Data Cruncher Moonlights as Headhunter for Video-Game Workers
Amir Satvat runs a free service to help peers find work amid deep industry cuts.
Amir Satvat is the de facto video game job matchmaker, a role he appointed himself to after seeing post after post from colleagues sharing sad news about layoffs.
Source: Amir SatvatMore than 12,000 people have been laid off in the video-game business this year. Any one of them who Googles resources for industry jobs will see Amir Satvat’s name at the top of their results.
Satvat is the de facto video-game job matchmaker, a role he appointed himself to after seeing post after post from colleagues sharing sad news about layoffs. By day, Satvat is a business development director for Tencent Games, helping game developers get funding for their projects. By night, he is automating data to fill spreadsheets with over 15,000 job opportunities at companies like Ubisoft Entertainment SA, Electronic Arts Inc. and Microsoft Corp., which announced 650 more cuts in its Xbox division Thursday.