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Finally at SockMonkey another hire is EMMA BERRY, who arrives at the studio from Thunderful's Coatsink as an animator, with a portfolio that includes work on virtual
reality game Jurassic World Aftermath.
Over at Wizards of the Coast there are seven changes, with four promotions, including that of ELISE ASHWOOD, who is promoted to associate brand manager UK for
Dungeons & Dragons, after a successful internship. This is her first role in the games industry.
Promoted to brand manager UK, Magic: The Gathering is GEORGIA FIREMAN, who joined Wizards of the Coast in 2021 and has been at the forefront of its growth in the
UK market ever since.
Magic: The Gathering also has a new EMEA brand manager going by the name of AMBER TURNER. Amber joined Wizards in 2020 as an intern and was promoted to
associate brand manager early last year.
Finally on the promotions front, MARK WARD is now Wizards’ director of corporate communications EMEA & APAC. Earlier this year Mark celebrated a year at Wizards after 25 years at
Warner Bros, Bastion and SEGA. and in ecommerce.
Previously the social media manager for Betway and hailing from the world of esports (as a referee and semi-pro Pokémon player), LEONORA TOMLINSON- BENNETT is now the UK’s social and influencer
manager at Wizards of the Coast.
Finally RYAN BLACKWELL joins Wizards of the Coast as senior key account manager, bringing to the company sales experience from businesses such as Energizer, Activision, Mattel,
Spin Master Toys and, most recently, Reckitt.
There’s been something of an exodus from Manchester’s By Gamers For Gamers, with the WePC Gaming team all going their separate ways. The most recent to jump ship is
guides editor CRAIG ROBINSON, who will be joining up with former WePC boss Paul McNally at Gamer Guides as an editor. Of more guides, we assume.
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Over to the new Wizards now and we start with AMANDA COSTA, who after nine years working in supply chain planning for the pharmaceutical, food and entertainment
industries, joins Wizards of the Coast as associate flow planner, EMEA.
BINITA PATEL has been hired as Wizards’ team lead customer service E-COM. Binita’s background is in supply chain and customer service, with 15 years of working with UK grocers
SAYEM AHMED has joined Dexerto as its new hardware editor, as the site works to establish a new vertical. This comes after ten months as news and deals editor of WePC.
The thought of another Black Friday season overseeing articles about foot spas proving too much, it would seem.
Also moving on is DANIELLE ROSE, who trades in her violet WePC staff writer togs for the rather more striking orange and black of a PCGamesN guides writer. Hopefully
she’ll have to update a few less Roblox code articles in her new role.
Ok, one more: JACOB WOODWARD is the new guides and reviews editor at GGRecon, having spent a comparative lifetime working on PC Guide and WePC - amassing more
than two years at the company.
Finally, please welcome VINCE PAVEY to MCV/ DEVELOP, who takes over from Chris Wallace as the magazine’s staff writer and future custodian of these pages. Until being plucked
from relative obscurity, Vince was freelancing for VG247, Hero Collector and 110% Gaming magazine. Funnily enough, he was at WePC for a while, too.
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