Dametra Johnson-Marletti speaks with Rachel Kaser at the Women in Gaming Breakfast at GamesBeat Next 2024.
Dametra Johnson-Marletti speaks with Rachel Kaser at the Women in Gaming Breakfast at GamesBeat Next 2024.
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How games companies can attract (and keep) new talent

  • Posted byby Rachel Kaser
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At our recent GamesBeat Next event, we held our ninth Women in Gaming Breakfast, where I had the opportunity of speaking with Dametra Johnson-Marletti, Microsoft’s CVP of digital gaming sales. Following a theme at our event of looking to the future of gaming — in this case, more growth and an abatement of the layoffs that have plagued 2024 — we spoke about the future of gaming employment and how the industry itself can foster talent.

Johnson-Marletti gave some advice for young job-seekers who wish to enter the games industry, including that which she wished someone had given her:

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Rachel Kaser

Rachel Kaser is a gaming and technology writer for from Dallas, Texas. She's been in the games industry since 2013, writing for various publications, and currently covers news for GamesBeat. Her favorite game is Bayonetta.