Play.Works is a rapidly growing company based out of Tel Aviv with offices in Kiev, London and Los Angeles. The last 24 months have been record breaking on all key performance indicators including Monthly Active Users and Revenue. We are ready to take things even further and are looking for this role to be an integral part of that growth.

Play.Works has cemented itself as the defacto games service for the Connected TV landscape. Play.Works manages their Free Games by Play.Works games service with partners like Comcast, Cox, Sky, Vizio, Samsung, Roku, LG, Shaw, Videotron and more.

In this role, the SVP of Publishing will be in charge of business development,, account management, pricing, marketing and revenue management. Your main goal will be to secure new distribution channels across the connected device, cable and satellite landscape in the US and worldwide. Responsibilities extend to optimizing advertising revenue and contributing to the marketing effort.

CONNECTIONS

-It is a big advantage to have worked for and with major Connected Device, Cable and Satellite players in the US and Europe and have connections to the games industry

RESPONSIBILITIES

-Inspire, motivate, and lead

-Grow existing partnerships

-Establish new distribution for the Play.Works offerings

-Optimize revenue per account through strong partnerships with device makers and unlock on-platform marketing opportunities

-Grow the programmatic advertising business

-Develop and execute the strategic business development and sales plan

-Identify and initiate new prospects and other entrepreneurial opportunities

Leadership in the Connected TV and Mobile games Industry

-Work closely with our CEO, COO to achieve your personal and company goals

-Present data in a way that conveys your goals and successes to the rest of the company.

-Establish a shared set of goals, metrics, and partnerships with internal stakeholders for success

DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

-SVP of Publishing will have a wide range of skills but core focus on business development and account management. Key experience required includes:

-Expertise in the Connected TV landscape (distributors, programmatic advertisers and content players)

-Demonstrated success in creating and executing on a content distribution strategy

-Experience working collaboratively with and commissioning other teams such as editors, project managers, developers, PR and sales.

-The ability to analyze and use data to guide and explain business decisions

-A proactive, “get it done” attitude with the ability roll up your sleeves in a start up environment

-A desire to continuously learn and improve your skills.

-The ability to take responsibility and ownership for your own actions

-A love of games is a plus!

LOCATION

-Flexible although preferably the US

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Play.Works is the leading games platform distributed through connected devices with the largest CTV game catalog in the world with over 400+ titles built for TV from the ground-up including Crossy Road, Trivia Crack, Tetris®, doodle jump, games from Atari® and Play.Works originals.  Play.Works video portfolio leverages a proprietary connected device framework to enable rapid development across multiple Connected TV platforms to distribute AVOD apps and linear channels from creator superstars like SSundee, Ninja Kidz as well as original networks, such as BRB: Travel & Food.  Play.Works games and video can be found on world leading players such as Comcast, Cox, SKY, Roku, Vizio, LG, Samsung and most major pay TV platforms in North America and the UK with a combined reach of over 250M homes.

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Seeking a detail oriented individual with 5+ years of experience in media and entertainment marketing. The Director is a hands-on position supporting the quickly expanding Play.Works offering of games and streaming video services. The Director will be instrumental in developing and overseeing marketing efforts with distribution partners, within products and services, and on Play.Works B-to-B and B-to-C touchpoints including websites and social media platforms.   

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• Oversee Marketing of Play.Works video and game products and services, including new product and platform launches
• Manage marketing relationships with distribution partners including Smart TVs, streaming devices, video services and cable operators
• Manage tactics and campaigns tactics through internal creative development, pattern handoff and approvals, monitoring and post analysis 
• Help manage strategic planning and calendar for everything from on-air TV stunts, to partner promotions, new game launches, seasonal quizzes, 
• Support on-air marketing and branding efforts for TV channels
• Oversee talent and partner relations, including coordinating key social media efforts
• Manage Play.Works website, social media, and other consumer and (B to B) digital
• Support new business development including partner and talent pitches and advergaming initiatives 
• Assist with written communications including some copywriting, strategic SEO and metadata optimization, etc.

5+ years of experience in media and entertainment marketing required. Experience with TV networks or FAST channels a plus. Writing and interpersonal skills and digital skills are essential. 

