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Richard Huggan: The growing trend of senior role appointments in esports

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It takes more than liking the product of an industry to get a job within the sector, anyone will tell you that. This especially applies to the esports industry.

However, the same can be said in reverse. Having years of professional experience without an understanding of esports’ culture won’t likely guarantee a job in the industry either.

While other entertainment industries have remained relatively quiet, the esports industry has ebbed and flowed through the summer, rising with the windfalls of streaming and gaming’s enormous uptick of user activity since the pandemic, despite being hamstrung by the lack of event revenue.