Stepping foot in a new industry can be daunting, whatever seniority level you might be at. Often the requirements section of a job listing can feel like a never-ending list of blockers that would keep you from even bothering to click through to apply. Or perhaps, you chance it anyway and hope for the best.

Yet, with an increasing number of iGaming redundancies causing the number of job seekers in the industry to grow, it can feel like an uphill battle to even get a first-stage interview.

At Big Bet Jobs, we know there are a lot of iGaming roles out there, over 3000 live right now on the site. While a large portion of those will require some form of iGaming experience, not every company makes it a prerequisite for every single position it hires for.

So, whether you’re early in your career or an experienced professional looking to transition into a new industry, we’ve put together a list of iGaming roles where prior sector experience isn't required.

Operations roles

Opportunities in a support or operations team usually have transferable skills that would allow candidates to transition to certain iGaming roles relatively easily. Some PSP support agent roles on Big Bet Jobs list responsibilities around payment systems, from customer requests to monitoring the system’s stability, identifying recurring patterns and producing reports. These could all be skillsets learnt outside of iGaming in other fields, but in large cases these roles don’t require experience in any of these prior to taking the role. Instead, they are listed as nice-to-have experiences, with a stronger focus on language skills.

Similarly, a customer service agent would also manage customer inquiries across different channels, as well as handling customer data and upholding company standards in interactions with customers. Some of the skills here could be easily obtained working in retail, hospitality roles and other high-pressure environments. Some of these roles may ask for a year’s experience in iGaming depending on a company’s preference but largely will be open for those looking for their first step in the industry.

Finance roles

In a similar vein to operations roles, opportunities in finance are transferable largely due to the fact that the crux of the job’s responsibilities won’t be largely different from working in a different industry with both B2B and B2C operations. The must-have requirements instead come in the form of financial qualifications. Being a fully qualified accountant and having the right language skills could be the key to your suitability for a finance role in iGaming. This is largely the case across the board on seniority for finance positions, where junior roles and leadership positions are open for those with the right experience from other sectors.

Developer roles

To keep things nice and short - without repeating everything listed above - roles in product and development largely follow the same path. Again, your level of expertise in your chosen field will determine your suitability for a role in iGaming. The more niche the field you specialise in, the less likely an iGaming company will be to demand you have experience in their industry. Product and development has the largest pool of roles on Big Bet Jobs, with companies across the industry looking to increase its in-house capabilities. Product based roles are more likely to include iGaming experiences as a nice-to-have requirement compared to development opportunities - where they are less common.

Content roles

Writers and content professionals operate in a field that has seen a fair amount of flux in iGaming in recent years. The rise of AI has left professionals worried for their employment safety. Some companies - largely affiliates - have let content writers go, often to find they have steered too far on the side of AI generated content before being heavily penalised by the latest Google Core Update and having to hire more writers back.

Besides that, writers in iGaming sit in a unique niche. Sportsbooks and sport-related affiliate operations provide writers with an interest or background in sports journalism or blog writing with a proverbial leg up in applications with relevant brands. Largely though, companies hiring for content roles want to see good writing samples, a basis for SEO research in topic planning and execution, along with the ability to tailor content for multiple social platforms. From my personal experience and observations, hiring a good writer who can learn the industry is always easier than finding a self-proclaimed writer with a strong iGaming background.

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