People In Play: Issue 1

Welcome to our first newsletter! Each week, we’re bringing you the latest in gaming careers and industry insights — everything you might have missed to stay ahead. Whether you’re a professional looking for your next role or a studio seeking guidance, we’ve got you covered. Expect to see everything from career tips, exclusive job opportunities, market trends, and advice to help your studio thrive. From taking your next step in games to scaling your team, we’ll keep you informed and inspired.

Free EDI Health Check

Where are you on your EDI Journey? This quick #free Health Check is designed to help you discover how far you've come—and where you can go next. No judgement, no wrong answers—just 10 simple questions to guide you toward the most relevant areas of our platform.

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NEW JOB ?? Calling all UI Artists! ??

Join a new, well-funded, and creative studio that fosters a cool culture and innovative environment. Alan Dixon 's client is seeking a talented UI Artist to work directly with the Visual Design Director and Lead UI Artist to deliver groundbreaking player experiences.

• Collaborate with a world-class, multi-discipline team to help define the player experience, presentation, and identity for an exciting new AAA IP.
• Utilise your keen eye for detail and passion for User Interface Art & Design and player experiences to find creative solutions to problems.
• Help lay the foundations of UI/UX Design and implementation requirements, from Branding documents to Style guides that inform the core player experience. Use your creative flair to demonstrate the beauty of form and function.
• Create and drive the core backbone and pillars of the player experience. Develop aesthetically pleasing User Interfaces that raise the quality bar in Design, Art, and Animation for AAA Game Development.

Salary from ￡27,000 to ￡40,000 DOE plus bonus, benefits, and perks. Monthly learning day and 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

Contact Alan Dixon or email [email protected] for more details!

?? Expertise. Network. Impact. ??

In 2024, business leadership is more challenging than ever, with recent years still impacting the landscape—balancing flexible work, skills shortages, rising energy costs, and a tough economy.

As head of Executive Search at Amiqus, Stig Strand connects with business leaders to spot trends and understand their concerns. He also tracks various sectors to anticipate future challenges and shares insights relevant to the games industry every week. Last week he focused on why you should work with Amiqus for your next C-Suite hire and you can read all of Stig Strand 's previous articles here.

#BlackHistoryMonth

As this month is black history month, the Empower-Up team has been focusing on race and culture. Before the month comes to an end, and even when it does, feel free to check out all of our resources on Race and Culture.

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???? Happy Halloween

Before we sign off on our first newsletter, we wanted to wish you all a day full of scares this Halloween. Here’s to a night of chilling adventures, epic games, and some frightfully good times. ????????

#HappyHalloween #GameOn #GamingIndustry #SpookySeason #Amiqus

Thank you for reading! Whether you are looking for a new role or need help bringing in new team members, speak to Amiqus.