'A couple of years later, I had the opportunity to join King as part of a tiny team to start the London studio, where we brought incredible people together to created Farm Heroes Saga.

'I instantly fell in love with the people, the games and the industry as a whole,' she says. A recommendation from a friend led her to join Playfish, making free-to-play Facebook games. Prior to starting in the games industry in 2011, Carolin Krenzer was working in finance and management consultancy. Go somewhere you will be appreciated and allowed to grow.' Additionally, she advises women in positions of power within the industry to be supportive of female employees and to try and mentor people along the way. 'Make sure you take this into consideration before you apply for a job. Caroline has also been a trustee at GamesAid, a UK game charity that raises funds for a diverse range of children's charities 'I work with some brilliant companies that really take diversity seriously, and are implementing initiatives that range from helping more girls take STEM subjects through to making sure that they have generous maternity benefits and equal pay in their companies,' says Caroline, regarding diversity within games. Since founding Indigo Pearl, she has worked with the likes of Blizzard, Bethesda, Ubisoft and Devolver Digital. Self employment promised the kind of work flexibility helpful when raising a young family, and Caroline started the award-winning PR agency in 2000. After having children, the opportunity to become a founder at Indigo Pearl arrived. Her job involved extensive travel around Europe, and she launched games such as Command & Conquer and Resident Evil. If you're willing to learn, collaborate and think by yourself, you'll get far.' Caroline MillerĬaroline began her career in video games as a PA at Virgin Interactive, and eventually ended up running the department she started in. 'My general advice is: your attitude and personality will make the difference. The old cliche of games made by men for teenage boys is obsolete, so please ladies, join the industry. 'I'm amazed by the team we've managed to put together and super excited by the game we're making.' She continues: 'It's a very exciting time to join this industry with lots of new jobs, and a super dynamic indie scene addressing new audiences and changing mentalities. 'Heavy Rain has a special place in my heart, but starting my own studio is a tremendous adventure,' Marchal tells us of her biggest achievement. She then moved to the UK and, after a couple of years working at Sony's London Studio, she founded Interior Night, a narrative games studio, in 2017. CEO and Creative Director, Interior NightĬaroline Marchel started as a game designer on Quantic Dream's Fahrenheit, and later became the lead game designer on Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls.

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