What Type Of Person Thrives In The Gaming Industry, According To A Partnerships And Product Marketing Leader At Activision Blizzard
To thrive in Partnerships & Product Marketing at Activision Blizzard King, Hannah believes it is helpful to be a "people person" who enjoys building relationships; while passion for gaming isn't required, "being passionate about entertainment in some capacity" and demonstrating that "fire" through strong opinions can foster camaraderie with colleagues who are deeply invested in the gaming world. It is also important to care enough to learn about the specific games being worked on in order to "speak intelligently about it and relate to other people".
Interpersonal Skills, Passion for Entertainment, Eagerness to Learn, Relationship Building, Enthusiasm
Advizer Information
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Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
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Hannah Untereiner
Partnerships & Product Marketing
Activision Blizzard King
Yale University
UCLA Anderson, MBA
Political Science, American Studies
Gaming
Communication and Marketing
Scholarship Recipient
Video Highlights
1. The importance of being a people person and enjoying forging alliances.
2. The value of passion for entertainment, even if not specifically a gamer.
3. The advantage of having strong opinions and showing enthusiasm to connect with like-minded individuals.
Transcript
How would you describe people who typically thrive in this industry?
I think people who enjoy, well, not necessarily the industry, I guess, is different. I think in the role, people who enjoy spending time with other people, just being a people person, enjoying getting to know people and forging alliances.
I think the industry at large, you don't necessarily need to be that way, but I'd say having a passion. Ideally, if there's some game you like to play, I think that's always fun because it's a good starting point.
But you don't necessarily have to be a gamer. I think you just have to be passionate about entertainment in some capacity and also care enough about whatever game you're working on to learn about it so that you can speak intelligently about it and relate to other people.
But yeah, I think being passionate is helpful because there's a lot of nerds in this industry, and so they all have really strong opinions about certain things. Even if you don't have a strong opinion about what they have a strong opinion about, if you have a strong opinion, they'll kind of see that fire in you.
I think that helps you succeed and builds friends and good positive relationships with coworkers as well. So I think that's definitely something that's helpful.