US based. Director works directly with the US and international team with an earlier start time (~7am ET) to allow for interactions with staff in the Israel office.

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Developer Job Description

Play.Works is the leading games platform distributed through connected devices with the largest CTV game catalog in the world with over 400+ titles built for TV from the ground-up including Crossy Road, Trivia Crack, Tetris®, doodle jump, games from Atari® and Play.Works originals.  Play.Works video portfolio leverages a proprietary connected device framework to enable rapid development across multiple Connected TV platforms to distribute AVOD apps and linear channels from creator superstars like SSundee, Ninja Kidz as well as original networks, such as BRB: Travel & Food.  Play.Works games and video can be found on world leading players such as Comcast, Cox, SKY, Roku, Vizio, LG, Samsung and most major pay TV platforms in North America and the UK with a combined reach of over 250M homes.

We are currently looking for an experienced highly capable Node.js developer to develop and optimize our web-based application. You will be collaborating with our front-end application developers, designing back-end components.

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Successful candidates will develop Back-End servers on NodeJS environment for various gaming functionality, such as Leaderboards, multiplayers, databases of the users in application purchases, for the modern web applications for worldwide providers of cross-platform games services on a variety of Smart TVs, Set-Top-Boxes, streamers, mobile devices. The position includes technical design, code authoring and bug fixing, based on functional and technical documentation and according to development plans, resulting in high quality on-time deliveries. 

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Requirements

• BA or MA in computer science
• At least 2 years’ experience as a NodeJS developer
• Deep knowledge in AWS resources
• Extensive knowledge of rich web application development with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and/or TypeScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks
• SQL and NoSQL Databases
• Solid understanding OOP, design patterns
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude
• Great organizational and time management skills
• Excellent English skills

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Play.Works is the leading games platform distributed through connected devices with the largest CTV game catalog in the world with over 400+ titles built for TV from the ground-up including Crossy Road, TriviaCrack, Tetris®, doodle jump, games from Atari® and Play.Works originals.  Play.Works video portfolio leverages proprietary connected device framework to enable rapid development across multiple Connected TV platforms to distribute AVOD apps and linear channels from creator superstars like SSundee, Ninja Kidz as well as original networks, such as BRB: Travel & Food. Play.Works games and video can be found on world leading players such as Comcast, Cox, SKY, Roku, Vizio, LG, Samsung and most major pay TV platforms in North America and the UK with more with a combined reach of over 250M homes.

Required Skills / Experience

●     Ableto mine databases and extract key takeaways

●     Has a demonstrated interest in gaming, particularly in the mobile space

●     Direct experience analyzing product performance

●     Fluent in both descriptive and predictive analytics

●     Experience with data analysis, including but not limited to descriptive statistics, predictive modeling, machine learning algorithms

●     Experience with A/B testing concepts, terminology and hands-on execution

●     Strong verbal and written communication skills (the team values this as much as analytical skills)

●     Intermediate to advanced knowledge of SQL

●     Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of Excel

●     Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of Tableau or other data visualization tools

●     Strong passion for games

●     Love of brainteasers

●     Quantitative background (Math, Economics, Computer Science, etc.)

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Responsibilities

●     As a Data Analyst, you will be supporting the Product and Design team to make data-driven decisions about features, events, tuning and strategy of a F2Pmobile title

●     You will help drive live operations, perform A/B tests, and deliver reports and insights to key stakeholders across both the development and publishing teams

●     You will also present these findings on a routine basis to leadership, both to examine past performance and determine future development on the title

●     Report the daily and weekly KPIs that drive revenue and LTV

●     Analyze live-operations performance to aid the team in developing and refining event, sales, and content strategies

●     Develop and deliver reports to leads and executives with clear recommendations on improvements supported by data

●     Collaborate with the team leads to set experimentation plan(s) using hypothesis-driven approach

●     Execute variant testing and present test results/strategies to executives and partners

●     Construct, test, refine, and implement predictive models

●     Create dashboards that clearly communicate product insights

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Play.Works is the world’s leading publisher of games and video on Connected TV.

We work with partners such as SkyUK, Comcast US, DreamWorks, MGM, Atari, NBC, Nickelodeon, Tetris and more!

