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Careers in Mobile Gaming

Careers in Mobile Gaming. Mobile Monday Lansing Oct 22 nd 2012. Quick Intro – Matt Tubergen. 10 Years in Mobile Made ringtones before ringtones were cool Then mobile gaming took off w/THQ Learned that DIY agency life is hard, for shizzle Mobile freemium gaming investment

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Careers in Mobile Gaming

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  1. Careers in Mobile Gaming Mobile Monday Lansing Oct 22nd2012

  2. Quick Intro – Matt Tubergen • 10 Years in Mobile • Made ringtones before ringtones were cool • Then mobile gaming took off w/THQ • Learned that DIY agency life is hard, for shizzle • Mobile freemium gaming investment • Back to MI, TechSmith lowers its acceptance criteria

  3. Simply Hired Search • “Music”: 88,552 • “Civil Engineer”: 43,128 • “Accountant”: 107,249 • “Mobile”: 591,484 • “Law Enforcement”: 69,232 • “Mobile Games”: 12,177

  4. Top Freelance Skillsets • http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/10-top-freelance-jobs-in-demand-video-mobile-app-development-accounting/25947

  5. How Many Apps? • Over 1 million apps in apps stores worldwide • 59.6% of the apps are iOS • Android is 32.3%, Blackberry 4.4% • Est. 1,000 new apps added daily to iOS • Est. 1,400 new apps a day added on Android market • Top categories include (By volume of apps) • Entertainment - 16.78% • Games – 12.36% • Lifestyle – 8.02% • Utilities – 7.13%

  6. Where is the Demand?

  7. Common Careers in Mobile Games • Finance Manager • Brand Manager • PR Coordinator • Sr Software Engineer • Producer • Marketing Manager • Product Manager • iPhone Developer • 3D Artist • Business Intelligence Analyst • QA Manager • Web Developer • Production Artist

  8. Salary Ranges are Comparable

  9. Supporting Industries • Mobile Advertising • App Stores • Non-Gaming “Gamification” • Porting • Recruiting • Consulting/Strategy

  10. Questions?

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