On this page we will explain the job possibilities for job seekers interested in gaming & (online) casual games jobs in Holland.
The market
Holland is home to the global headquarters of some of the leading companies in online casual gaming and casual games portals. We service two of those companies, assisting them in recruiting for gaming / games related jobs. For this purpose we created a page dedicated to games jobs in Holland.
General job categories and requirements
Clients will ask for people with a higher level educational background, relevant work experience in games / gaming related roles and good communication communication skills in at least English, more languages preferred. In all cases you must be able to fit a very dynamic, multicultural, fast moving environment where you will have the ability to work cross functional with and between people with a marketing, IT and creative background.
So with what kind of profile do you have a good chance of finding employment in the online casual games industry in Holland?
Games jobs mostly fall into the following categories, with related general requirements:
- Online / casual games technical development:
- Strong C/C++ development skills, and/or
- PHP, and preferrably Perl / Python developments skills, and/or
- Flash/ Actionscript development skills
- Web (portal) development experience, games related experience preferred
- Strongly preferred: experience with (My)Sql, DirectX, OpenGl, Lua
- Strongly preferred: experience with both Windows and Unix/Linux platforms
- Online / casual games creative development:
- 2D, possibly 3D game design experience
- Illustration and animation experience
- Technical skills and acumen related to game programming and development
- Strongly preferred: experience with Adobe suite products (Photoshop, Illustrator)
- Strongly preferred: experience with Flash and/or Java games development
- Online sales / advertising / marketing
- Strong eCommerce and/or online marketing / advertising experience
- Experience with sales and/or marketing of online advertising possibilities
- Banners, product placement, partnership deals, channel management etc.
- Strong network in, awareness of and up to date with latest developments in eCommerce, online and social gaming
- Customer support:
- Strong customer service skills
- Multilingual
- Affinity with online / casual games and gaming
- Management level positions:
- Highly experienced in (online) marketing, product, portal or game development / studio management
- Experience within the online / casual games industry
- Managerial experience
- Strong feeling for marketing and the ability to work with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams
- Strong network in, awareness of and up to date with latest developments in eCommerce, online and social gaming
Citizens from within the EU/EER are strongly preferred, work permits might be provided for exceptional and senior level candidates only
Useful links
Jobs in Holland related to games currently on offer:
IT & Telecom, Creative & Design, Sales & Marketing, Customer Service & Support
More information about work permit rules and regulations: Work permit info
General info about the Dutch market, CV format, salary levels etc.: How Holland works
Registration will ensure proper handling of your application. If you would like to register as a job seeker: Registration form
If you would like more information in person: Contact us
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