Source: Inside Social Games

KlickNation

• Andrew Breese, Assistant Producer-Marketing — Starting off a long list of new hires for KlickNation is Breese. He was formerly a behavior therapist and respite care provider.
• Dan Zerzan, Software Engineer — Also joining KlickNation is Zerzan. Zerzan was most recently a development software engineer for Vertical Communications.
• Jamie Greeson, Director of HR –  Jamie Greeson joins KlickNation as its new director of human resources. She was previously the interim HR manager at Rezolve Group.
• Ryan Thomas, Community Manager — Thomas was formerly a senior quality engineer for Digital Video Group.
• Jason Wigle, Assistant Game Designer — In an internal shift, Wigle moves from his prior role as a community manager.
• Ranelle Moore, 2D Art Apprentice — Moore graduated to this position from an internship at KlickNation.
• Meagan Sevier, Manager – Revenue & Content — Sevier was previously a marketing assistant for BlackDog Education.
• James Walker, Assistant Content Specialist — Previously, Walker was a former processor at MedeAnalytics.
• David Andrew Ottman, Assistant Content Specialist — Ottman also graduates to his role from a QA internship at KlickNation.

Source: Inside Social Games

LinkedIn and other sources showed a wide range of companies making small numbers of hires, with KlickNation and Zynga adding the most people.

• Eric Lodge, Assistant Content Specialist — Kicking off the new hires for KlickNation this week is Lodge, a former intern for Technikon.
• Jacob Wade, 3D Animator/Rigger — In an internal shift, Wade changes roles from an intern and contractor.
• Maz Golestanehzadeh, Artist — Now at KlickNation, Glestanehzadeh was previously a freelance artist and illustrator for Warner Bros Interactive, American Apparel, and WildStorm Comics.
• Ryan Payton, Junior Systems Administrator — Payton was an overnight logistics specialist for the Target Corporation.
• Damian Schouweiler, Senior Artist — Schouweiler was previously a character artist for Trion World Entertainment.

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Source: Inside Social Games

Fewer social gaming companies reported new hires this week than last week, at least going by new updates on LinkedIn and other sources. That said, many companies including the social gaming arm of MTV Networks, KlickNation, and Loot Drop, brought in senior people. The first takes on former AppStar Games CEO, Garry Kitchen, as its new VP of games publishing. KlickNation hires Eli Gild as their new CTO. And lastly, Loot Drop brings Brenda Brathwaite on board as a co-founder, COO, and game designer, along with some other veterans.

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Source: Inside Social Games

• Joshua Bell — KlickNation fills us in on two new hires, starting with Bell, their newest associate software engineer. Before this, Bell was a Flash developer for Pandamonium Games.
• Jovana Milenkovic — Previously a compliance analyst at Kaiser, Milenkovic joins the KlickNation team this week as their newest recruiter.

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As mentioned in Inside Social Games:

• John DeMarchi — Now a Jr. artist for KlickNation, DeMarchi was previously a character artist intern at Ghost Rabbit Entertainment.
• Nathanael Ness — Ness joins KickNation as a software engineer. Prior to this, Ness was a product tester for Nintendo.
• Andrew Bibby — Previously a developer for SurfMerchants LLC., Bibby is now a programmer for KlickNation.
• Michael Bilodeau — KlickNation gains a project manager with Bilodeau, a former producer for Majesco Entertainment.
• Mario De Govia — De Govia joins KlickNation as their newest producer. Before this he was a senior product marketing manager for Prima Games.
• Stephanie Cramer — Previously a production coordinator for “LA Noire” Team Bondi and Rockstar Games, Cramer is now an associate producer for KlickNation.