Jobs Roundup: September 2023 | Pipeworks Studios hires Kirstin Whittle as VP of business

06.09.2023 - 20:25 / gamesindustry.biz / September

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Kirstin Whittle has joined Pipework Studios as vice president of business development and strategic partnerships.

Whittle's career in the games industry spans two decades. Her work history includes a three-year stint at Sumo Group as partnerships director.

She also served in a business development role at Keywords Studios subsidiary VMC for six years. She would serve the same position for two years at Keywords.

In the announcement of her hiring, she said, "Looking forward to working alongside a talented, dynamic studio and getting to know partnerships, old and new."

InnoGames had named Christiane Gäb director of people and culture.

Before the promotion, she served as HR business partner at the games firm. Gäb will report to InnoGame co-founder and COO Michael Zillmer.

Her professional career includes a nearly three-year stint as people and culture advisor and P&C business partner continental Europe for A-Gas Deutschland GmbH. In 2011, Gäb founded consulation firm CMG Business Coaching and Mediation.

In the announcement, she said, "In my new role, I will pay even more attention to creating an environment where they can flourish and reach their full potential. Only in this way will we achieve our ambitious goals together."

Gaming and tech advertising agency Yrs Truly has hired Imogen Calypso Mellor as its junior campaign manager.

As a games journalist, Mellor had stints at publications such as Lad Bible, PCGamesN, and the Telegraph. She also worked as a producer at PC Gamer and cofounded games media outlet Startmenu.

"I feel like this was always going to happen eventually - I work for Yrs Truly," she said about the hiring.

Blumhouse Games has hired Louise Blain as its creative lead.

Blain's role includes collaborating with partners on game development concepts and world-building.

As a professional journalist, she has published work in The Guardian, GamesRadar, and Tech Radar.

Blain has served as a freelance broadcast journalist for the BBC. She also worked as senior content producer at Dialect for two years.

"As a big fan of Blumhouse horror in all its forms, I’m thrilled to be joining the games division. I’m really looking forward to working with our development partners to deliver even more frights," said Blain.

Room 8 Group has announced that it has appointed Nick Bruns to head of quality assurance.

He brings with him 16 years of experience working