The games industry runs on talent. The people who build and lead the teams behind those studios matter just as much.
As new employment legislation comes into force, it’s worth asking a simple question: is your hiring process setting your team up for long-term success?
We are delighted to announce that our Business Manager Liz Prince has been recognised with an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to the Games Industry and Diversity. Her official citation reads: ‘Business Manager, Amiqus, Founder, G Into Gaming and Co-Founder, Empower Up. For services to the Games Industry and Diversity.’ Liz has spent over 30 years as a recruitment professional, including more than two decades specialising in the games industry. Through her role at Amiqus, she has supported studios, publishers and games businesses across the UK and internationally, helping games companies find specialist talent while championing fairer, more inclusive hiring practices across the sector. Alongside her work at Amiqus, Liz founded G Into Gaming in 2018, an initiative created to recognise and celebrate women working in the games industry and to shine a light on those helping to create more inclusive workplaces. She is also Co-Founder of Empower Up, a platform developed with Dom Shaw (Founder, Sussex Games) and trade body Ukie, to provide practical guidance, resources and signposting around equity, diversity, inclusion, hiring, leadership and workplace culture for games studios and individuals across the industry. Liz’s work has focused on making diversity and inclusion more visible, practical and accessible within games. Through industry partnerships, events, resources, mentoring and advocacy, she has worked with others to turn ideas into practical action, helping to improve representation, workplace culture and fairer hiring practices across the industry. Liz Prince said: “I am incredibly honoured to receive this recognition. The games industry has been a huge part of my working life, and I care deeply about the people and businesses within it. This honour reflects work that has always been collaborative. G Into Gaming, Empower Up and the wider conversations around diversity and inclusion in games have involved so many people who have given their time, voices, ideas and support. I’m proud of what we have built, but I also know there is still more to do. My hope is that this recognition helps keep attention on the importance of fairer access, better representation and more inclusive workplaces across the games industry.” Amiqus has been a specialist recruitment partner to the games industry for more than 25 years, working with studios and games businesses across the UK, Europe and beyond. The business supports clients with specialist talent search, flexible hiring solutions and strategic recruitment partnerships, with a long-standing commitment to candidate care, inclusive hiring and sector expertise.
