Jobs roundup: August 2026 | Tim Coombs rejoins Amazon as head of brand marketing for Luna

It may be tough retaining monitor of the assorted comings and goings within the video games trade, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups.

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Tim Coombs rejoins Amazon as head of brand marketing for Luna

Tim Coombs has been appointed head of brand marketing for Amazon Luna.

Coombs beforehand served as director of brand administration at Xbox till July 2026, having joined in 2020 as senior supervisor for brand technique.

He was appointed product marketing supervisor for Amazon Lumberyard in 2017, after which served as senior product marketing supervisor, crew lead for Amazon Sport Tech till April 2020.

Erik Mogensen leaves Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast

Erik Mogensen has left Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast following three years as senior director of enterprise improvement for digital gaming.

Mogensen beforehand labored at Video games Workshop for 23 years, together with his final position being head of enterprise improvement and client product licensing.

“It is not misplaced on me how particular it has been to have labored on, and for, my favorite manufacturers,” stated Mogensen.

“First Warhammer, and most lately Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Transformers… the listing goes on. I am very a lot trying ahead to my subsequent chapter, no matter and wherever which may be.”

Ryan Rubin | Senior producer, Blizzard Leisure

Ryan Rubin has joined Blizzard Leisure as a senior producer. Rubin beforehand served as a senior producer at Netflix throughout two shipped cellular titles – Squid Sport: Unleashed and Promoting Sundown.

He was additionally a producer at Riot Video games for 5 years, working in inventive improvement throughout the League of Legends IP.

Andrey Odintsov joins Battlestate Video games as head of marketing

Andrey Odintsov has been appointed head of marketing at Battlestate Video games. Odintsov beforehand labored at Multicast Video games as its person acquisition supervisor, and is presently an impartial progress and go-to-market advisor for video games.

Frontier Developments appoints Dan Lazarides as CMO

Dan Lazarides has been appointed chief marketing officer at Frontier Developments.

Lazarides beforehand served as senior vp of marketing at Sega Europe, and changed Jo Cooke following her appointment as Frontier’s CEO in January.

“We’re delighted to welcome Dan to Frontier, who brings with him a wealth of expertise on some of the trade’s largest IP,” says Cooke.

“His management on this style will proceed Frontier’s upward momentum, and his appointment to the position of CMO highlights our deal with our communities. Dan will probably be on the coronary heart of our participant first technique, guaranteeing our publishing crew champions participant creativity and celebrates the best way through which they play our video games.”

Cooke concluded: “This technique is paramount to our place as a genre-leading inventive administration simulation studio and ensures that we proceed to create unbelievable video games.”

Karen Ionescu | Digital gross sales supervisor, Kalypso Media UK

Karen Ionescu has been appointed digital gross sales supervisor at Kalypso Media UK. Ionescu beforehand served as gross sales supervisor at Numskull Video games, and has held positions at Nintendo and Rising Star Video games.

“We’re delighted to welcome Karen to Kalypso Media UK,” stated managing director Andrew Johnson. “She brings a wealth of industrial expertise and long-standing relationships throughout each retail and digital gross sales channels, making her a incredible addition to the crew.”

Hannah Barrett promoted to senior account govt at Swipe Proper

Hannah Barrett has been promoted to senior account govt at esports and gaming communications company Swipe Proper.

Barrett beforehand served as account govt, having joined the corporate in December 2025.

Anni Pyy | Contract supervisor, Supercell

Supercell has appointed Anni Pyy as contract supervisor. Pyy beforehand labored at Metacore as contract supervisor for 4 years.

Nathan Solbrandt joins ZBD as SVP of enterprise improvement

Nathan Solbrandt has been appointed SVP of enterprise improvement at fintech platform ZBD.

Solbrandt beforehand served as senior account govt at Motorica, and was vp of enterprise improvement at Xsolla for the Americas.

Olivia Lee | Inner occasions producer, Riot Video games

Olivia Lee has been appointed inside occasions producer at Riot Video games. Lee beforehand served as affiliate producer for inside occasions and packages.

Ciarah Pritchard | Account coordinator, Xsolla

Ciarah Pritchard has been appointed account coordinator at Xsolla. Pritchard beforehand served as account efficiency supervisor at Playback Rewards.

Tracey Thompson returns to Bethesda as VP of communications

Tracey Thompson has been returned to Bethesda as VP of communications.

Thompson joined Bethesda in 2009 as director of publications, turning into affiliate VP of communications. She left in 2019 to hitch Digital Arts as head of product and studio built-in communications.

“I am trying ahead to partnering with the gifted individuals throughout Bethesda and Xbox, supporting the groups behind some of probably the most iconic franchises in leisure, and serving to deliver their creativity and imaginative and prescient to gamers all over the world,” stated Thompson.

Maddie Richter | Social media marketing supervisor, Nintendo of America

Maddie Richter has been appointed social media marketing supervisor at Nintendo of America. Richter beforehand served as social media supervisor at Alaska Airways.

Dana Duffield | Narrative designer, Yotta Video games

Dana Duffield has joined Yotta Video games as a story designer. Duffield beforehand served as senior narrative designer at Sequence Leisure.

Three new hires at Yogscast Video games

UK writer Yogscast Video games has introduced a trio of new hires together with Charlotte Willis, Robin Mawhinney, and Charlotte Pang.

Willis has been appointed PR and influencer supervisor, having beforehand labored at Diva Company as creator and group director.

Mawhinney and Pang have joined as manufacturing coordinator and publishing coordinator respectively.

Mawhinney labored as a junior producer at Atelier 11, whereas Pang served as producer, animator, and artist for Staff Gramps and Queensguard. She additionally taught recreation design, animation, and coding at Submarine Artwork College and The Code Zone.

Jars AI co-founders be part of Roblox to assist AI software launch in New Zealand

Steffen Holm and Chris Kruger have joined Roblox’s Basis AI crew to assist the platform’s mobile-first AI creation tool Build in New Zealand.

Holm and Kruger co-founded AI interactive platform Jars AI in 2023 after elevating $3.5 million in funding from Google and different corporations.

“At Jars AI we noticed a whole lot of 1000’s of creators use AI to form bizarre new worlds and tales, and we’re excited to maintain pushing the boundaries of AI leisure in our new roles,” stated Holm.

Sathvik Sudireddy | Marketing supervisor, dwell providers, Rockstar

Sathvik Sudireddy has joined Rockstar Video games as marketing supervisor, dwell providers.

Sudireddy beforehand served as product supervisor on Name of Responsibility at Activision following an internship in enterprise improvement on the developer.

Joe Chard | Lead product supervisor, Netflix

Joe Chard has been appointed lead product supervisor at Netflix Video games.

Chard beforehand served as vp, studio common supervisor, and head of product at Jam Metropolis for six years. Additionally they held senior positions in video games at The Walt Disney Firm and Warner Bros. Leisure.