How do you land that dream job in esports? With the industry growing at an almost alarming rate, there are more roles emerging all the time with more talent across the board required to sustain and continue this growth.
This is where we come in. Each month we will look through a selection of our favourite current jobs over on Hitmarker and share them with you, our readers, in the hope of landing you a career in our wonderful industry.
Twitch – San Francisco (California), United States – Esports Program Manager – Full-Time
Twitch is a pretty big deal, it’s the go-to place for streaming, the top broadcaster of esports events and it has allowed thousands of gamers and creators to earn a living broadcast their dreams to viewers across the world. Now, you have a chance to join the growing Twitch team by becoming their new Esports Program Manager.
The role will see you develop the game/category section of the site, manage relationships between Twitch, game developers and partners, provide analytical insight into current trends and plan around the latest opportunities. The role is looking for someone with 3 years experience is a related field and a bachelors in either business, management, science or similar.
You can apply for this job here
Echo Fox – Beverly Hills ( California), United States – Social Media Director – Full-Time
Echo Fox has become one of the most well-known esports brands to appear in recent years. An organisation that is best known for their involvement in the North American League of Legends Championship Series and their owner, former basketball player, Rick Fox.
5-7 years experience in strategic planning for social media, bachelor’s degree, proficiency in Microsoft office suite and social publishing platforms are a must for the role. The role does offer you the opportunity to work with Echo Fox players and staff while identifying new ways to use social platforms to enhance storytelling and interact with the Echo Fox audience.
You can apply for this job here
Fnatic – London, United Kingdom – Senior PR Manager – Full-Time
Fnatic is one of the most well-known brands in esports. The UK based organisation have sides representing them across all manner of titles and can be seen at the finals of most major esports titles, if you want to work in one of the best cities in the world, for one of its most well-known organisations, then this job could be for you.
Follow industry trends, build relationships and manage media inquiries from people like Esports Insider. 5 years of experience is required, drive to grow relations with media partners and have a keen eye for detail, spelling mistakes be gone!
You can apply for this job here
Esports Insider – London, United Kingdom – Sales Manager – Full-Time
Esports Insider is a pretty cool place to work if we do say so ourselves, I mean just look at us. So if you want to work for a growing team, based in the UK and remotely with a team who are driven at delivering the best esports events and content going, then you might want to get in touch.
The candidate must be motivated to work in esports, have proven experience in a sales role, be sociable, tireless and professional. You will generate and lead sales on all ESI services (Events and media), come up with new ideas for those ESI services and build, maintain relationships and promote ESI events.
You can apply for this job here
If writing is more your thing, Esports Insider is also looking for two remote writers to cover Asia & Latin America. More info on those roles can be found here
That wraps up this month’s list, check back in the first week of August for another set of amazing esports jobs and/or head over to Hitmarkerjobs.com.