustwo - developer
Leamington Spa
Full Fat - developer
Pixel Blast - developer
Pixel Toys - developer
Exient - developer
Brighton
Lockwood Publishing (also Nottingham) - developer/publisher. Read: How to get a job at Lockwood.
Mediatonic (also London and Canterbury) - developer
NaturalMotion (also London) - developer
Studio Gobo - developer
Other
Eight Pixels Square - developer
Jagex (Cambridge) - developer
Lockwood Publishing (Nottingham, also Brighton) - developer/publisher. Read: How to get a job at Lockwood.
nDreams (Farnborough) - VR developer
UK/Scotland
Famously established in the console games business as - amongst myriad other successes - the home of Grand Theft Auto, Scotland also has a sizeable community of mobile game developers.
Its fourth largest city Dundee, home to 10-year-old mobile dev Tag Games and Scotland's biggest mobile game developer Outplay, is the hub.
Dundee
Outplay - developer. Read: How to get a job at Outplay.
Tag Games - live ops
YoYo Games - games engine developer
Other
DeltaDNA (Edinburgh) - analytics
Australia
Australia and mobile gaming have a long and storied history. From Jetpack Joyride to Crossy Road, developers from down under have made games that the world loves.
Brisbane
Gameloft - developer (also Sydney)
Sydney
SMG Studios - developer (open applications to jobs@smgstudio.com)
Other
Kixeye - developer (Melbourne and Victoria)
The Netherlands
A hub for work-for-hire 'serious games' development, the Netherlands has a significant and growing footprint in the European games industry.
Amsterdam
Cool Games - developer
Poki - developer
Skill Nation - developer
Vanguard Games - developer
The Hague
Mobytron - developer
Paladin Studios - developer
Others
Hulan (Eindhoven) - publisher
Spil Games (Hilversum) - developer/publisher
Talespin (Utrecht) - developer
Vertigo Games (Rotterdam) - developer
Canada - British Columbia
Home to Vancouver, the long-standing hub of Candian game development, British Columbia boasts dozens of exciting opportunities for those in the mobile games industry.
A healthy mix of homegrown studios and international developers that have expanded into the region means that there's something for everyone here - and certainly some familiar names among this list.
It also has the honour of hosting Pocket Gamer Connects Vancouver every year!
Vancouver
A Thinking Ape - developer
AirG - Software developer
Blackbird Interactive - developer
BlueBat Games - developer
East Side Games - developer
Hothead Games - developer. Read: How to get a job at Hothead Games.
IGG - developer/publisher
IUGO - developer
Kabam - developer
Koolhaus Games - developer
Skybox Labs - developer
Smoking Gun Interactive - developer
Other
Hyper Hippo (Kelowna) - developer
Kano Apps (Victoria) - developer
Canada - Ontario
Home to Canada's most populace city in Toronto, as well as the capital Ottawa, Ontario is second only to British Columbia in terms of the country's games industry presence.
Toronto is the hub here, and it's a more independent and homegrown selection than Vancouver's - although a few major mobile players also have a presence.
Toronto
Big Viking Games - developer
GameHive - developer
Gameloft - developer
GamePill - developer (general applications)
Get Set Games - developer
Glu Mobile - developer
Little Guy Games - developer
Sago Mini - developer
Spore Productions - work-for-hire developer
Uken Games - developer
Zynga - developer/publisher
London
Big Blue Bubble - developer
Big Viking Games - developer
Ottawa
Magmic - developer
Canada - Quebec
It's had a strong presence in the Canadian industry since the 1980s, but Quebec has a smaller mobile games industry than British Columbia and Ontario.
Regardless, the region is home to some world-leading developers and a number of great opportunities. It also plays host to the yearly Montreal International Games Summit.
Quebec
Behaviour Interactive - developer
BKOM Studios - developer
EA Mobile - developer
Frima Studio - developer
Gameloft - developer
Ludia - developer
Square Enix Montreal - developer
Canada - others
A notable selection away from Canada's major game development hubs.
Novia Scotia
Hothead Games - developer
HB Studios - developer
Ubisoft - developer
Alberta
Fluik, Edmonton - developer
USA - San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, home to Silicon Valley, is dense with mobile game developers.
Almost every leading developer has a presence here, not to mention plenty of ad networks, tools companies and others that make the industry go round.
San Francisco
App Annie - app intelligence
Chartboost - discovery platform
Discord - chat app
Glu Mobile - developer
Fun Plus - developer
Improbable - spatial OS
King - developer
Kixeye - developer
N3TWORK - developer
Niantic - developer
nWay - developer
Pocket Gems - developer
Unity - engine/tools
Zynga - developer
Others
Big Fish Games, Oakland - publisher
GAEA, Santa Clara - publisher
Mobcrush, Santa Monica - streaming platform
NetEase, Brisbane - developer
Roblox, San Mateo - developer
Rumble Entertainment, San Mateo - developer
Storm8, Redwood City - developer
USA - Texas
Texas is the second largest state in the USA, and similarly it's one of the biggest games industry hubs in the country.
The state houses companies such as EA Capital Games, Zynga and Oculus, giants in the mobile and VR spaces. It's also home to plenty more developers large and small, too.
Austin
Boss Fight Entertainment - developer
EA Capital Games - developer
GameSalad - engine developer
Kabam - developer
KingIsle - developer
NCSoft - developer
Owlchemy Labs - VR developer
Panic Button Games - work-for-hire developer
Phaser Lock - VR developer
Play Studios - social casino
Trion Worlds - developer
Zynga - developer
Dallas
Escalation (Zenimax) - developer
Oculus - VR
Other
Bonus XP (Allen) - developer
Game Anax (Sugar Land) - developer
Game Circus (Addison) - developer
Six Foot (Houston) - Staffing
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