Senior Game Evaluation Specialist

Tencent; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tencent Games is seeking a seasoned professional to evaluate European game projects with a focus on FPS genres. You will deliver high-quality analytical reports, track partner projects, and provide directional recommendations across development stages.

Join the Game Research Center to engage with overseas developers, attend major industry events, and contribute strategic genre insights for global planning. English required; travel for overseas business trips is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in the games industry with development, production, design or publishing evaluation.
• Deep expertise across European markets, especially shooter genres.
• Excellent report writing and analytical skills with end-to-end insight.

Responsibilities

• In-depth evaluation of European game projects and competitive positioning.
• Provide full-cycle tracking and actionable recommendations.
• Represent the team at industry events and engage overseas developers/publishers.
• Deliver genre insights and market analyses to inform decisions.

Skills

Years of experience

English communication

Analytical reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Business Unit

Tencent Games was established in 2003. We are a leading global platform for game development, operations and publishing, and the largest online game community in China.
Tencent Games has developed and operated over 140 games. We provide cross-platform interactive entertainment experience for more than 800 million users in over 200 countries and regions around the world. Honor of Kings, PUBG MOBILE, and League of Legends, are some of our most popular titles around the world.
Meanwhile, we actively promote the development of esports industry, work with global partners to build an open, collaborative and symbiotic industrial ecology, and create high-quality digital life experiences for players.

About the Hiring Team

Game Research Center(GRC) is a department focusing on game industry study, game analysis, game design research, data analysis and game development supporting. We’re one of the world’s leading research facility in game industry, building a global knowledge tank to help our teams make better decisions. We’re looking for innovative and passionate team members who love all kinds of games and have insight about the challenging global market.

What the Role Entails

Responsibilities:

1. In-depth evaluation of game projects in the European market, assessing product quality, studio capabilities, and competitive positioning to deliver high-quality analytical reports;

2. Deep expertise in core European game genres, with a particular specialization in FPS ; capable of independently assessing a title’s fundamental strengths and challenges at any stage of development;

3. Provide full-cycle tracking and coverage of key partner projects, offering professional input and directional recommendations tailored to each stage of development;

4. Represent the team at major industry events and external engagements, building and sustaining professional relationships with overseas developers and publishers;

5. Deliver strategically valuable genre insights and competitive landscape analyses from both a market and product perspective, informing the team’s overall decision-making.

Who We Look For

Requirements

1. 5+ years of experience in the games industry, with a background in game development, production, design, or publishing evaluation across console, PC, or mobile platforms; experience in the European or broader Western market strongly preferred;

2. Demonstrate deep expertise in key game genres across the European market, with specialised experience and a strong understanding of the shooter genre in particular. Able to independently and professionally assess core product challenges at different stages of a project lifecycle.

3. Excellent report writing and analytical skills, capable of owning the full pipeline from information gathering to actionable conclusions;

4. Strong cross-functional collaboration and project coordination abilities, comfortable operating in a fast-paced, multi-track work environment;

5. English as primary working language; willingness to travel for overseas business trips and industry events required.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent

As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.