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YAGER Development GmbH Development Pfuelstraße 5 | 10997 Berlin | Germany phone +49 (0) 30 / 695 976 60 mail [email protected] | web www.yager.de facebook.com/yager.de | @YAGERdev Key Contacts Our Expertise YAGER is an independent developer of computer and video games based in Berlin, Germany. We are an English-speaking studio that employs more than 130 people from 20 different coun- tries. As passionate gamers ourselves, our focus is on the games we love to play: AAA, multi- platform experiences for a global audience. We believe that happy, empowered people Timo Ullmann make better games. Our company is structured Managing Director with a flat hierarchy that involves employees [email protected] in the decision-making process, allowing everyone to make their mark. We invest in the development of our workers, and reward their contributions with perks such as company par- ties, free beer after milestones, opportunities for workshops, and more. We are constantly on the lookout for talented and experienced professionals. If you think you can contribute to our team and would like to live in a wonderful city like Berlin, we’d like to get to know you. PC Marleen, Eike and Richarrie Human Resources Key Projects Console [email protected] • Dead Island 2 (Xbox One, PS4, PC) Publisher: Deepsilver • Dreadnought (PC) Handheld Publisher: Grey Box • Spec Ops: The Line (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) Publisher: 2K Games • Yager (Xbox, PC) WE ARE HIRING Publisher: THQ Mobile • VEGA Technology ACROSS ALL Philipp Schellbach Director of Development Company Facts MMOs DISCIPLINES. [email protected] • Founded: 1999 • Team size: 130+ Browser Games Browser YAGER.DE/CAREER Uwe Beneke Creative Director [email protected] 49.

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