Pgc Digital #7
PGC Digital: Touchten Games’ Rokimas Seoharyo talks top talent acquisition
"Game teams are like sports teams, not like a family"
Hiring Now
10 games industry jobs to apply for this week
Job vacancies from King, Zynga, Niantic and Playrix
Pretty Nifty
Nifty Games brings on new executives from EA, Zynga and LucasArts
“This is an incredible time of growth..."
New Strategy
FunPlus appoints former NetEase director Michael Tong as chief strategy officer
"Tong will elevate our company’s strategic vision..."
Reshuffle
Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier will step down, four months after EA acquisition
Rashid Varachia will step down at the end of July as well
Climbing That Ladder
Fingersoft name Jaakko Kylmäoja as permanent CEO
"We want to remain the best place to work…"
Scoped Up
Scopely appoints former Activision Blizzard president Coddy Johnson to board of directors
Morgan Stanley executive Marcie Vu joins board too
Lights Camera
Update: Despicable Me producer Chris Meledandri joins Nintendo as outside director
First western director
Slam Dunk
AdVenture Capitalist co-creator Tristan Rattink joins blockchain outfit Dapper Labs
Becomes GM of NBA Top Shot
Industry Veterans
Jagex goes on hiring spree with experience from PlayStation, Bethesda and Insomniac Games
"Each of these new hires brings a wealth of industry experience…"
Work With Us
Jobs available! Come and work with the Pocket Gamer family
Flexible entry-level contracts are available on our websites and events now
Promoting Within
Rovio appoints VP of marketing Kieran O'Leary to COO
CTO Petri Hyökyranta also moves to leadership team
Job News
Facebook's global director of games Leo Olebe joins Google
Departs after more than five and half years
Legals Signed
FunPlus appoints Dianne Schepers as new general counsel
Building out the management team
Recruiting Now
Gamigo hires Simon Prytherch as new head of mobile development
Two games set to launch in the near future.
Ti(c)k Tok
ByteDance CEO and co-founder Zhang Yiming announces departure
Fellow co-founder Liang Rubo to step up
Over 450 Staff
Jagex expands product, analytics and data science teams
"We are thrilled to be in a position where we can continue to expand..."
Au Revoir
Simon Prytherch exits Kwalee to return to "deeper games"
But enjoyed his 18 months in hypercasual
Staffing Up
Outright Games announces mobile division
Six new senior roles for fast-growing company
New Brush
FunPlus appoints Wei Wang as Chief Creative Officer
Also acquires Imagendary Studio
Recruiting
Master the Meta: What we have learned about learning at Lightheart
"We always strive for the fastest path to learning"
Come Craft Joy
Help Rovio create its next great game!
Luiz Tenório provides the lowdown
Apply Now
Ten Square Games is hiring. Find out more about this fast-growing Polish developer
Senior roles now open
Mobile Madness
PlayStation hiring for new Head of Mobile
To adapt PlayStation IPs to mobile
Careers
How to get a job in the games industry
What can you do to kickstart your career, whether you want to become a games artist, programmer or project manager?
Welcome Aboard
Morgan McGuire joins Roblox as chief scientist
Previously worked for Nvidia
Moving Up
Activision Blizzard promotes Armin Zerfa to CFO
Effective from Q2
Welcome Aboard
Christoffer Wernberger joins King
New senior manager of internal and corporate communications
Welcome Aboard
The IGDA makes changes to its board of directors
“We’re fortunate to have talented individuals with such diverse experiences aid the IGDA"
Welcome Aboard
Nexon brings Kevin Mayer to its board of directors
"Kevin is an outstanding addition to our board"
Money Bags
Frost Giant secures additional $5m funding
Fellow Blizzard vet James Anhalt joins the studio
So Long
Reggie Fils-Aime to leave GameStop's board of directors
One of eight to step down later this year
Welcome Aboard
Anzu welcomes Josh Schmiesing as new strategic advisor
“I am thrilled to join such a dynamic team"
Staying Put
Starbreeze appoints Tobias Sjögren as permanent CEO
He has been acting chief exec since last October
Farewell
Activision Blizzard to make cuts throughout Europe
Only the publishing offices will be affected
Moving Up
Cecilia Qvist is the new head of LEGO Ventures
She previously worked for Spotify
Welcome Aboard
Unity welcomes Luis Felipe Visoso as SVP and CFO
"Luis comes to Unity with great experience honed at some of the world's most respected companies"
"complex Year"
Update: King confirms only one employee "affected" by Activision layoffs
Activision Blizzard reportedly lets go nearly 190 employees
Welcome To The Family
Zynga welcomes Bernice Wong as a new senior experience designer
She previously worked for Pixelberry Studios
Welcome Aboard
Bandai Namco Mobile hires Tania Anta as its new game developer
She previously worked for Ubisoft and Social Point
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Jobs Weekly: Former EA Mobile director joins Riot, Call of Duty: Mobile snaps up ex-Lionsgate coordinator and Stillfront appoints senior VP
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Deal Or No Deal
Huuuge Game focusing on M&A with new job listing
Following its IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
New Horizons
Former EA Mobile director, Forza exec and Destiny 2 project lead Carlos Sanchez joins Riot Games
Sanchez will act as senior director of game operations
Welcome To The Family
Bandai Namco Mobile hires Marc Saña Forrellach as new game developer
He will work on free-to-play prototypes
Welcome Aboard
Lionsgate coordinator Cole Schoneman joins Call of Duty: Mobile
"I've loved this franchise ever since I was a kid"
Whole New World
TiMi studios hiring for new open world cross-platform title
It will be developed with Unreal Engine 5
Welcome Aboard
Brian Chadwick joins Agnitio Capital as managing director
"I have long admired Agnitio Capital and Shum Singh"
Helping Hand
The UK games industry will offer more than 100 jobs in the coming year
Six month placements for 18-to-24 year olds
Welcome Aboard
Maunel Bronstein joins Roblox as chief product officer
His goal is "to enable the metaverse"
Moving Up
Seriously's Petri Järvilehto takes over CEO role
"Every day working with this team is a privilege, and I can't wait to see what lies ahead"