As a Partner Success Account Manager, you will manage relationships with Play.Works Distribution partners such as Samsung, LG, Roku and others. You will also support the growing Play.Works advertising business by working hand in hand with our demand partners to create custom pitches for advergaming.

Success in this position requires a passion for building relationships, thinking creatively, and the ability to succeed in a dynamic environment delivering against tight monthly goals.

Responsibilities:

-Works with different direct Connected TV distributors (Smart TV, Cable and Satellite) growing and scaling the business

-Intuitive ability to pick up on trends, maximizing revenue opportunities

-Leverage data to identify opportunities and provide suitable solutions

-Ensure client satisfaction and long-term loyalty

Qualifications

-Account management experience

-Excellent English – a must. (Oral & Written).

-Experience in programmatic advertising ecosystem a plus

-Proactive with a drive to constantly look for opportunities.

-Energetic Self Starter

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Play.Works is the world’s leading publisher of games and video on Connected TV.

We are looking for a brilliant game designer to lead our studio team. As a part of the team, you will take part in building a wide variety of games on multiple TV platforms played by millions of players around the world.

What you'll do:

Research the mobile games of different genres and create Connected TV versions of them

Analyze user behavior and optimize the games for Connected TV

Day-to-day communication with the Production Team and Leadership Team

You will be responsible for the full life cycle of game mechanics, all the way from a documented design and wireframes through production and post-launch optimization

What you'll need:

2-5 years of experience as a Game designer

The desire to work on a new platform (Connected TV)

Experience with working with remote teams

Good spoken and written technical English

Good understanding of user behavior

Multitask person who handles various priorities at the same time

Advantages:

Experience with game analytics

Experience withHTML5 games

Passion for games

Experience with working with developers directly

Knowledge in the following tools: Jira, Git

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Send your CV to careers@play.works

Company Description

PlayWorks is the world’s leading publisher of games and video on Connected TV.

PlayWorks  is experiencing explosive growth, and is looking for an experienced Programmatic Specialist to lead our monetization team.

Job Description

Create, set and manage CTV video advertising campaigns from start to end.

Build a strong demand infrastructure to support our Apps monetization efforts.

Monitor performance and optimize to increase results.

Day-2-Day account management and communication with all relevant partners

Coordinate onboarding and tags setup with vendors and ensuring campaigns are delivering against KPI’s and proactively managing campaign execution

Advise the product team regarding market needs and product improvements

Establishing company-wide programmatic media best practices, guidelines and objectives

Monitor trends in programmatic media tools.

Scouting and integrating new SSP’s & DSP's platforms to our ad network

Detecting and analyzing fraud activity using different brand safety tools Troubleshooting issues and QA'ing new projects.

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Requirements

Strong Written and Spoken English

2-3 years’ experience in programmatic working with DSPs, SSPs, ad exchanges, aggregators, ad servers, and other optimization platforms.

Deep knowledge and experience in selling video ads to advertising agencies.

Experience in building and managing relationships on a significant scale with external partners.

Proven track record in operating with a high-level of energy, and enthusiasm to take on a challenging role

Strong analytical abilities and quantitative skills

High attention to detail, organized, and strong communication skills.

Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize responsibilities

Highly Self-motivated, but also can work well in a team

Large network of personal connections in the relevant agency companies-advantage.

Knowledge of the CTV video environment -advantage.

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Send your CV to careers@play.works

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Sr. Game Artist

Do you have a passion for playing and making video games?

Don’t get swallowed up in a big games company join PlayWorks!

PlayWorks is looking for a KIND, DRIVEN and PASSIONATE team player ready to lead design for the next great Israeli games company!

The Sr. Game Artist will serve as the hands-on design resource and creative brains behind PlayWorks development of games for Facebook Instant Games and Mobile.

Previous experience creating success full mobile games is a must.

Requirements:

• Multi-faceted design skills
• A creative team player that likes to brainstorm and work in a group
• Ability to independently execute with vague descriptions or execute on specific requirements
• Excellent drawing, conceptualization, and illustration skills
• Experience in UI design
• Previous experience with animation

Above and Beyond

• Experience with 3D modeling  
• Ability to work with and design light weight assets

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 Applicants Should Include:

• Portfolio with examples of design,illustration skills and links to games previously worked on.
• Tell us about your favorite game.
• Why is it your favorite?

