Jars AI co-founders join Roblox to support AI tool launch in New Zealand
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Three new hires at Yogscast Games
UK publisher Yogscast Games has announced a trio of new hires including Charlotte Willis, Robin Mawhinney, and Charlotte Pang.
Willis has been appointed PR and influencer manager, having previously worked at Diva Agency as creator and community director.
**Mawhinney **and **Pang **have joined as production coordinator and publishing coordinator respectively.
**Mawhinney **worked as a junior producer at Atelier 11, while **Pang **served as producer, animator, and artist for Team Gramps and Queensguard. She also taught game design, animation, and coding at Submarine Art School and The Code Zone.
Jars AI co-founders join Roblox to support AI tool launch in New Zealand
**Steffen Holm **and **Chris Kruger **have joined Roblox's Foundation AI team to support the platform's mobile-first AI creation tool Build in New Zealand.
**Holm **and **Kruger **co-founded AI interactive platform Jars AI in 2023 after raising $3.5 million in funding from Google and other firms.
"At Jars AI we saw hundreds of thousands of creators use AI to shape weird new worlds and stories, and we're excited to keep pushing the boundaries of AI entertainment in our new roles," said** Holm**.
Sathvik Sudireddy | Marketing manager, live services, Rockstar
Sathvik Sudireddy has joined Rockstar Games as marketing manager, live services.
Sudireddy previously served as product manager on Call of Duty at Activision following an internship in business development at the developer.
Joe Chard | Lead product manager, Netflix
Joe Chard has been appointed lead product manager at Netflix Games.
**Chard **previously served as vice president, studio general manager, and head of product at Jam City for six years. They also held senior positions in games at The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. Entertainment.