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Hi! I'm Caitlin and I've spent my career growing tech startups with the best talent. I'm also an avid gamer + former games journalist — I’ve merged my two worlds by joining a16z's Games fund!

Want to start or join a company at the forefront of games x tech? Let me know.

💥 MEGATHREAD OF GAME JOBS 💥 

SO MANY JOBS posted this week after the layoff news. Reshare / like / comment to get this out so folks can start applying over the weekend!

Jr roles marked with a 🌟 

😀 ART / CREATIVE 😀 

Mountaintop Studios - Marketing Art Lead - Remote: https://bit.ly/3WGuZmZ

Chronicler - UX/UI Designer - Remote: https://bit.ly/3YDXaWl

Overwolf 🔜 Gamescom - UX Researcher - Ramat Gan, Israel: https://bit.ly/46CwtU1

Proxima - Sr Game UX/UI Designer - Remote: https://lnkd.in/gZs-xGz3

Dambuster Studios - Tech Designer - https://shorturl.at/VUI1A

Riot Games - Manager, Animation - LA: https://lnkd.in/g_mAFBN7

🌟 Epic Games - Jr/Mid Art Producer - Cary, NC: https://lnkd.in/gppXF3PD

That's No Moon - Sr VFX Artist - https://shorturl.at/3GPat

😎 ENGINEERING / DATA 😎 

Carry1st - Data Scientist - London/Berlin: https://bit.ly/3WCh0yJ

Sleeper - Sr Mobile Frontend Eng - LA/Las Vegas/NY/SF/Seattle: https://bit.ly/3WYH3kQ

🌟  Roblox - New Grad SWE roles - 
San Mateo, CA: https://lnkd.in/gGwtWzbB

😇 AUDIO 😇 

🌟 Lucid Games Ltd - Associate Audio Director - UK: https://shorturl.at/DakvV

🤓 QA 🤓  

Oxalis Games - call for QA person - https://lnkd.in/g3fzQJTW

🤑 G&A 🤑

🌟 Bonfire Studios - Recruiting Coordinator - Orange County, CA: https://bit.ly/4dCol8d

Improbable - Talent + People Leader - London: https://lnkd.in/gkEAGzhS

Overwolf 🔜 Gamescom - Finance Ops Assistant - Nottingham/Remote: https://bit.ly/4dCP5pm

🙃 MULTIPLE ROLES AVAILABLE 🙃 

Motive Studio - Art / Game Design / Eng - Montreal: https://lnkd.in/guNi67wJ

👊 MEGATHREADS 👊 

Jordan Carver's weekly game jobs: https://lnkd.in/gp9giNdY

N. ChinniGanapathi pulled together a list of gaming companies with active roles: https://lnkd.in/gXr9zAHD

Andy Fidel ✨ at it again with XR gaming jobs: https://lnkd.in/gpQ329wt

Alexander Rehm's Marketing + Game Design jobs: https://shorturl.at/YVeq1 + https://shorturl.at/nbbvO

Kat Craig's UX/UI gaming jobs https://lnkd.in/gR5E9Dbk

🌟  Hitmarker | Gaming Jobs early career jobs https://lnkd.in/g7FHndSg

Caitlin Cooke

Hi! I'm Caitlin and I'm an avid gamer and former games journalist. Professionally, I've spent the last 10+ years growing tech companies and startups with the best talent and am now a proud team member of a16z's Games fund.

Want to find your dream job at the forefront of games? Let me know.

Evelini A.

✨ GAME JOB RESOURCES ✨ 

RESHARE to get this out to folks recently impacted by layoffs at Shipyard Games, Ready At Dawn Studios, Bungie, ProbablyMonsters, Jam City, Humble Games and for those still seeking their next opportunity.

🧚‍♀️ 💣 ⚔ 🐔 🎶 🏹 🐎 🗝 🔥 🌚 ⛵ 🎣 🦉 ❤️ 

Need a simple, fun place to start? 
An interactive game that helps walk you through the initial steps of your job search by Tim Wood 🔜Devcom: https://lnkd.in/gdKq-qfy

Looking for resources for a specific discipline? 
Alexander Rehm has compiled resources and jobs for folks in Art/Animation/VFX/UI, Engineering, QA, Production, Marketing & Community, Audio, IT, Operations/G&A, + Game Design: https://lnkd.in/gKM4NyqG

Want to ask a recruiter some direct questions? 
Follow Alex Gombos or post on her "Ask Alex Anything" threads: https://lnkd.in/gZzUUbsm

Starting from scratch and love to read / consume information? 
Anton Slashcev gotchu: https://lnkd.in/gQGdNb2B

Building a portfolio? 
An ultimate flow chart by Willem Delventhal: https://lnkd.in/gVCDmZBh

Love a substack? 
Jordan Mazer ‘s tailored, weekly game job resources, jobs, and memes: https://www.gamejobs.gg/

Screw getting another job, want to start your own company? 
Check out SPEEDRUN: https://lnkd.in/gwnxqr6U

❤️ PEOPLE TO FOLLOW ❤️   

Everyone on this list regularly posts advice, jobs, resources, and events:

Jordan Mazer | Jordan Carver | Alexander Rehm | Alex Gombos | Arin Goldsmith | Hailey Rojas | Kelly Bender | Amir Satvat 🔜 Gamescom | Andy Fidel ✨ | Aryon Billings | Ruty Rutenberg | Mayank Grover | Kat Craig | Jon Wolheim | Justin Williams

❤️ JOB BOARDS ❤️

Kat Craig's UI/UX game job spreadsheet: https://lnkd.in/ewFht6C5
Chris Mayne's spreadsheet of Animation/VFX jobs: https://lnkd.in/gHycUkbj
Ömer Yakabagi's mobile games job board https://lnkd.in/gBnZYij7 
Hitmarker | Gaming Jobs: https://hitmarker.net/jobs
Game jobs by location via Gamedevmap: https://lnkd.in/gEmXzEMM
GrackleHQ: https://gracklehq.com/jobs
GameJobs: https://gamejobs.co/
Work With Indies: https://lnkd.in/gF2PT5Nv
Indie game company spreadsheet: https://lnkd.in/g6BUZuY6

👉 If you're interested in working for a game startup, let me know a bit about yourself and what you're looking for here: https://bit.ly/g4m3s

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