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Send your CV and games you’ve worked on to careers@play.works

Play.Works is the leading games platform distributed through connected devices with the largest CTV game catalog in the world with over 400+ titles built for TV from the ground-up including CrossyRoad, Trivia Crack, Tetris®, doodle jump, games from Atari® and Play.Works originals. Play.Works video portfolio leverages a proprietary connected device framework to enable rapid development across multiple Connected TV platforms to distribute AVOD apps and linear channels from creator superstars like SSundee, Ninja Kidz as well as original networks, such as BRB: Travel& Food. Play.Works games and video can be found on world leading players such as Comcast, Cox, SKY, Roku, Vizio, LG, Samsung and most major pay TV platforms in North America and the UK with a combined reach of over 250M homes.

Play.Works is currently looking for an experienced JavaScript/HTML5 Developer to join our growing team in Kiev. Possible remote job.

Successful candidate will develop modern web applications for worldwide provider of cross-platform games services on variety of Smart TVs, Set-Top-Boxes and mobile devices. The position includes technical design, code authoring and bug fixing, based on functional and technical documentation and according to development plans, resulting in high quality on-time deliveries.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of web development
• Extensive knowledge of rich web application development with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and/or TypeScript
• Basic knowledge of C/C++/C#/OOP
• Excellent English skills

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Desired:

• BA in computer  science
• Experience in 2D/3D WebGL development
• Knowledge of:

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-OOP/OOD

-jQuery/LESS/Stylus/SASS/Gulp/CoffeeScript/BrightScript

-Cordova, PhoneGap or similar frameworks

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If you are interested and feel that you qualify for the position -please send your detailed CV in Englishtocareers.kiev@play.works

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Play.Works is the leading games platform distributed through connected devices with the largest CTV game catalog in the world with over 400+ titles built for TV from the ground-up including CrossyRoad, Trivia Crack, Tetris®, doodle jump, games from Atari® and Play.Works originals. Play.Works video portfolio leverages a proprietary connected device framework to enable rapid development across multiple Connected TV platforms to distribute AVOD apps and linear channels from creator superstars like SSundee, Ninja Kidz as well as original networks, such as BRB: Travel& Food. Play.Works games and video can be found on world leading players such as Comcast, Cox, SKY, Roku, Vizio, LG, Samsung and most major pay TV platforms in North America and the UK with a combined reach of over 250M homes.

Play.Works is currently looking for experienced and talented Game Developers to join our growing team in Kyiv and bring new ideas in creation of high-quality casual games. Possible remote job.

Successful candidates will develop casual game applications for Roku.

The position includes technical design, code authoring and bug fixing, based on functional and technical documentation and according to development plans, resulting in high quality on-time deliveries.

Main requirements:

• 3+ years of development experience
• Experience in development of casual games
• Solid knowledge of at least one of programming languages like JavaScript, C/C++, C#, etc…
• Readiness to learn BrightScript
• Knowledge of OOP, Software Design Patterns and client/server architecture
• Experience in working with source control
• English Intermediate + (read, speak, write)

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Advantage:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent
• Experience in back-end/server-side technologies: JavaScript/Typescript, Node.js
• Knowledge of BrightScript/SceneGraph (Roku), C/C++
• Experience in off-the-shelf game engine for various platforms
• Experience in performance analysis and code optimization

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If you are interested and feel that you qualify for the position — please send your detailed CV in English specifying your desired salary level to careers.kiev@play.works.

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Play.Works is the leading games platform distributed through connected devices with the largest CTV game catalog in the world with over 400+ titles built for TV from the ground-up including CrossyRoad, Trivia Crack, Tetris®, doodle jump, games from Atari® and Play.Works originals. Play.Works video portfolio leverages a proprietary connected device framework to enable rapid development across multiple Connected TV platforms to distribute AVOD apps and linear channels from creator superstars like SSundee, Ninja Kidz as well as original networks, such as BRB: Travel& Food. Play.Works games and video can be found on world leading players such as Comcast, Cox, SKY, Roku, Vizio, LG, Samsung and most major pay TV platforms in North America and the UK with a combined reach of over 250M homes.

