Vacancy: Division Manager Game Business at the Dutch Games Association

Vacancy: Division Manager Game Business at the Dutch Games Association (part-time · voluntary)

February 2026

The Dutch Games Association (DGA) is looking for a Division Manager Game Business to strengthen its Supervisory Board. Are you an experienced professional from the commercial games sector who wants to give back to the Dutch games industry? Then we would love to hear from you.

About the Dutch Games Association

Founded in 2008, the DGA is the official trade association for game creators in the Netherlands. We represent the interests of the Dutch games industry and work to support its growth, visibility, and professionalisation, both nationally and internationally.

Our membership reflects the diversity of the games ecosystem and consists primarily of creators, including game studios and indie developers, serious game creators, game asset creators such as writers, audio studios, animators, and freelancers and publishers, platform owners, and other ecosystem partners.

Within the DGA, we broadly distinguish three segments:

1. Indie games – creative productions by smaller, independent teams, often not primarily driven by mass-market reach or revenue optimisation
2. Applied / serious games – games developed with educational, learning, or societal goals
3. Commercial games – games aimed at larger audiences, focused on revenue generation and sustainable business growth, typically developed by mid-sized to larger studios
   

As Division Manager Game Business, you will represent this third segment: the commercial games sector. (Please note that the Business Division was previously known as the Entertainment Division. The name was changed to better reflect its role in representing all major game studios and ecosystem partners.)

Your role and responsibilities

In this board position, you will:

• Represent commercial game studios and ecosystem partners within the DGA Board, including participation in monthly board meetings
  
• Keeping in touch with DGA members from this division and keep track of their need
  
• Monitor key market and industry trends, assess their impact on the Dutch games sector, and help shape appropriate responses or initiatives
  
• Take the lead in knowledge sharing and thought leadership for the commercial games sector, for example through webinars, seminars, and DGA Talks
  
• Support broader DGA activities such as the monthly DGA Network Lunch and the yearly Dutch Games Awards
  
• Contribute to DGA’s lobbying efforts by articulating the perspectives and interests of Dutch commercial game studios to local, national, and EU policymakers
  

About you

You are someone who:

• Has at least 8 years of hands-on experience in the commercial games industry, for example as a founder, studio leader, or business development professional
  
• Brings a strong and relevant network within the Dutch and international games ecosystem
  
• Has a solid understanding of the challenges, opportunities, and realities that are facing commercial game studios today
  
• Is passionate about games and motivated to help the Dutch games industry grow and further professionalise
  
• Is willing to commit a few hours per week on average in a voluntary, non-paid role, with occasional busier periods around events or key initiatives
  

What we offer

As Division Manager Game Business, you will join a highly motivated Supervisory Board of seven voluntary members, supported by an operational team consisting of a General Manager, Operations Manager and Events Manager. 

This role offers a unique opportunity to:

• Help shape the future of the Dutch games industry
  
• Share your expertise at a strategic level
  
• Expand your network and visibility within the sector
• Contribute meaningfully to an industry you care about