Company hires America as executive producer.
Jagex has continued their hiring spree this week and is ready to announce more high profile names joining the team. First up is Jesse America as executive producer of an unannounced upcoming RPG. You may recognize America’s work from his senior production roles across the Candy Crush Saga franchise and Call of Duty Mobile.
Next up is Mario Rizzo as executive producer of another unannounced MMORPG. Rizzo was a producer on Everquest and Star Wars Galaxies at Sony Online Entertainment before moving on to global publishing at EA Games and Ubisoft, and most recently at Artisan Studios as CEO. Jendrik Posche meanwhile is joining as technical executive producer bringing three decades of experience across the entire studio to support complex technical initiatives.
Phil Mansell, CEO, Jagex said:
“Even through this unprecedented pandemic, we recognise the importance of investing in exceptional talent and we still plan to continue to build our talent pool throughout 2020. Jesse, Mario and Jendrik have joined the leadership responsible for vibrant, dedicated and talented development teams, and I couldn’t be more excited to see the foundations laid for the next exciting chapters in Jagex’s story.” ”
Source: Press Release