Observed Signal · Jun 29, 2026 · Hiring · Source: Mobilegamer.biz · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Mobile games industry: multiple hiring moves
A jobs digest reports hiring and internal promotions across the mobile games sector. Notable appointments include Maggy Katz and William Hughes at Scopely; Jose Saarniniemi at Metacore to lead Merge Mansion; Michael Scalzitti at Electronic Arts; Yoji Hirano at Roblox for developer relations in Japan; and multiple hires at Apple Arcade, Zynga, Outfit7, Fateless Games, Miniclip, Google, Blizzard, Unity, King, Motorsport Games, Duolingo, Anzu and others. The piece lists many senior and junior roles — product, marketing, monetisation, communications, commercial and C-suite hires — and names new board members at the UK trade body TIGA. The article is a recruitment roundup rather than reporting on product launches or financial events.
Recruitment roundup covering multiple hires across mobile games studios; informative for talent and market movement but not industry-shifting.
Wichtigste Kernpunkte & Evidenz
- Scopely appointed Maggy Katz as performance marketing manager and William Hughes as VP of creative for its in-house studio Flamed.
- Metacore appointed former Small Giant Games CEO Jose Saarniniemi as general manager of Merge Mansion.
- Electronic Arts hired Michael Scalzitti as a senior lead product manager on its mobile team.
- Roblox hired Yoji Hirano to lead developer relations in Japan after he left Apple.
- Motorsport Games will appoint Peter Hansen-Chambers as chief financial officer effective July 1, 2026.
Verknüpfte Unternehmen
19 verknüpfte UnternehmenEA
Globaler Spiele-Publisher mit Live-Services, Abonnements und In-Game-Advertising.
“Blizzard: Following a spell as a senior community partnerships manager at Dreamhaven, former Warcraft Rumble senior influencer manager Josh ...”
Tilting Point
Tilting Point ist ein führender Publisher für Mobile Games mit integriertem Live-Ops- und User-Acquisition-Funding.
“Former Tilting Point VP of creative and Kabam head of creative services William Hughes has also joined the Monopoly Go maker, as VP of creat...”
Huuuge Games
App Monetization (Gaming/Mobile)Ein führender globaler Entwickler und Publisher von Free-to-Play Social-Casino-Spielen, der auf hochgradig engagierte Mobile-Gaming-Communities und In-App-Monetarisierung spezialisiert ist.
“She joins from Huuuge Games, where she served as lead UA and RT manager, and was also previously ad monetisation manager at Playtika....”
Anzu
Plattform für intrinsische In-Game-Werbung, die Werbetreibende und Spiele-Publisher nahtlos miteinander verbindet.
“Anzu: The in-game advertising platform has promoted Daria Sokoldan from the role of marketing and communications manager to marketing direct...”
Apple
Globaler Technologiekonzern mit integriertem Betriebssystem-Ökosystem, proprietärer Consumer-Hardware und einem hochskalierbaren First-Party-Advertising- und Services-Netzwerk.
“Apple: There are two new hires on the Arcade team: former ProbablyMonsters and Xbox Game Studios Publishing design director Tom French is jo...”
AppsFlyer
B2B-Attributions- und Marketing-Measurement-Plattform für App-Growth-Teams.
“The former AppsFlyer and Liftoff Mobile account executive was most recently a senior account executive at Unity Grow....”
Duolingo
Eine globale, reichweitenstarke Freemium-Plattform für sprachliche Weiterbildung, die hochgradig gamifizierte Lerninhalte mit datengetriebenen Subskriptionsmodellen, In-App-Advertising und standardisierten Zertifizierungslösungen kombiniert.
“Duolingo: The learning app has hired Tony Yang as a staff product manager on its music team....”
Suchmaschinen-, Video-, AdTech- und Cloud-Gigant innerhalb des Alphabet-Konzerns.
“Google: The Android firm has hired Connor Fitzgerald as senior sales principal for mobile apps....”
Jam City
Ein Publisher für Mobile Games, der Free-to-Play-Titel durch In-App-Käufe und Werbung monetarisiert.
“Electronic Arts: Former 505 Games product manager and Jam City competitive intelligence manager Michael Scalzitti has joined EA as a senior ...”
King
Führender Mobile-Game-Publisher für Free-to-play-Casual-Games und Puzzle-Franchises.
“King: Following a year as strategy and analytics VP, Rodrigo Vaz da Silva has started a new role as chief commercial officer at the Candy Cr...”
Liftoff
Eine führende Full-Stack-Plattform für Mobile-App-Wachstum und In-App-Monetarisierung, die datengetriebene Nutzerakquise und programmatischen Media-Einkauf vereint.
“The former AppsFlyer and Liftoff Mobile account executive was most recently a senior account executive at Unity Grow....”
Miniclip
Mobile-Games-Publisher und Studio-Gruppe mit skalierbarer Portfolio-Monetarisierung.
“Miniclip: The Tencent-owned developer and publisher has appointed two new junior product managers....”
Peak
Investor / PEEin führender europäischer Early-Stage-Venture-Capital-Fonds für Software-, Marktplatz- und Plattform-Gründer.
“Peak: The Toy Blast and Toon Blast maker has hired Ege Topal as senior product specialist....”
Playtika
Ein börsennotierter Mobile-Games-Publisher, der Free-to-Play-Live-Service-Spiele monetarisiert.
“She joins from Huuuge Games, where she served as lead UA and RT manager, and was also previously ad monetisation manager at Playtika....”
Roblox
Spieleplattform mit Creator Economy und nativer In-Game-Werbung.
“Roblox: Former App Store Japan head of games business management Yoji Hirano has left the iPhone maker to lead Roblox’s developer relations ...”
Scopely
Investor / PELive-Ops-Publisher und Technologie-Plattform für Free-to-Play-Videospiele auf Mobilgeräten, PC und Konsolen.
“Scopely: The Monopoly Go maker has appointed Maggy Katz as performance marketing manager....”
Unity
Eine führende Echtzeit-3D-Entwicklungsplattform gekoppelt mit einem hochgradig integrierten AdTech-Ökosystem für mobile App-Monetarisierung und User Acquisition.
“Unity: The engine maker has appointed former Brunswick Group partner Austin Rathe as VP and global comms lead....”
Unity
Plattform für Echtzeit-3D-Software und die Monetarisierung von mobilen Apps.
“Unity: The engine maker has appointed former Brunswick Group partner Austin Rathe as VP and global comms lead....”
Zynga
Zynga ist ein führender Entwickler und Publisher von Free-to-Play-Mobilspielen, der seine Reichweite über In-App-Käufe (IAP) und programmatische In-Game-Werbung (IAA) monetarisiert.
“Zynga: Former Zynga ad operations manager Billy Samra has started a new position as ad monetisation manager and US operations team lead....”
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