Vacancies of the week (January 16)

Based on the job search service and specialists TalentsInGames.com Marina Lopatina, product manager, has prepared a selection of the most interesting vacancies for the week.

Marina LopatinaTechnical vacancy of the week

Developer-programmer in CoolGames (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

CoolGames is a Dutch HTML5 game developer. He primarily specializes in creating small projects for messengers. Now the company is looking for a universal specialist who can fully take over the technical support of the game.

Responsibilities:

• develop games from scratch to release;
• write stable code;
• take into account all technical risks and correct them in time.

Requirements:

• at least 2 years of relevant experience in the gaming industry;
• good familiarity with Scumm software development processes;
• knowledge of object-oriented game development;
• knowledge of Javascipt or TypeScript;
• familiarity with Agile development processes and tools;
• proactivity, ability to take responsibility, commitment;
• excellent social, communication and executive skills;
• fluent spoken and written English;
• the experience of playing casual and multiplayer projects is desirable.

Tetris for Instant GamesBizdev-vacancy of the week

Brand Manager at Square Enix Mobile (Montreal, Canada)

The Canadian office of Square Enix Mobile is engaged in the creation of new original games. The team needs a specialist who will play a key role in the formation of the brand and determine its future development.

Responsibilities:

• development and execution of plans for the global promotion of the game (including (1) identification of the target audience, positioning, unique features of the project and key slogans; (2) identification of the brand, including its name, style, guidelines and advertising assets; (3) supervising all works related to the creation of promotional materials by third-party artists and external creative agencies; (4) assistance in developing PR strategies, including participation in events; (5) working with media agencies, optimizing media plans;
• preparation of marketing documents (brand development plans, post-mortems) and communication with shareholders;
• building a constant dialogue with the development team so that the design of the game corresponds to the creative vision of the brand, as well as marketing and business objectives;
• brand promotion both within the company and when communicating with key business partners;
• participation in events;
• conducting market research, benchmarks and audience surveys (one of the goals is to check the effectiveness of promotional materials);
• interaction with other Square Enix brand teams (to share experiences and find potential synergies between products).

Requirements:

• at least 5 years of experience in strategic or brand marketing (user entertainment segment);
• relevant experience in the gaming industry is a strong advantage;
• proven experience in working with popular brands;
• experience in launching a new IP is a strong advantage;
• academic degree in business, marketing or communications (preferably not lower than a master’s degree).

War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius — Japanese development, what Square Enix’s Canadian office is doing is unknownTraffic-vacancy of the week

Head of Account Department at AdQuantum (Moscow, Russia)

The Moscow studio is engaged in the promotion of mobile applications. Now she wants to significantly strengthen her team with an experienced professional.

Responsibilities:

• managing a department consisting of 3 account managers;
• control over how customers are served, search for new growth points, adding new promotion channels;
• managing the advertising budgets of the main partners (up to $500 thousand per month);
• calculation of monthly and quarterly financial indicators (expenses, revenue, profit);
• interaction with sales managers and media buyers of the company;
• informing customers about the progress of their advertising campaigns, answering customer questions;
• work with finances (contract renewal, billing, control over payment of bills).

Requirements:

• at least 3 years of work as the head of the account department;
• excellent knowledge of how mobile app promotion works;
• fluent oral and written English;
• excellent communication skills, the ability to build strong trusting relationships with clients;
• willingness to work with clients from different time zones;
• technical education, analytical mindset, ultra-high attention to detail, ability to work in multithreaded mode;
• knowledge of Excel and experience with Adjust and AppsFlyer.