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.
Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- 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.
Connected Companies & Entities
19 Entities mappedEA
Game publisher with live services, subscriptions and in-game advertising.
“Blizzard: Following a spell as a senior community partnerships manager at Dreamhaven, former Warcraft Rumble senior influencer manager Josh ...”
Tilting Point
Mobile games publisher with live-ops and 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)Free-to-play social casino games developer and publisher.
“She joins from Huuuge Games, where she served as lead UA and RT manager, and was also previously ad monetisation manager at Playtika....”
Anzu
Intrinsic in-game advertising platform for advertisers and game publishers.
“Anzu: The in-game advertising platform has promoted Daria Sokoldan from the role of marketing and communications manager to marketing direct...”
Apple
Consumer electronics giant with integrated software, services and advertising platforms.
“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 attribution and marketing measurement platform for app growth teams.
“The former AppsFlyer and Liftoff Mobile account executive was most recently a senior account executive at Unity Grow....”
Duolingo
Freemium language-learning platform with subscriptions, ads, and testing revenue.
“Duolingo: The learning app has hired Tony Yang as a staff product manager on its music team....”
Search, video, adtech and cloud giant within Alphabet.
“Google: The Android firm has hired Connor Fitzgerald as senior sales principal for mobile apps....”
Jam City
Mobile games publisher monetising free-to-play titles through purchases and ads.
“Electronic Arts: Former 505 Games product manager and Jam City competitive intelligence manager Michael Scalzitti has joined EA as a senior ...”
King
Casual mobile game publisher behind free-to-play 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
Mobile app growth and monetisation platform for in-app advertising.
“The former AppsFlyer and Liftoff Mobile account executive was most recently a senior account executive at Unity Grow....”
Miniclip
Mobile games publisher and studio group with portfolio monetisation scale.
“Miniclip: The Tencent-owned developer and publisher has appointed two new junior product managers....”
Peak
Investor / PEEuropean early-stage venture capital fund for software founders.
“Peak: The Toy Blast and Toon Blast maker has hired Ege Topal as senior product specialist....”
Playtika
Public mobile games publisher monetising free-to-play live-service titles.
“She joins from Huuuge Games, where she served as lead UA and RT manager, and was also previously ad monetisation manager at Playtika....”
Roblox
Gaming platform with creator economy and native in-game advertising.
“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 of free-to-play mobile games.
“Scopely: The Monopoly Go maker has appointed Maggy Katz as performance marketing manager....”
Unity
Game engine and mobile app monetisation platform.
“Unity: The engine maker has appointed former Brunswick Group partner Austin Rathe as VP and global comms lead....”
Unity
Real-time 3D software and mobile app monetisation platform.
“Unity: The engine maker has appointed former Brunswick Group partner Austin Rathe as VP and global comms lead....”
Zynga
Mobile game publisher monetising through purchases and in-game ads.
“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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