The BBC reported on Monday that the country's Department of Culture, Media and Sport has publicly listed that they are looking to recruit Head of Video Games and Esports through the British government's public servant job search website.

According to the report, because e-sports has become popular in the country, in order to promote this industry, the British government recently specially added the position of Director of Video Games and Esports through the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.

The Department of Video Games and Esports will operate under the supervision of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.

As the Head of Video Games and Esports, the incumbent must lead a team of 30 people to formulate policies related to e-sports and the video game industry, and actively promote this rapidly changing, popular and booming industry in the country.

In addition, since this department is under the jurisdiction of the government, those who work in the Department of Video Games and Esports will all enjoy the employee benefits enjoyed by government officials. In addition to a fixed salary of up to £52,000 to £68,000, the employed person can also enjoy the right to obtain a British government public servant pension scheme of up to £15,000.

In order to make it more attractive for those who want to apply but do not want to be tied to a full-time job for life, the government also provides a 2-year contractual scheme for this employment package.

Interested parties can browse the related recruitment listing on the UK government's public servant job search website from now until June 15, local time in the UK, to learn about the details of this job position, download, fill in and submit the application form to try to apply.

The government will also hold a sharing session for the related job from 1pm to 1:30pm local time on June 5th. Interested participants must fill in the sharing session registration form before 3pm local time on June 4th.

In recent years, the e-sports industry has indeed become more and more popular across the UK.

Among the many games, Rainbow Six: Siege, EA FC (FIFA), Football Manager, Pro Evolution Soccer (eFootball / PES), Fortnite, Valorant and Overwatch are all the favorite e-sports games of young people in the UK.

Since 2024, due to the World Championship being held in London, League of Legends has also become one of the favorite e-sports game of young people in the UK.