David Salz MD of German game developer Bitfield speaks to Game Careers.BIZ

Bitfield is an independent game development studio based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 2006 by industry veterans. The company creates games for PC and Nintendo DS as well as a middleware technology called “BitEngineDS”, an all-purpose game engine for the NintendoDS.

David Salz holds a degree in Computer Science has been working as a [...]

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Benoit Clerc Director of game peripherals Bigben Interactive speaks to GameCareers.BIZ

Benoit Clerc is Director of Software Acquisition for French games company, Bigben Interactive. Bigben Interactive is a major player in the video game industry on the main European markets. With a 32% market share in France for console peripherals, the company located in Lesquin, close to Lille, enjoys a clear leadership in its home market [...]

Game programming and engineering job descriptions and salary ranges in the UK.

Job Title/Salary
Alternative Titles
Job Description

Technical Director £60,000-£90,000 
Chief Technical Officer.
The Technical Director will be responsible for the programming team across multiple projects and is responsible for all technology across the development company.

Programming Manager £50,000-£70,000 
Technical Manager, Technical Producer, Technology Manager, 
In conjunction with the Producer, the Programming Manager puts together and manages the team of game programmers responsible for creating all [...]

Tomasz Grudzinski, CEO of Polish developer Artifex Mundi, talks to Game Careers.BIZ

Artifex Mundi is a leading Polish game development studio operating in two game markets: casual game PC/Mac market and the core-game market. Recent games include Joan Jade and the Gates of Xibalba, Maluch Racer 3, Dapper Wacky Although Rather Fierce Squad. D.W.A.R.F.S. and Roots of the Mystery. They are now working on a unnannounced PC/X360/PS3 [...]

The Games Designer – Game Careers.BIZ interviews Sophie Blakemore.

Game Careers.BIZ  interviews Sophie Blakemore, Games Designer

 

Job Title/Salary GBP
Alternative Titles
Job Description

Design Director £50,000-£80,000 
Head of Games Design,VP Games Design, 
The Design Director will manage the Game Designer team responsible for devising what a game consists of and how it plays across multiple projects.

Lead Designer £30,000-£55,000 
Design Manager,Design Lead,Chief Level Designer
The Lead Designer leads the [...]