Game Designer and Unity Developer with 10 years of experience, Mark Tzemma, shared tips for finding a job in Ukrainian game development, which he gathered while communicating with familiar recruiters when he was looking for a job himself.
Game Designer and Unity Developer with 10 years of experience, Mark Tzemma, shared tips for finding a job in Ukrainian game development, which he gathered while communicating with familiar recruiters when he was looking for a job himself.
The developer said this in his post on LinkedIn.
«In addition to the well-known job sites like DOU, Upwork, Djinni, robota.ua, there are many other sites for searching for remote work in game development: hitmarker.net, ingamejob.com, remotegamejobs.com, wellfound.com, bazait.com,» Mark Tsemma noted. He also advised joining profile groups and job search groups in Telegram.
The game designer also advises optimizing your resume using the hireflow.net service, which analyzes your CV and shows how readable and informative it is.
«Use LLMs like ChatGPT to search for jobs and game studios. ChatGPT pleasantly surprised me by finding me half of the jobs and studios from the list I submitted my resume to. It finds things that you would have spent a lot of time searching for on the internet yourself,» says Mark Cemma.
He says it’s also a good idea to use your LinkedIn network and introduce yourself to recruiters, studio managers, and even colleagues you know. «Sometimes companies may consider adding you to their team even if they don’t have any open positions,» the game developer shares his experience.
He noted that humor is a good thing when looking for a job, and said that a meme he recently made garnered 22,000 views on LinkedIn in less than 24 hours, as well as dozens of helpful comments from professionals.
Cemma also advised creating a spreadsheet with submitted applications in Excel or Google Sheets. «Mark the status of each application, whether it was reviewed, whether there was an interview, whether it was a product company or an outsourcer, etc. This will help you avoid confusion later when communicating with them, and you will also have a nice ready-made database of relevant jobs for the future,» he noted.
The developer recommends writing informative cover letters to show interest in the company, job, or project. You can include a few links to past projects or your most successful commercial products.
«Don’t be afraid to send your resume even to companies that don’t have open positions, but that you’re interested in. Sometimes they may open a position specifically for you if you can interest them enough as a specialist,» says Unity Developer.
Mark Cemma previously worked as a Unity Developer at N-iX, Naxeex, Crysberry Studio, Malvo Games, and Disquire. Recently, he published a post promising a $500 reward for helping you land a desired game dev role.
«I will transfer $500 to the person who will make sure I get a job.»
«I am looking for a remote position of Middle+/Senior Unity Developer in the field of Gamedev. Priority is given to product companies. The absence of Russians on staff and the absence of cooperation with them are mandatory,» Mark Tsemma emphasized.
