Games Jobs Direct

What Games Jobs Direct does

Games Jobs Direct is a specialized job board platform for the video games industry, founded in 2011 and operated by UK-based Yoko Media Ltd. The platform connects game studios, development companies, and recruitment agencies with industry professionals across disciplines including animation, art, design, programming, production, QA, marketing, and web development. As of the most recent data, the platform hosts 33,000+ live job listings from 1,055 companies, serves 849,816 registered candidates across 30+ countries (with primary markets in the UK, USA, Canada, and Australia), and reports 98% of registered candidates are actively seeking opportunities. The site features advanced search filtering by location, experience level, salary range, and industry sector, along with CV registration, job alerts, and candidate profiles.

The platform's underlying technology is job board software provided by Allthetopbananas Group, a third-party technology partner. The platform organizes jobs across 24 industry sectors and supports both free standard listings and premium/featured placement options. Distribution is entirely web-based and self-serve, with traffic acquired through SEO, content marketing (a blog covering gaming industry news and career guidance), and organic social media presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. The platform does not offer mobile applications, public APIs, or disclosed integrations.

Revenue is generated through transaction-based job posting fees paid by recruiters and studios. The business operates with a lean team of 1-10 employees and is entirely bootstrapped — no venture capital, private equity funding, or ownership changes have been disclosed. Notable enterprise customers actively posting on the platform include Rockstar Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Netflix Game Studio, Tencent, ByteDance, Scopely, Virtuos, Keywords Studios, and Aristocrat. The company has maintained continuous operation since 2011, with a flagship 14-year client relationship with Crytek evidencing long-term customer retention.

Name

Games Jobs Direct

Legal name

Yoko Media Ltd.

Website

https://gamesjobsdirect.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Games Jobs Direct is a niche job board platform operating since 2011 that connects video game studios and recruitment agencies with industry professionals across animation, programming, design, QA, and production roles, serving 849,816 registered candidates and 1,055 active companies globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Recruitment / Job Board

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Business Services Marketplaces (Freelancers, SMB Services) (BPAMAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

Keywords

• Video games job board
• Games industry recruitment
• Game developer jobs
• Studio hiring platform
• Interactive entertainment careers

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotherham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Job posting fees: Recruiters and studios pay to post job listings on the platform. The site features both free and featured/paid job posting options, with premium placement for hot jobs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Games Jobs Direct operates a specialized online job board marketplace for the video games industry, connecting game studios and recruiters with job candidates. The platform enables recruiters and studios to post job listings (with paid featured/premium placement options) and provides candidates with free job search, CV registration, job alerts, and application capabilities. The site aggregates over 33,000 live jobs from 1,055+ companies across 24 industry sectors, serving candidates and employers across the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and 30+ other countries.

Product overview

Games Jobs Direct operates as a unified job board platform for the video games industry, connecting studios with talent across UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and other regions. The core platform provides job posting and candidate matching services, supplemented by CV registration for job seekers and recruiter hiring tools for employers. The platform organizes jobs across 24 industry sectors including Animation, Art, Audio, Design, Programming, Production, QA, Marketing, VR and AI, and Web Development. Additional features include job alerts, featured articles with industry news, and advanced search filtering capabilities. The platform currently hosts over 33,000 live jobs from 1,055 companies with statistics showing 98% candidate fill rate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Games Jobs Direct Job Board Platform
• Recruiter Job Posting & Hiring Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 33,000+ live job listings from major gaming studios
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• CrytekflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of Games Jobs Direct's longest-standing clients, Crytek has used the platform for nearly 14 years as a critical part of their recruitment and marketing strategy. Crytek's Associate Director from Skillsearch notes the ROI in terms of marketing exposure and reach, particularly valuable given Crytek's relatively small marketing budget.
• Allthetopbananas GroupcoreTechnology or IntegrationAllthetopbananas Group provides the job board software powering Games Jobs Direct, as indicated by the 'Powered by Allthetopbananas Group' attribution on the website footer.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gamesjobsdirect
• Facebookfacebook.com/gamesjobsdirect
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gamesjobsdirect-com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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