Helena Watson
Head of Community, EMEA - Amazon Game Studios at Amazon Games- Claim this Profile
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Anna Ficek-Madej
I was truly lucky to work with Helena for over two years at Blizzard Entertainment. She started in the company as a Social Media Manager on World of Warcraft Europe where she created and led outside-the-box social media strategies, and within a year she was promoted to the WoW Global Publishing team in Irvine, where she continued supporting WoW with her talents. She’s proved again and again that she’s not only a tremendously gifted individual with a head full of ideas and a great passion for video games, but that she’s also the embodiment of responsible leadership, with an amazingly strong work ethic. She’s breathed life into projects, words (and the office), fostered creativity, supported other team members so they could achieve their best work, and she’s built trust and strong relationships with numerous departments across the organization. Her global experience in video game publishing and a great passion for both games and the people she works with make her a fantastic coworker, colleague and manager. Saying that it’s a pleasure to work with her is a vast understatement.
Sam Sykes
Helena has many enviable skills, none more so than her ability to spice up the most tedious of subjects and make them engaging and intriguing, the result being the reader eager to find out more. She can translate tech-babble in to friendly words that leave no room for doubt, ambiguity or confusion. She has helped us transform our creative department with her meticulous attention to detail, vivacious personality and her brilliant word-smithery. All of which are backed up by sublime intelligence. It's fair to say that on reading this she will be mentally editing it to make it flow better, be infinitely more creative and undoubtedly more amusing than I can ever do. Helena is an absolute pleasure to work with.
Anna Ficek-Madej
I was truly lucky to work with Helena for over two years at Blizzard Entertainment. She started in the company as a Social Media Manager on World of Warcraft Europe where she created and led outside-the-box social media strategies, and within a year she was promoted to the WoW Global Publishing team in Irvine, where she continued supporting WoW with her talents. She’s proved again and again that she’s not only a tremendously gifted individual with a head full of ideas and a great passion for video games, but that she’s also the embodiment of responsible leadership, with an amazingly strong work ethic. She’s breathed life into projects, words (and the office), fostered creativity, supported other team members so they could achieve their best work, and she’s built trust and strong relationships with numerous departments across the organization. Her global experience in video game publishing and a great passion for both games and the people she works with make her a fantastic coworker, colleague and manager. Saying that it’s a pleasure to work with her is a vast understatement.
Sam Sykes
Helena has many enviable skills, none more so than her ability to spice up the most tedious of subjects and make them engaging and intriguing, the result being the reader eager to find out more. She can translate tech-babble in to friendly words that leave no room for doubt, ambiguity or confusion. She has helped us transform our creative department with her meticulous attention to detail, vivacious personality and her brilliant word-smithery. All of which are backed up by sublime intelligence. It's fair to say that on reading this she will be mentally editing it to make it flow better, be infinitely more creative and undoubtedly more amusing than I can ever do. Helena is an absolute pleasure to work with.
Anna Ficek-Madej
I was truly lucky to work with Helena for over two years at Blizzard Entertainment. She started in the company as a Social Media Manager on World of Warcraft Europe where she created and led outside-the-box social media strategies, and within a year she was promoted to the WoW Global Publishing team in Irvine, where she continued supporting WoW with her talents. She’s proved again and again that she’s not only a tremendously gifted individual with a head full of ideas and a great passion for video games, but that she’s also the embodiment of responsible leadership, with an amazingly strong work ethic. She’s breathed life into projects, words (and the office), fostered creativity, supported other team members so they could achieve their best work, and she’s built trust and strong relationships with numerous departments across the organization. Her global experience in video game publishing and a great passion for both games and the people she works with make her a fantastic coworker, colleague and manager. Saying that it’s a pleasure to work with her is a vast understatement.
Sam Sykes
Helena has many enviable skills, none more so than her ability to spice up the most tedious of subjects and make them engaging and intriguing, the result being the reader eager to find out more. She can translate tech-babble in to friendly words that leave no room for doubt, ambiguity or confusion. She has helped us transform our creative department with her meticulous attention to detail, vivacious personality and her brilliant word-smithery. All of which are backed up by sublime intelligence. It's fair to say that on reading this she will be mentally editing it to make it flow better, be infinitely more creative and undoubtedly more amusing than I can ever do. Helena is an absolute pleasure to work with.
Anna Ficek-Madej
I was truly lucky to work with Helena for over two years at Blizzard Entertainment. She started in the company as a Social Media Manager on World of Warcraft Europe where she created and led outside-the-box social media strategies, and within a year she was promoted to the WoW Global Publishing team in Irvine, where she continued supporting WoW with her talents. She’s proved again and again that she’s not only a tremendously gifted individual with a head full of ideas and a great passion for video games, but that she’s also the embodiment of responsible leadership, with an amazingly strong work ethic. She’s breathed life into projects, words (and the office), fostered creativity, supported other team members so they could achieve their best work, and she’s built trust and strong relationships with numerous departments across the organization. Her global experience in video game publishing and a great passion for both games and the people she works with make her a fantastic coworker, colleague and manager. Saying that it’s a pleasure to work with her is a vast understatement.
Sam Sykes
Helena has many enviable skills, none more so than her ability to spice up the most tedious of subjects and make them engaging and intriguing, the result being the reader eager to find out more. She can translate tech-babble in to friendly words that leave no room for doubt, ambiguity or confusion. She has helped us transform our creative department with her meticulous attention to detail, vivacious personality and her brilliant word-smithery. All of which are backed up by sublime intelligence. It's fair to say that on reading this she will be mentally editing it to make it flow better, be infinitely more creative and undoubtedly more amusing than I can ever do. Helena is an absolute pleasure to work with.
Experience
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Amazon Games
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Community, EMEA - Amazon Game Studios
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Aug 2021 - Present
* Building the community team from the ground up: finding and growing exceptional talent; leading global and regional strategy that is customer obsessed and connects honestly with where players are, * Partnering with agencies and stakeholders to deliver outstanding player comms through well-crafted messaging, honest delivery, deep game knowledge, and occasional meme mastery, * Building out ambitious KPIs that empower teams and deliver results - or fail fast and gift moments of learning, * Champion of, and advocate for, representation, equity, diversity, and inclusion - working hard to make all players feel welcome, safe, and seen. Show less
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Riot Games
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United States
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Computer Games
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Publishing Manager
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Jul 2018 - Jul 2021
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Blizzard Entertainment
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Editor, Global Publishing
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Jan 2017 - Jun 2018
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Social Media Manager
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Nov 2015 - Dec 2016
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geo (Green Energy Options)
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Creative > Dept. Head
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Sep 2012 - Oct 2015
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Oxfam
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Creative Copywriter > Project Manager
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Oct 2008 - Jan 2011
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ThirtyThree
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Project & Marketing Manager > Creative
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Aug 2004 - Sep 2008
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BBC
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United Kingdom
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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700 & Above Employee
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Talent Rights
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Jun 2003 - Jun 2004
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Education
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1996 - 1999
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
BA(Hons)
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