Vacancies of the week (March 31)

On the basis of the job search service and the Talents In Games recruiting agency, product manager Marina Lopatina has prepared a selection of the most interesting vacancies for the week.

Marina Lopatina

Lead Recruiter in WN Media Group (Saint Petersburg, Russia or remotely)

WN Media Group is engaged in the development of a B2B ecosystem, which includes the White Nights business conference, WN Hub and Talents in Games platforms, as well as websites App2Top.ru and Game World Observer. The company needs an experienced specialist who is able to build the recruitment process, train new colleagues and engage in recruiting independently.

Responsibilities:

1) Management:

• organization of the work of a team of recruiters;
• distribution of vacancies and control of funnels;
• training and adaptation of new colleagues;
• mentoring (assistance in changing the search strategy, communicating with the customer to achieve optimal results);
• reporting to the project manager on the closure of vacancies.

2) Recruitment:

• communication with representatives of the customer company, withdrawal of the application for selection;
• search through all sources;
• communication with candidates;
• current and final analytics on the vacancy;
• making adjustments to the selection process, if necessary;
• maintaining top vacancies and their successful closure.

Requirements:

• work experience in IT recruitment for at least 3 years is mandatory (experience in game development will be an advantage);
• successful experience in managing/mentoring a team of recruiters;
• interest in recruiting — you get high from the process;
• the ability to pack and “sell” a vacancy to candidates, and the agency to companies;
• experience in closing top vacancies;
• the ability to “adjust” the search for a specific vacancy.

Producer in Playkot (Remote work)

St. Petersburg studio Playkot, known for the games “Supercity” and Age of Magic, is in search of a talented and experienced producer. The company has ambitious tasks to solve, including plans to bring Age of Magic into the top 100 highest-grossing apps in the world.

Responsibilities:

• formation of a product vision and product growth strategy;
• supervising the implementation of the roadmap;
• making key product decisions;
• product team development;
• analysis of product results;
• formation of a holistic picture of the product, including data, marketing, production and community management.

Requirements:

• the candidate has already worked as a leading game designer or producer on a successful frituplein project in the growth stage after the launch of two years or longer;
• consciously wants to work with a mobile project;
• immersed in the market of mobile free-play midcore RPGs and strategies and knows its key players;
• is able to deeply analyze competitors and understands where and how to get the necessary data and how to interpret them;
• understands the basic structure of mobile game marketing and how changes in the product can affect marketing;
• knows how to work with analytics, is greedy for numbers and does not believe that “analytics are done by analysts”;
• has experience in forming a strong product team: both on the part of people and on the part of processes;
• speaking of processes: understands development processes well and can make effective product decisions;
• is able to communicate his thoughts clearly, has a systematic mindset;
• speaks English at a level sufficient for free oral communication — this is not necessary, but it will be a very tangible plus.

Age of Magic

VFX Artist in Playrix (Remote Work)

Playrix, which is among the top 3 largest mobile game developers in the world, is looking for a VFX artist. You will have to create effects for the company’s titles, work in your own Playrix effects editor, constantly learn and share experiences with colleagues.

Responsibilities:

• development and visualization of in-game effects and graphic content for effects;
• development of visual effects layouts and references;
• integration of the developed effects optimized for mobile devices into the game;
• participation in the development and development of an internal effects editor and other tools.

Requirements:

• experience working on effects in the positions of VFX Artist, 2D Animator, Motion Designer or Technical Artist for more than a year;
• confident command of Adobe Photoshop;
• a good sense of dynamics, shape, color and composition;
• experience in developing effects on game engines (Unity/Unreal/CryEngine, etc.) is welcome;
• ownership of Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate (Flash) is welcome;
• an understanding of the theory of classical animation is welcome.

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