Our endeavour at eSportsLane.com has always been to help budding careers in the field of eSports. One of the ways to get all your information on eSports careers and jobs related to gaming is to peruse the internet for blogs and websites which are famous for it.
Below, we have made a list of the best blogs and websites to follow for all the information related to your eSports careers and jobs.
One of the reasons for creating such a list is simply to give our readers an easy option to peruse the world wide web and settle in on the site of their choice; we understand one formula cannot fit all and nothing like arming oneself with as much knowledge as one can.
That said, we also go by adage, one who doesn’t roll the dice, never gets a six. By that we mean, it’s good to add arsenal to your repertoire by getting up to date with the websites mentioned below but at some stage it would be up to you to take that step forward and kick-start your eSports career.
Here you go for now.
Table of Contents
1. eSportsLane.com
Oh well, we had to put this down now, didn’t we!
Jokes aside though, we think our very important purpose is to help those looking to make a career in eSports and gaming their career. Whether it’s a gaming career you want to look to build or something non-gaming as well, we have you all covered here.
To give you an idea of the kind of careers associated with eSports, here’s a list of jobs to consider along with what it entails.
Similarly, we also have a step by step guide on kick-starting your eSports career here, tips to increase streaming audience, and the importance of data analytics in eSports.
We are a young blog, with an endeavour to build a resource guide which helps all you budding eSports fans into making it into a career.
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2. BritisheSports.org
As the name suggests, this is an eSports website targetting British audiences and endeavours to promote eSports in the region. Formed as a not-for-profit body, BritisheSports.org also strives to improve the standard of gaming and nurture eSports talent for the future.
While their website offers advice on a plethora of areas, one of its key aspects is its career advice section. If you are looking to understand the various roles and responsibilities associated with eSports, you can peruse this resource-filled website even if you are not from Great Britain.
Starting out in eSports? It has a section for you too to help take that call on what lies ahead for you. It also has a special section dedicated for women in eSports, information on the various competitions in gaming and universities that offer courses on eSports as well.
3. JobsineSports.com
This is a jobs portal but with a difference. As the name again suggests it deals with jobs related to only one field – eSports and gaming.
The biggest advantage of JobsineSports.com is it’s a very simple website but in a day and age where job portals are inundated with tons of useless job roles to screen through and choose from, this feature comes as a huge relief.
You can search eSports jobs using keywords or the city or country you are looking for. And some of the top eSports employers are known to have put up their job requirements on the site too. An example of this can be found below.
If you are an employer, you can register with them as well and you can immediately start posting jobs for free.
4. eSportsObserver.com
This is an eSports news site which deals with the latest in the world of gaming business, provides updates about tournaments and gaming matches, and has a country-wise section for these updates.
News on the biggies from the eSports industries, or the mover and shaker companies allow the reader to keep in touch with the happenings in the industry, which in turn should help those looking to make a career in this field.
Some of the offbeat topics like finance, legal and advertisement and sponsorships are also dealt with nicely making this an eSports website to bookmark.
Adding to the resource list available on this website is a regular podcast which talks about the latest issues or factors affecting eSports including topics like monetization and data analytics in gaming.
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5. eSportsInsider.com
Part of the Sports Global Group, eSportsInsider.com is a London-based eSports website which was formed in 2016. Aimed to give the necessary push to the eSports industry, the company’s endeavours to “professionalise esports by way of our events, media arm and industry news platform”.
This site is filled with some eSports-rich content; whether it’s about the latest news from the industry or events and legality, betting around eSports or opinions and interviews with the experts.
There are regular podcasts for those who prefer sound bytes over reading it out, while there’s a section which connects the reader to the region they are interested in, by continent.
While a beginner or someone hunting for their first eSports job might tend to feel a tad lost on the website, eSportsInsider.com can provide anyone wanting the latest from the world of eSports which, with a regular read can make one a master of the field.
6. eSportzNetwork.com
Another website which focuses on the news from the industry, with a special importance placed on business and betting. It’s a site which looks more into the gaming itself, and they pride themselves in working with dozens of reporters from across the world to bring some of the best news content, photographs and videos.
Like a few of the other websites mentioned in this list, eSportzNetwork.com also have their own daily podcast along with a less frequent but a lot meatier weekly one which produces regular interviews with the industry leaders.
7. Enlight.gg
Founded by Eunice Chen, this is a new eSports blog in the market whose mission statement says it all. It promises to “help individuals achieve their dream of working in gaming and esports.”
With beliefs that range from the need to provide access to knowledge to everyone, to mentorship and career feedback and a strategy to help people who want to make a career out of eSports, Enlight.gg is a good place to be.
The website has access to some of the biggest industry experts like Bryce Blum, Ujesh Desai, Rachael Feinberg and Krista Hiner among others.
And some of the courses on offer with them include the understanding of the eSports ecosystem, career strategy, life skills, community management, social media management, talent management and acquisition among others. Each of this course has multiple sub-modules associated with them.
You can apply to the classes offered by them here.
8. EsportsJunkie.com
While this is more a website which deals with eSports betting, the reason why we include this in our list of career blogs is simply because we know of a few individuals who are sports betting traders and have made it their career.
While we strongly advise those making betting their career to think through that decision very carefully, if you have already made that call, what we would definitely suggest you keep updating your knowledge around eSports on a regular basis.
EsportsJunkie is a blog dedicated to betting and other form of news and it should keep you up to date with the latest tournaments and matches in eSports to bet on.
9. ReadyeSports.com
The one big reason why we have included this blog in this list is its article on the beginners’ guide to eSports. It’s an exhaustive piece that covers the length and breadth of the topic and while we hope one day we can match that piece with a sterling effort from our own team here at eSportsLane, till such time we recommend you to read this one.
Whether you are looking for a job, or wanting to become a streamer or even start your own team, this blog has all the information stacked away in an easy to use way.
While the blog could do with more regular updates by the looks of things, they certainly believe in the age-old, quality over quantity adage because some of the content on the site is excellent in nature.
10. Esports-Marketing-Blog.com
If you are looking to make a career in eSports marketing, there aren’t too many dedicated blogs to the field other than Esports-Marketing-Blog.com. Since it is a marketing news blog, you can rest assure to be updated with the latest news from the world of marketing, sponsorship, investments, advertising and even betting.
Final Words
We, at eSportsLane.com look to ensure to help you in every possible way to make a career in the eSports and gaming industry but we also recognise the need to guide those looking for multiple options regarding the same.
Which is why the above list of eSports blogs, websites and portals will go a long way in assisting you in every possible way if you want to enter this field.
What we would also do is to reassess the above list on a regular basis and update it with the latest from the www world of eSports. We would be happy to receive any information about any website we might have missed and should make it to this list and after due diligence would add it here.