The growing demand for esports individuals starting from Graphic Designers, Editors & Content Writers, Video Editors, Mentors etc. establish the requirement of experienced people in the growing industry. The esports industry is in a really exciting state at the moment, with investment and organic growth meaning more and more esports companies are able to hire new staff each month.
And a few companies are really indulging deeper into the latest trend. These organisations are going about their work in a fully professional way. The standouts are:
Blizzard Entertainment
A true heavyweight in the gaming world with strong roots in esports due to the Overwatch League, Hearthstone, StarCraft, and Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard rules! They are also running their own esports league as well as developing the titles under their umbrella led to a wide range of positions coming from the company, often in the game development or league operations categories.
Riot Games
They are not only constantly hiring people to work on the various processes around updating and maintaining League, but they also host their own esports leagues: the LEC and LCS. For this reason, Riot hires for such a variety of jobs, ranging from people to support their development team, their esports operations or other divisions.
ESL
From online leagues to magnificent live events that highlight just how awesome esports is, ESL does it all. The company has offices in multiple countries but are most commonly seen hiring in Germany, the United Kingdom and the USA, and gradually they are making their presence felt in India as well. Every sector imaginable is covered with jobs available in production, marketing, design, editorial coverage, sales and many more.
Twitch
The home of streaming in esports, gaming and a bucket load of different interests, Twitch processes incredible amounts of data and traffic while dealing in high-quality live video means that a large number of Twitch’s openings are for software engineers and developers.
Razer
It is one of the biggest peripherals companies in esports and has recently ventured out into producing smartphones to accompany their awesome gaming laptops. A large number of jobs with Razer actually came from Singapore, which is where one of their two headquarters is located. Razer recruits a wide depth of jobs over the year. From the many marketing roles, a company of their size demands to openings in finance, HR and all the other areas needed to make sure a company ticks over smoothly.
We’ll be looking forward to what pictures we’ll be able to paint in the days to come, the phase of turning into a professional industry is really on!
Until then, happy gaming!
