The White Nights Gaming business Conference will be held in Moscow on October 16-17. It will host a round table on the current role of HR branding in the gaming industry. Come up with a question for the participants of the table. For the best — we give you a premium ticket to the conference.
Who is participating in the round table?
Nikita Guk — Chief Brand Officer in Playgendary
A native of PR.
He became well known for his work at Pixonic, where he was responsible for the formation of the company’s global PR strategy and its HR brand. Since September, he has held the position of Brand Director at Playgendary.
Ilya Pshenichny — Director of Business Development at Playkot
He started in the gaming industry as a technical specialist at Creat Studios.
For more than six years he worked as a producer in various gaming companies. For the last three years, he has been responsible for the business promotion of Playkot.
Galina Tokareva — Vice President for HR and Stack Administration (Appodeal)
One of her first positions is a recruiter in the Minsk office of Wargaming.
After two years in the “tank” company, she moved to Appodeal, where she quickly grew from the position of HR manager to the head of the entire direction.
Yuri Krasilnikov — Vice President for Business Development of Belka Games
In game development since 2015.
Initially, he was responsible for project work at AmayaSoft. Then I focused on business activity. For three years he was Director of Business Development at Trilobite. The last two are headed by the business direction of Belka Games.
Ekaterina Ogoltsova — HR Director 101XP
Experience in HR for more than 14 years. She worked in such areas of activity as: consulting, production and sale of household appliances, as well as in a premium restaurant holding. In 2016, she moved into the gaming industry.
Yulia Vinokurova — COO at Game Insight will moderate the discussion
After receiving a degree in Political Journalism, Yulia went into process management.
She worked on it at SUP Media and Social Insight. She has been working with them, along with HR, for the last six years in Game Insight as the company’s chief operating officer.
What will be discussed?
Previously, HR in the gaming industry was limited, as a rule, only to recruiting. Today, along with the growth of the market and companies, he already plays a leading role in the development of companies, helping to retain and engage employees.
The participants of the round table will discuss:
- the modern role of HR in game development;
- building a working environment and culture within the company;
- brand positioning for employees and job seekers;
- the importance of branding for management;
- the best cases for the promotion of a young HR brand;
- the role of higher education in game development;
- and much more.
Will there be anything else?
The round table will be followed by the official ceremony of the “Game Dev HR Awards“, the first annual award in the gaming industry dedicated to game recruiting and HR work.
Recall that it is held by the organizers of the White Nights Conference together with an HR platform for job search in the gaming industry Talentsingames.com .
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The won ticket will be valid only for White Nights Moscow 2019.
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