RECRUITMENT PANEL


Ahead of next month’s DEVELOP/JOBS, Richie Shoemaker questions a number of experts in the field of recruitment, to see what how working and finding work in today’s games industry is changing and the issues studios and potential hires might have to face


Colin Macdonald, director of Games Jobs Live


Kim Parker Adcock, founder and managing director at OPMjobs


Kathryn Spetch, consultant at Odgers Berndtson, Global Gaming Practice


IF THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS have taught us anything, it’s that we can never take too much for granted. Covid-19 may or may not be something that we continue to look at through the rear view mirror, but its legacy of remote and hybrid working continues to provide opportunities while posing questions around productivity. Throw in the ever-present issue of a persistent skills shortage and a cost of living crisis that was nowhere to be seen twelve months ago, and it’s clear that it’s a unique and challenging time for game industry recruitment. To help us get a clear picture of how things have been, how they are now and how they might develop over the coming year, we’ve asked a crack team of in-house and agency recruitment experts to give us their take on the state of games industry recruitment, both for those with positions to fill and those eager to find their next challenge.


Alan Dixon principal consultant at Amiqus


Stig Strand head of recruitment teams at Amiqus


Emma Smith, director of talent and social impact at Creative Assembly


Eduardo Goncalves, head of create talent acquisition for Keywords Studios UK/Europe


Silja Bernecker, team lead talent acquisition at InnoGames


Keira McGarvey, head of people at FuturLab


Ben Harrison, human resources director at Sharkmob


36 | MCV/DEVELOP December 2022


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