Biggest Challenges Faced by a Brand Manager at Riot Games
Freddy's biggest challenge as a Brand Manager at Riot Games is finding dedicated time for focused work amidst a demanding schedule filled with "meetings and meetings." This struggle to "sit down and grind something out" highlights the common career hurdle of balancing collaborative efforts with individual, deep-work requirements for effective project completion.
Project Management, Time Management, Prioritization, Communication, Overcoming Challenges
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Freddy Chen
Brand Manager, Consumer Products
Riot Games
University of Southern California 2012
University of California Los Angeles MBA
Business Management & Admin
Gaming
Product / Service / Software Development and Management
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient
Video Highlights
1. Time management and prioritization are crucial skills for success as a Brand Manager.
2. Balancing many meetings with dedicated work time is an ongoing challenge.
3. Understanding the importance of prioritizing tasks and creating dedicated work blocks is key for productivity and success in this role.
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your current role?
That's an interesting question. I think one of the biggest challenges right now, depending on who's watching this and at what stage of their career, is simply having the time to sit down and grind something out. A lot of the day is filled with meetings.
Meetings are great; you get to interact with other people and gain visibility on different projects. This ensures scope and breadth of coverage for the rest of the year.
However, I'm definitely running into a point where there are so many meetings on the calendar. They're often for things like, "We need visibility on this," or "You should be aware of X, Y, Z coming down the pipeline."
There are times I feel like I just need a day of work blocks where I can actually sit down and build out a report, make a program deck, or create a presentation. I just need to find time to actually do the work.
This goes back to knowing how to prioritize, which is really important. But yes, that's something I'm running into right now.
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