JOIN OUR TEAM TO CREATE THE WORLD’S BEST MOBILE GAMES!
We’ve run a successful game studio for over 10 years.
Hothead Games is an independent mobile games studio that creates concepts, develops the games and publishes them. Our success comes from hiring the smartest and talented people so that they can do their magic! Our goal is to continue to keep winning over loyal fans while building more platform-pushing technology and delivering on big entertainment for little screens everywhere! We rely heavily on data and analytics to help guide our work, making certain we are doing the best for our players and studio. We move fast, we do amazing work and we do have a lot of fun doing it. Join us on our adventure to make the world’s best mobile games!
Company Perks!
• We care about Mental Health! We offer a robust mental health program and we have 9 certified Mental Health First Aid Attendants on-site
• Full MSP & Extended Health coverage
• Dog-friendly office
• Free in-house gym, fitness/yoga/self-defence classes, hockey league, and Canucks/Whitecaps tickets
• On-site Chiropractor, Physio and RMT
• Weekly lunch & learns, free snacks, fruit, coffee, teas, and Beer & Wine Friday‘s
• Rooftop bbq’s and regular staff and family events
• Subsidized parking, secure bicycle storage
• Office is located right along the seawall for walking/running
• Professional development support to help develop your skills
• Profit-sharing program & RRSP matching
• Mentorship and “Say Hello” programs
• Dedicated charity and social committees
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I love working in this industry. We get so much feedback about our products. And the audience tells us, good or bad. We’re in the firing line. There’s nowhere to hide. 
current career opportunities
Analytics
Data Engineer | Vancouver
As the perfect candidate for this position, you love the idea of building and managing a big data pipeline that processes terabytes of data daily. You have experience with some of the unique challenges with efficiently processing and managing very large amounts of data, both in batches and close to realtime in a distributed processing environment.
Game Analyst | Vancouver
As a Game Analyst, your responsibility is to find actionable insights from data to help guide the development of free to play mobile games. By performing quantitative analysis of player behavior, you will identify problems and propose solutions to improve key performance indicators of the game such as retention, conversion, and monetization. This includes working with the game teams to identify changes that drive user engagement.
Jr Software Engineer | Vancouver
We have a data-driven culture at Hothead and support this with a strategic focus on building world-class analytics tools and technology. As the perfect candidate for this position, solving problems and learning new technologies are fun games for you.
Design
Game Designer | Halifax
As part of an exciting game team you will be directly involved in creating the end-user experience; we don’t just throw stuff over the fence to other departments. You’ll be designing gameplay systems and collaborating with a tight-knit group of artists, designers and programmers.
Lead Game Designer | Vancouver
You thrive on small teams and have a generalist set of design skills making you proficient in areas ranging from documentation, meeting facilitation, gameplay and economy tuning and review structures. You understand the importance of vision, making timely decisions and understand that the best ideas come from gathering many sources and strong collaboration.
Art
3D Character Artist | Halifax
Our Halifax studio is looking for an enthusiastic, talented, and experienced Character Artist to join our team. This position will need an above average understanding of current and emerging 3D modeling trends to create visually striking characters.
Programming
Game Programmer | Vancouver
Are you a talented programmer who is passionate about making great games? Can you function as a part of a small, collaborative team making games for the iOS and Android platform? We’re looking for you! Hothead Games make free-to-play mobile games. We move fast, we do amazing work and we have a lot of fun doing it.
Game Programmer | Halifax
Are you a talented programmer who is passionate about making great games? Can you function as a part of a small, collaborative team making games for the iOS and Android platform? We’re looking for you! Hothead Games make free-to-play mobile games. We move fast, we do amazing work and we have a lot of fun doing it.
Graphics Developer | Halifax
We are searching for an enthusiastic, talented intermediate programmer to join our team. As part of the team you will be directly involved in creating the end-user experience, implementing gameplay systems and collaborating, and working with a group of talented artists, designers and other programmers.
Senior Game Programmer | Vancouver
Are you a talented programmer who is passionate about making great games? Can you function as a part of an efficient, collaborative team making games for the iOS and Android platform? We’re looking for you!
Unity Developer | Halifax
As part of an exciting game team you will be directly involved in creating the end-user experience, we don’t just throw stuff over the fence to other departments. You’ll be implementing gameplay systems and collaborating with a tight-knit group of artists, designers and programmers.
Finance
Director of Finance | Vancouver
The Director of Finance is a member of the Executive team providing financial leadership to support the dynamic needs of Hothead’s rapidly growing business. Reporting to the CEO, the role requires a high-impact, A-Player leader who will oversee all accounting and financial activities, facilitate and execute long-term financial planning, develop and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), manage all financing activities and be responsible for board and investor relations.
Marketing
Product Marketing Coordinator | Vancouver
We have a successful portfolio of mobile games which have over 300 million downloads and we are looking for an energetic person to join our growing marketing team. The Product Marketing Coordinator will be integral to creating our world class “App Store Experience” ensuring the delivery of marketing assets and materials. We are seeking an individual who demonstrates a balance of production management, creative abilities, number crunching and in a fast-paced, fun environment.
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