17 May 2019
Check out the Games Jobs Direct featured placements all available to purchase on the pricing page.
14 May 2019
For the fifth year running, Skillsearch have released their annual Salary and Satisfaction survey. This one has been their biggest yet, with games professionals from around the globe contributing to data on salary, flexible working, commuting and loads more. We've had a look through and picked out some of the most interesting bits of data for you to take a look at.
25 Apr 2019
With the release of Sony's new zombie-horde extravaganza Day Gone, we decided to have a look at some of the best and most-iconic games in the history of Zombie Games.
10 Apr 2019
We’re looking to spotlight some of our partners in a series of articles that will go live on this blog over the next few months. If you want your studio to be part of that group drop us a message at abbie@gamesjobsdirect.com
28 Mar 2019
The Top 50 selling games of all time have been revealed and not one of them includes a female protagonist. Despite the fact that 38% include a male protagonist and the number 1 best selling game of all time has no lead-character at all.
21 Mar 2019
With over 2,000 games companies in the UK, you can understand why the UK remains a top destination for games industry jobs seekers around the world. From small studios creating stellar indie and casual games to world-renowned industry heavy-weights creating some of the most popular IP on the planet.
21 Mar 2019
Each month we get some fantastic video games jobs on www.gamesjobsdirect.com so we wanted to give them a quick round up. Gamesjobsdirect.com launched in 2011 and has slowly built up a global audience to become the number 1 independent job board in the world. We work with all sizes of studios including AAA, Independent, Mobile and Messenger amongst others. Each month we will do a quick round-up of some of the best opportunities by job field and also location 😊 Please enjoy.
13 Mar 2019
When I talk to people about positive discrimination and positive action, they look at me like there is something very wrong with me (Is this lady saying that discrimination is positive? WTF?!). Even though it still may be the case that there is something very wrong with me, I really believe in positive action in practice. Not so much in positive discrimination though. What’s the difference?
08 Mar 2019
Check out the initiatives and programmes out there that are celebrating women in the gaming industry this International Women's Day.
07 Mar 2019
A series of guest blog posts relating to being a woman in games / recruitment of ladies into the Games Industry
06 Mar 2019
How to Love Your Game Design CV (or at Least Hate it a Bit Less) I’m guessing there aren’t many folks out there who don’t have a somewhat fractious relationship with their CV. And that’s understandable. They’re the mini boss of game job applications — annoying to deal with and no matter how many times you put them down, you just know they’ll be back.
22 Feb 2019
Games Industry Salary Survey is a tool to help you check your salary. It is the Games Industries most complete salary checking tool.
20 Feb 2019
Layoffs in the Games Industry are becoming a more common occurrence. As each week passes there seems to be more and more studios at risk of laying people off. GamesJobsDirect wanted to offer some advice for those that are made redundant with a few little tips that may help you bounce back easier.
06 Feb 2019
The current games industry scene in Germany is thriving at the moment and this is giving video game job hunters a huge opportunity to land a job at one of hundreds of games studios in the European powerhouse. We wanted to give you the low down on German game studios that GamesJobsDirect.com works with so that you can explore opportunities.
31 Jan 2019
You’re studying at University and ready to apply to your first game studio, but you have no experience of applying for jobs in the games industry nor have a definite idea of what game studios may be looking for. Fear not! We’ve put together a quick guide that will help you when applying for your first games industry job and will serve as a useful check list for the future as well.
14 Dec 2018
Job boards can be the perfect tool to a recruitment strategy if used effectively. We have put together some top tips for Game Studios
14 Dec 2018
Did you know that 70% of jobseekers are passive. That’s right, according to a report on Recruitment International, 70% of people looking for a job are waiting for recruiters to actively approach them.
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