Amiqus Games is a leading provider of specialist talent to the video games Industry. We recruit for some of the world’s premier studios for artists, animators, producers, programmers, designers and executives, such as studio heads and director level. Since we started in 2002 we’ve been a finalist in the ‘Develop’ Games Industry Excellence Awards 7 times (winning the award for Recruitment Excellence in 2009 and 2010). Wonder why? Click to find out.
We’re not like other recruiters. We go against the grain by building strong, long-term relationships with our candidates before putting them forward for any roles. And then we support them right through the recruitment process, from submitting their CV to preparing for interview. Think of us like having an agent. We want you to call us again a few years down the line when you’re looking for your next role. Or when you want to recruit new members for your team. It happens all the time. We’ll provide you with a service specifically tailored to suit your job requirements. All of our team are qualified to give you advice on your CV, skills and offer advice about jobs. (Some of our roles you may not have even heard about as they’re often not advertised.) Ours is a discreet service and we only send your CV to clients with your permission, usually after we have reviewed the job together in detail. And our service doesn’t stop there. We help you prepare for interviews and manage the offer process. We’re fast and friendly here and we only need your CV and contact details to get the ball rolling.
3:1 ratio, that’s the first thing your company needs to know. We will send you 3 applicants, aiming for at least 2 of them to make it through to interview, and for the best one to get offered the role. How do we do that?
The first thing we do is work to understand who you are as a business – your products or services, company culture, and, most of all, the kinds of people you look for. In our experience, the better we understand your world, the easier it is to find the best people for you.
Each of our consultants has an in-depth understanding of the gaming industry. Every one of them is a passionate gamer and technically qualified in reviewing showreels and code demonstration links. No wonder we have an exclusive database of over 5,000 experienced gaming professionals at our fingertips. It pays for us all to be passionate about gaming.
We’re often asked to find important staff for our clients. One time we were asked to source an entire senior team for Microsoft Games Publishing within Europe. The dedicated search consultants looked far and wide to put together an extraordinary shortlist. And within 6 months we’d placed all 6 staff, ranging from executive producers and business managers through to technical art directors. This part of the Microsoft business is now fully up and running and partnering with a number of AAA developers in the UK, delivering products for Xbox 360 such as Project Kinect, and the latest IP for Lionhead and RARE studios (who are clients too, by the way).