The year 2023 was remembered by the gaming industry for massive cuts. The wave of layoffs affected both indie studios and corporations: Embracer Group, CD PROJEKT, Ubisoft, Telltale Games, Blackbird Interactive, Ascendant Studios and many other video game-related companies announced layoffs. According to the portal videogamelayoffs.com Since January, 10,466 specialists have lost their jobs.

The search for employees in indie studios is different from large companies. Valya Severin, co-founder of the Russian helpnode team, told about the subtleties of this process. Inside — personal experience and some basic tips for beginners.Sanek

Wanted: Product manager at Deus Craft, ASO specialist at ZiMAD and game producer at Dankolab.

Wanted: a leading UA manager at MYTONA, a senior game designer at tinyBuild and a data analyst at Neskin Games.

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