META Headhunting

04/05/2022

It's an exciting week at META as we're welcoming three new Talent Consultants to the team!

Millie Shaw // Millie has a real passion when it comes to diversity and accessibility within the industry and has a true talent when it comes to championing marginalised candidates! She brings her love of cosy games to every role, making everyone involved feel heard, respected and comfortable. A crafter in her spare time, there's nothing she enjoys more than getting stuck into a new project! Women in Games Ambassador and Warhammer painter, her positive energy is a force to be reckoned with!

William Black // If we were to describe Will, client-focused and determined would be top of the list. There's not many people who can get multiple skills to level 99 on RuneScape but, he did, and he will for sure take that same energy to find the right candidate for studios. Dart aficionado, globetrotter and social butterfly, Will is a real go-getter who really encapsulates the phrase "work hard, play hard".

Rachael Boyce // Rachael has a background in agency recruitment and a passion for people. There is nothing more satisfying to her than a perfect job match. She comes to META on a dedicated mission to make the gaming industry more inclusive and ensure everyone has a chance to work on their favourite game. Retro games are her jam! Some of her favourites include Mario Bros, Pac Man, Donkey Kong & Sonic. In her spare time, Rachael is an avid plant lover, dog mom and great explorer of the outdoors.

14/06/2021

We're so excited to welcome a new face to META!

Sara is a lover of grand strategy games and ferret mom, she will be joining us as both Marketing Strategist and Diversity & Inclusion Consultant ✨

We can't wait to get started!

05/05/2021

Our Jaimee just became a Women in Games Ambassador!

As we all know she is super passionate about diversity, accessibility and representation within games and we can't wait to see what she does to empower, support and celebrate both marginalised women and non-binary peoples get further in the industry we all know and love!

15/04/2021

We've rebranded!

Along with our brand new, brighter, website we've also changed up our logo and company colours ✨

So you might be wondering why we have gone in this direction, well we’re big fans of Japanese culture as a company and Shogi is a game we’re learning together – we really love the way you have to take your opponent’s pieces to work against them; we thought that sounded a lot like recruitment which is why we chose the Shogi piece as our new logo!

META Headhunting was built on one-simple value. Using the most effective tactics available, to source the right talent for your game studio.

22/01/2021

Engineering Team Leads, you know how to lead a team, but sometimes it just feels like the same project for far too long. No variation or diversity.

Well, the brilliant Schell Games has the solution, we are currently working exclusively with them to find a new Senior Engineering Team Lead.

This studio is different from any other, they work 50% with clients and 50% their own IP's to create games and experiences that have a true impact. Focused on personal development and growth, they have their jam week in which you can work on passion projects, as well as being freely allowed to work on your own projects outside of work too! Because at the end of the day if you love making games why restrict you?

No crunch culture, diversity and making people love where they work are some of the most key factors to this studio which makes them an absolute pleasure to work with.

They use both Unity and Unreal, so if you've got experience in either and people management experience they would love to have a chat with you.

As well as being based in the beautiful low cost of living city of Pittsburgh which has such an amazing tech and development scene, it's an opportunity you can't let pass you by.

Get in touch to find out more!

https://metaheadhunting.current.jobs/job/senior-engineer-team-lead-54.aspx

11/01/2021

Working from Home sucks so we came up with some tips and tricks to make it a bit more bearable!

Last week was stressful, at META we were stressed. Lockdown 3.0. Another working from home period. A new rapidly spreading strain. It’s a stressful time for everyone so we’ve come up with some stress busting tips to help you take it one day at a time! Separate

31/12/2020

A retrospective look at 2020.

META Headhunting started in the middle of the pandemic, yes we made a hell of a lot of mistakes at the start, and I took some bad advice, but once we removed the issues we have grown exceptionally well and decided on our message. Providing a service we are extremely proud of.

But it's not just me its Tim Wood and Jaimee Snowden too, they are what give META its soul and life.

I hope everyone sees the new year in well!

To 2021 and beyond.

10/12/2020

Let’s make one thing abundantly clear before we launch into this, the below is in no way a criticism of the Developers at CDPR, they have done a fantastic job under some very stressful work conditions. This is a criticism of upper management and their business decisions. Crunch You have to hand it...

30/11/2020

Diversity is something that should be present in all industries - the games industry still has a long way to go but here we outline some things studios are doing right!

The days of gamers being sweaty teenage boys in their darkened boxrooms may be over, but the industry is still very much a white, male dominated world, and this is reflected when it comes to the characters within games. To see representation, you usually had to buy indie, but finally the bigger gami...