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Job Description:

Play.Works is looking for an experienced, talented, and passionate 2D Artist to join us in creating beautiful and enjoyable Casual and Arcade games for various Smart TV and Connected TV devices.

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Main Responsibilities include:

• Design mockups and prototypes     that clearly demonstrate UI interaction models.
• Design UI layouts using     guidelines or mostly starting from scratch.
• Design 2D graphical assets such     as icons, logos, backgrounds, and other elements that can     be used in the game development.
• Identify and     troubleshoot UX problems (e.g., responsiveness).

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Requirements:

• Strong design, drawing, color, composition, and conceptual ideation abilities.
• At least 3 years of experience in video game development as a 2D Artist and a UI/UX Designer.
• Experienced with digital content creation tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.
• Excellent eye for light, value, composition, and color.
• Ability to work with references.
• Strong use of research and reference material that supports idea generation and problem solving.
• Positive attitude and the ability to receive and provide objective feedback.
• English: Intermediate+

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Submission / Portfolio Instructions:

• Cover Letter is optional
• Portfolio and/or reel demonstrating relevant artistic skills required
• All artwork submissions should be online (e.g. game, website or online album).
• An art test may be required based on portfolio evaluation

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Advantage:

• Gaming background as a user.
• Experience in working with 3D assets.
• Have a passion for making and playing video games.
• Knowledge of Jira.

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If you are interested and feel that you qualify for the position — please send your CV in English including a link to portfolio (see instructions to portfolio above) and stating the desired compensation level to careers.kiev@play.works.

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PlayWorks is a pioneering Post App Store Games company with games on Connected TV devices and Instant Messaging apps. We have hundreds of games deployed with various partners such as Facebook, Samsung, LG, Comcast, Dish and more. We are a UK-owned company with offices in London, Tel-Aviv and Kiev.

We are currently looking for an experienced and passionate for games Web Developer to join our team in Kiev.

Successful candidate will develop modern web applications for worldwide provider of cross-platform games services on variety of SmartTVs, Set-Top-Boxes, mobile devices. The position includes technical design, code authoring and bug fixing, based on functional and technical documentation and according to development plans, resulting in high quality on-time deliveries.

Requirements:

• 3-4 years of web development
• Extensive knowledge of rich web application development with HTML5, CSS3, WebGL, JavaScript and/or TypeScript
• Experience in 2D/3D WebGL development
• Basic knowledge of C/C++/C#/OOP
• Excellent English skills

Desired:

BA in computer science

Knowledge of:

• OOP/OOD
• jQuery/LESS/Stylus/SASS/Gulp/CoffeeScript/BrightScript
• Cordova, Phone Gap or similar frameworks

If you are interested and feel that you qualify for the position - please send your detailed CV in English to careers.kiev@play.works

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At PlayWorks we deliver fun, high-quality games and apps direct to Smart TVs everywhere. PlayWorks is a pioneering Post App Store Games company with games on Instant Messaging apps and Connected TV devices. We have hundreds of games deployed with various partners such as Facebook, Samsung, LG, Comcast, Dish and more. We are a UK-owned company with offices in London, Tel-Aviv and Kiev.

Currently we are looking for a QA Tester to join our team in Kiev.

Main responsibilities:

Testing games, portals, websites and server systems; writing and maintaining test documents (in English); configuring environment for testing.

Requirements:

• 2 - 3 years of work experience as a testing engineer
• Knowledge of QA testing methodology
• Strong English skills (speaking, writing, reading)
• Passion for games
• Good Performance in a stressful environment
• High interpersonal relationship and teamwork, assertiveness, open minded and good communication skills.

Advantage:

• Familiarity with Smart TV and cellular
• Experience in the games field
• B.Sc. in Computer Science

We offer:

• Interesting work in the field of games and     interactive entertainment
• Opportunity to work with a dynamic team of     professionals
• Paid vacation and sick days
• Office in the center of Kiev

If you are interested and feel that you qualify for the position - please send your CV to careers.kiev@play.works