Kwalee Team

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve been lucky to be able to continue working safely with relatively few interruptions, while so many in other industries have not found a gaming job yet. 

We have spent the last few months working from home, of course, but have been able to keep working together through online platforms. More importantly, we’ve continued developing and releasing new games for millions of players who are regularly looking for games to play.

The Publishing With Kwalee series sheds light on the brilliant developers we work with. As a special guest, they’ll dive right into topics ranging from how they began their journey in the games industry to what their development approach is like, their thoughts on current trends, and what publishing with Kwalee is like.

Prior to the restrictions imposed by COVID-19, we had never considered hiring employees on a remote basis. We have a great studio in Leamington Spa for our growing team of more than 75 to work and socialise, so we never felt the need to explore remote work apart from in exceptional circumstances.

As lockdown continues around the world, we know that many of you in the games industry will be missing the insights from your favourite Hyper Casual games conferences.

So to provide some relief while staying safe and indoors, we’re casting our minds back to January when our Publishing Manager Jake Parker joined some esteemed company on a panel at Pocket Gamer Connects London.

UPDATE: The Kwalee-Buildbox game jam has ended. A big thank you to our participants who submitted their amazing games to the panelists! Follow us on social media for more news on cool events (TikTok | Twitter | YouTube | Instagram | LinkedIn).

Whether it’s Hyper Casual or triple-A console games, gaming is loved all over the world, with millions of players taking to their game of choice every single day. And right now, there’s arguably more people playing games than there ever has been.

We’re over the moon to announce that we’re the latest Corporate Ambassador of Women in Games International! Not only are we one of the few games publishers in the industry to become a Women in Games ambassador, but it marks the first time a games publisher actively offering publishing services in the Hyper Casual and Hybrid Casual games market is awarded the opportunity to take that mantle.

UPDATE: Thanks for participating in the Kwalee-hosted Buildbox game jam! We hope you had a lot of fun making exciting Hyper Casual games with us.

While we feel very fortunate to be in an industry where our team can work safely from home with relatively few disruptions, and that our players can continue to access and play our games during these testing times, we have also had to adapt in a number of ways.

As such, here we are answering some of the key questions being asked of us about how we are working right now and what that could mean for you.

Is the Kwalee team now working remotely? 

Kwalee is made up of a diverse bunch of people, and we’re growing all the time! To provide some insight into the multitude of individuals and roles that go into releasing chart-topping games, we’re pulling back the curtain and focusing on the people that make it all happen. Go ahead and explore the full People Make Kwalee archive.

This time we’re chatting to our Talent Acquisition maestro, Jen Koch!

What do you do at Kwalee?

Their companies are responsible for the video games and tech that we enjoy every day, and yet it can feel as though the world’s foremost CEOs exist on another planet that many of us could only dream of occupying. 

Incredibly wealthy and with seemingly supernatural talents, you’d be forgiven for assuming that they emerged fully formed into their lofty positions and have always worked within their industry of choice, benefitting from years of experience and the ability to progress up the ladder.

Kwalee has begun 2020 with some explosive growth, and now we’re delighted to have added yet more experience in the form of Dilpesh Parmar, our new Head of Ad Monetisation.

A well-respected figure in his field, Dilpesh has been in the advertisement optimisation industry since 2008. His time in the industry includes six years at Talking Tom creators Outfit7, where he played a key role as the company surpassed 10 billion downloads. He also spent time at the music discovery platform Shazam, and latterly as the COO of mobile ad network IQzone.