Experience

Scede

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manager

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  We partner with tech companies and games studios to help them achieve their hiring goals. Since 2013, we've scaled teams for 100+ businesses in Europe and North America via our flexible, subscription-based or pay-as-you-go recruitment solutions 🌍 Our people have first-hand experience and proven capability hiring at all stages of growth; from stealth-mode startups through to hyper-scale and IPO. This gives us deep insight into the many roadblocks companies face when scaling their teams - and how to solve for them effectively ✅ We've shaped, iterated and productised a set of cost-effective, plug-and-play recruitment services that can fast-track your path to hiring success. Our “Embedded” and “Source” services allow you to ramp up recruitment or sourcing capacity quickly - whether it be tech, commercial, operations, or games hiring - with the flexibility to increase or decrease our support as your needs evolve. Or level up your Talent Acquisition function through our modular, on-demand “Advisory” offering. The future of recruitment teams is fluid - a hybrid mix of permanent in-house resources and reliable, flexible external support 🤝 Founders, Talent Leaders and Venture Funds choose to work with us and have continued recommending us to their networks year-on-year as a trusted scaling partner. Why? Because we treat recruitment as a craft. We care deeply about making a long-term impact. And we’re driven by our #1 company objective; to deliver an exceptional service to our customers 🙌 Want to hear how we could achieve hiring success together? Drop me a message here on LinkedIn, or reach out to us at any time via www.scede.io Show less



Hutch

• United Kingdom
• Computer Games
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Talent Acquisition Manager at Hutch - via Scede.io

  • Jun 2020 - Jun 2023

  Hutch is a dynamic games studio based in Central London. Founded on a wealth of traditional game development experience, blending a bunch of people who are talented and passionate about making the best free-to-play games. Our goal is to create the best racing games for mobile. We believe small, focused and empowered teams build the best games and we work hard to maintain an open, transparent and self-determined culture. Founded in 2011, we have released 11 games including Smash Cops, MMX Hill Dash, Top Drives, F1 Manager and Rebel Racing with over 250 million players across the world. Hutch believes in empowering and trusting our teams. Ideas for our games are welcomed from all parts of the business. Take a look at our brand new website and open roles- https://www.hutchgames.com/careers/ Show less



Sorare

• France
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Talent Acquisition Manager - via Scede.io

  • Aug 2020 - Feb 2021

  Sorare is a global fantasy football game where managers can trade official digital collectibles. Founded in October 2018, Sorare is on a mission to make crypto fun and accessible to all through fantasy football. Sorare’s game has attracted 20,000+ users with a monthly sales volume of $350,000 in June 2020. Based in Paris, Sorare is funded by Tier 1 VCs. Sorare is a global fantasy football game where managers can trade official digital collectibles. Founded in October 2018, Sorare is on a mission to make crypto fun and accessible to all through fantasy football. Sorare’s game has attracted 20,000+ users with a monthly sales volume of $350,000 in June 2020. Based in Paris, Sorare is funded by Tier 1 VCs.



Kolibri Games

• Germany
• Computer Games
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Talent Acquisition Manager via Scede.io

  • Mar 2018 - Sep 2019

  We’re proud to have partnered with Kolibri as they relocated to Berlin from Karlsruhe to build a world class company and build upon their early success with Idle Miner Tycoon. During our partnership, we oversaw their growth from 30 to 100+, recruited across every discipline and we had a lot of fun doing it! Shortly after our partnership, Kolibri Games was acquired by Ubisoft. We’re proud to have partnered with Kolibri as they relocated to Berlin from Karlsruhe to build a world class company and build upon their early success with Idle Miner Tycoon. During our partnership, we oversaw their growth from 30 to 100+, recruited across every discipline and we had a lot of fun doing it! Shortly after our partnership, Kolibri Games was acquired by Ubisoft.



Rovio Entertainment Corporation

• Finland
• Computer Games
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Talent Partner via Scede.io

  • May 2018 - Dec 2018

  During our partnership, we’ve successfully recruited cross-functional development teams to support the creation of multiple new projects, primarily at Senior+ level. Additionally, we delivered hires within their central BI and Marketing teams. Can’t wait to see some of these titles hit the app stores! During our partnership, we’ve successfully recruited cross-functional development teams to support the creation of multiple new projects, primarily at Senior+ level. Additionally, we delivered hires within their central BI and Marketing teams. Can’t wait to see some of these titles hit the app stores!



