Walker, Mary-Margaret (Mary-Margaret Network)

"Game Career Enlightenment" (Vortrag), "Talent Recruitment in der Games-Industrie" (Teilnehmerin Podium)

Mary-Margaret Walker started in the game industry at Origin Systems in 1991. While at Origin MM was initially a member of the design team and ultimately led design groups for Ultima 7 and Serpent Isle, and as a side project, created the HR Department.

MM moved on from Origin to The 3DO Company where she managed all the projects in development, created and managed the game testing department, coordinated all the interactions between PD and the rest of the company (Sales, Marketing, Legal, Product Testing, etc.), managed the budget for all of PD, managed all of the internal and external product submissions, negotiated and hired all short term contractors and as a side project did all of the hiring for the department bringing over 200 people in to the company during the four years she was there.

During 14 years running Mary-Margaret Network, she has successfully become the industry’s foremost expert:

1. On the client side in hiring, organizational structure and development, team build-out, team building, culture building, interview coaching and one on one executive development through the company.
2. On the candidate side in career development, counseling, resume writing, personal presentation, interview coaching and personal brand development.
3. On the marketing side in building a network that regularly promotes, job openings, individual projects, conferences and companies.