Online poker has attracted millions of players worldwide and has generated billions of £s/€s since it first hit the Internet in the late 90s and early 00s. Online poker sites are large operations, which employ a number of different skilled professionals to give the player the best and most enjoyable experience.
There are a number of different online poker jobs and careers within this new online industry and the numerous companies operating within this market are continuously seeking new and experienced talent. Many of the online jobs in poker are located in the offshore gambling hubs of Gibraltar, Malta, Sweden, London, Costa Rica and many other exotic locations.
On behalf of our clients across Europe, we recruit for a broad spectrum of vacancies within online poker at various levels of seniority. These range from entry level customer service or back office support roles (frequently requiring language skills), to mid-level poker or affiliate marketing executives, poker fraud & payment managers to senior roles such as poker room or tournament directors.
The internet poker industry is a 24/7 operation which is highly competitive. With the wide variety of poker websites available on the Internet, there are many challenges each company faces. Some ‘household-name’ online poker sites include Pokerstars, PKR and FullTilt; the main reason being the large sums of money companies like these spend on advertising, marketing, PR and sports sponsorship across Europe. All such sites attract different audiences across different demographics, but how do they attract new players and how do they retain them?
Online Poker operators employ staff to manage the acquisition and retention strategies. We often recruit for vacancies such as Retention Managers, Poker Traffic Managers, CRM, PPC, SEO, Affiliate Managers, Loyalty and Poker VIP Managers.
Other jobs which we recruit for within Online Poker are categorized as Fraud & Collusion and Payments. F&C roles are responsible for protecting the player from the fraudsters, cheats and the ‘sharks’. Specialist fraud professionals work around the clock to make sure that all users are playing a fair game. Jobs in payments are involved in the process of managing, securing and developing the flows of money.
Online Poker as a whole is constantly evolving and our clients seek to attract top-calibre individuals to evolve and innovate. They are continually looking to update their websites and platforms to improve the poker player’s enjoyment of their experience online. Talented Graphic Designers or Developers, in a wide variety of technologies, are employed into the industry to do this. Check our technical jobs to see all of our jobs in IT within Online Poker.