Jagex

• United Kingdom
• Computer Games
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Talent Partner via Scede.io

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

  We partnered with Jagex at a time of high growth, Jagex was and is in an incredibly exciting period, with new games in development, new platforms being explored and new owners. We delivered hires across a variety of disciplines, up to Director/Head of level. We partnered with Jagex at a time of high growth, Jagex was and is in an incredibly exciting period, with new games in development, new platforms being explored and new owners. We delivered hires across a variety of disciplines, up to Director/Head of level.



Space Ape Games

• United Kingdom
• Computer Games
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Talent Partner via Scede.io

  • Dec 2016 - Jul 2018

  The Scede.io team partnered award winning studio, Space Ape Games. I had the privilege of witnessing their Supercell investment. I worked across multiple teams and projects, hiring Senior level candidates for Technical, Design and creative roles. The Scede.io team partnered award winning studio, Space Ape Games. I had the privilege of witnessing their Supercell investment. I worked across multiple teams and projects, hiring Senior level candidates for Technical, Design and creative roles.



Wooga

• Germany
• Computer Games
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Talent Partner via Scede.io

  • May 2017 - Nov 2017

  During a high growth period, Scede embedded as an extension to Wooga’s existing Talent Acquisition team, taking ownership for recruitment across Art, Design and Marketing predominantly. During a high growth period, Scede embedded as an extension to Wooga’s existing Talent Acquisition team, taking ownership for recruitment across Art, Design and Marketing predominantly.



Toca Boca

• Sweden
• Mobile Gaming Apps
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Talent Partner via Scede.io

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  We partnered with the hugely popular digital toy company for a period of 6 months. Our focus was on building new, creative, talented cross functional teams to help build the next wave of products. In addition, we recruited for their consumer products teams. We partnered with the hugely popular digital toy company for a period of 6 months. Our focus was on building new, creative, talented cross functional teams to help build the next wave of products. In addition, we recruited for their consumer products teams.



Nordeus

• Computer Games
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Talent Partner via Scede.io

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  Nordeus, located in Belgrade, best known for their football management mobile hit “Top Eleven” were focused on hiring world class talent for their Art and Design teams to deliver an ambitious new game, now known as “Heroic”. Our focus was on conducting a global search for the best talent in the industry, to drive these efforts. Nordeus, located in Belgrade, best known for their football management mobile hit “Top Eleven” were focused on hiring world class talent for their Art and Design teams to deliver an ambitious new game, now known as “Heroic”. Our focus was on conducting a global search for the best talent in the industry, to drive these efforts.



High Score Recruitment

• Video Games Talent Acquisition and Director

  • Jan 2013 - Nov 2015

  In 2010 I founded High Score Recruitment Ltd, a search firm focused within the games industry. Using our knowledge and enthusiasm for this great industry, we worked closely with studios to hire across all Game Development functions. We worked with a number of studios in the UK and overseas. In 2010 I founded High Score Recruitment Ltd, a search firm focused within the games industry. Using our knowledge and enthusiasm for this great industry, we worked closely with studios to hire across all Game Development functions. We worked with a number of studios in the UK and overseas.



Aardvark Swift Recruitment

• United Kingdom
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Recruitment Consultant - Technical/Games

  • Jun 2011 - Jul 2012

  As a 'Senior Engineering Consultant', I was responsible for managing trainees and sourcing on the programming team.I helped many programmers find a role within the Video Games industry and worked with leading clients such as; Sony (SCEE), Microsoft, Lionhead, Rockstar, Sumo Digital, Capcom, Travellers Tales, Playground Games, Codemasters, Miniclip etcI worked with engineers crossing over all disciplines.

• Technical Recruiter

  • Jun 2008 - Jun 2011

  I started in this role as a Recruitment Consultant for Graduate programmers. My role involved helping graduates find their first role in the games industry. I would visit over 20 Universities each year, hosting career talks and visiting games clients to generate roles for those graduates.A key achievement in this role was devising the concept and founding the programming competition, 'Search for a Star' after recognising that the studios were looking for talented graduates who could clearly demonstrate their programming ability. I was the founder devising the concept, and building out the programme. This included bringing in leading figures from the games industry and pitching the concept to Universities. I was the programme manager for a number of years, which succesufully helped hundreds of graduate engineers, find a role within the games industry. Show less