Senior Game Evaluation Specialist

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 the 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 support. We’re one of the world’s leading research facilities in the 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:

• In-depth evaluation of game projects in the European market, assessing product quality, studio capabilities, and competitive positioning to deliver high-quality analytical reports.
• 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.
• Provide full-cycle tracking and coverage of key partner projects, offering professional input and directional recommendations tailored to each stage of development.
• Represent the team at major industry events and external engagements, building and sustaining professional relationships with overseas developers and publishers.
• 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:

• 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.
• 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.
• Excellent report writing and analytical skills, capable of owning the full pipeline from information gathering to actionable conclusions.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and project coordination abilities, comfortable operating in a fast-paced, multi-track work environment.
• 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.