Key Takeaways

  • 75% of U.S. employers use automated applicant tracking systems to screen resumes before a human reviews them (Harvard Business School & Accenture, 2021)
  • The most common ATS failures are missing keywords, incompatible formatting, and incorrect file types
  • ResumeGeni scores your resume across 8 parsing layers — modeled on the same steps enterprise ATS platforms like Workday, Greenhouse, and Taleo use to evaluate candidates

How ATS Resume Scoring Works

Applicant tracking systems parse your resume into structured data — extracting your name, contact info, work history, skills, and education — then score how well that data matches the job requirements. Many ATS rejections happen because the parser couldn't extract critical fields, not because the candidate wasn't qualified.

LayerWhat It ChecksWhy It Matters
Document extractionFile format, encoding, readabilityCorrupted or image-only PDFs fail immediately
Layout analysisTables, columns, headers, footersMulti-column layouts break field extraction
Section detectionExperience, education, skills headingsNon-standard headings cause sections to be missed
Field mappingName, email, phone, dates, titlesMissing contact info is a common cause of immediate rejection
Keyword matchingJob-specific terms, skills, certificationsKeyword overlap affects recruiter search visibility and ATS scoring
Chronology checkDate ordering, gap detectionReverse-chronological order is expected by most ATS
QuantificationMetrics, numbers, measurable outcomesQuantified achievements help human reviewers and some scoring models
Confidence scoringOverall parse quality and completenessLow-confidence parses get deprioritized in results

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ResumeGeni free?
Yes. ResumeGeni is currently in beta — ATS analysis, scoring, and initial improvement suggestions are free with no signup required. Full guidance and saved reports may require a free account.
What file formats are supported?
PDF, DOCX, DOC, TXT, RTF, ODT, and Apple Pages. PDF and DOCX are recommended for best ATS compatibility.
How is the ATS score calculated?
Your resume is processed through an 8-layer parsing pipeline that extracts structured data the same way enterprise ATS platforms do. The score reflects how completely and accurately your resume can be parsed, plus how well your content matches common ATS ranking criteria.
Can ATS read PDF resumes?
Yes, but not all PDFs are equal. Text-based PDFs parse well. Image-only PDFs (scanned documents) and PDFs with complex tables or multi-column layouts often fail ATS parsing. Our analyzer will flag these issues.
How do I improve my ATS score?
Focus on three areas: use a clean single-column format, include keywords from the job description naturally in your experience bullets, and ensure all sections (contact, experience, education, skills) use standard headings.

ATS Guides & Resources

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Brand Campaign Manager

Nmcareers · London, UK

Who We Are:

At NaturalMotion, we make games that wow people. We innovate to create previously impossible experiences that would not exist without us. We take pride in making titles that reach a large audience and creating communities that last. Our commitment to excellence has earned us recognition as one of the UK's Best Places to Work in games for eight consecutive years by gamesindustry.biz, and we're proud to be part of the Zynga and Take-Two Interactive family.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a Manager, Brand Campaign to join our expanding Brand Central business unit. We are looking for a tenacious and proactive manager focused on delivering Brand campaigns across Paid Brand Media across an ever evolving gaming portfolio whilst supporting co-promotional partnerships - driving both brand equity and player growth through integrated, creative, and measurable campaigns. The ideal candidate is a proactive, hands-on marketer with strong media expertise, capable of driving brand equity and player growth through integrated, creative, and measurable campaigns in a fast-paced environment.

We embrace a hybrid work environment. Within this role you will work 2 days per week in our London office and the remaining days at home.

 

What You'll Do: 

Brand Media Strategy & Vision (Primary Focus)

  • Partner with Brand Strategy Lead to define upper- and mid-funnel brand media strategy across portfolio titles.
  • Collaborate with UA leadership to ensure brand media efforts complement and support lower-funnel performance initiatives.
  • Support Consumer Insights initiatives, including testing frameworks, brief development, and content delivery.
  • Identify opportunities to evolve brand storytelling and media approaches across platforms and markets.

Brand Media Campaign Execution & Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Own end-to-end execution of paid Brand Media campaigns, including briefing, timelines, approvals, launch readiness, and post-campaign reporting.
  • Lead day-to-day brand media planning with a hybrid model, working across media agencies and direct platform partners (Google, Meta, TikTok, etc.).
  • Collaborate closely with Brand Studio, UA, Influencer, Creative, Product Marketing, and Live Ops teams to ensure cohesive execution.
  • Serve as day-to-day point of contact with Business Operations for POs, NDAs, and key legal workflows (e.g., new agency onboarding).
  • Ensure all media activity aligns with brand positioning, creative standards, and player experience expectations.

Brand Promotional Activations Support (Secondary Focus)

  • Support in executing large-scale brand co-promotions, including in-game, social, paid, and owned-channel activations.
  • Assist with co-promotional partnerships, ensuring strong integration with broader brand media efforts.
  • Contribute to ideation and execution of new activation or integration opportunities across the portfolio.

Agency & Partner Management

  • Act as lead point of contact for brand media agencies, briefing and refining proposals in alignment with leadership priorities.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with agencies and platform partners.
  • Maintain and update Portfolio Games’ Brand Partnership Guidelines and ensure brand safety compliance across campaigns.

Measurement, Reporting & Impact

  • Define clear KPIs aligned to campaign objectives; monitor performance and optimize against results.
  • Partner with Marketing Analytics to ensure tracking readiness (e.g., brand lift studies, in-game surveys, tracking tools).
  • Deliver post-campaign reporting with actionable insights and recommendations to inform future brand investments.

Knowledge Sharing & Team Contribution

  • Support Leads with internal quarterly updates across the Brand Central division.
  • Contribute to the development of a monthly industry news and trends newsletter.
  • Proactively surface relevant industry changes, platform updates, and emerging marketing trends.

 

What You Bring: 

  • 5+ years of experience in general Brand Management or Integrated Marketing
  • Proven experience leading high-impact brand media campaigns, ideally within gaming, entertainment, or consumer tech
  • Strong understanding of upper- and mid-funnel marketing and how it supports performance outcomes
  • Experience collaborating with agencies, platform partners, and cross-functional teams
  • Familiarity with co-marketing partnerships and influencer marketing, or a strong willingness to expand in these areas
  • Understanding of mobile gaming audiences and free-to-play business models
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with comfort operating in ambiguity
  • Excellent communication, presentation (slide decks), and project management skills

 

Bonus Points: 

  • Experience in mobile gaming, apps, or entertainment
  • Experience supporting influencer-led or creator-based partnerships
  • Exposure to global campaigns across multiple regions

 

What We Offer You: 

  • Competitive salary and discretionary annual bonus scheme
  • 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays & 2 paid personal days
  • 6 months fully paid maternity/adoption leave and 16 weeks fully paid paternity leave (eligibility criteria applies)
  • Pension plan, with a double matching employer contribution 
  • Private medical & dental insurance and healthcare cash plan
  • Life insurance, personal accident insurance and income protection
  • Mental health and neurodiversity support programs
  • Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan (eligibility criteria applies)
  • Fitness reimbursement plan, worth £600 per annum
  • Flexible working hours
  • Weekly happy hours, seasonal parties and monthly social events
  • Annual rail season ticket advance and cycle to work scheme

 

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We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization.  Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at [email protected] to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

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