Get a Job - Player|Talent Management w| Laura 'Loathey' Bell I sit down with Laura 'Loathey' Bell, who previously worked Riot OCE, and ESL Australia. She has held positions as a player and talent manager on multiple occasions for some of the biggest esports events in the world, including LoL Worlds!

Get a Job is a new series, detailing the different jobs that you can find within the gaming and esports industry, what you can expect from those jobs, and how to get them.

Episode 3 focuses on player/talent management, specifically at and prior to tournaments or events.

0:00 Intro and Welcome
0:35 Who is Laura and what does she do?
2:40 Foundational skills of player/talent managing, and learning those via managing a twitch streamer
3:40 What does a player/talent manager do?
6:15 Skills that are useful for player/talent managers
10:20 What's it like to be a player/talent manager, and who do you work with?
17:10 Briefing/planning vs actual on site handling
20:45 Can it be a full time job?
22:45 How the landscape changing with regard to player/talent managers
24:40 Freelance/contract work as a player/talent manager
26:35 Balancing player/talent expectations vs company expectations
28:00 Laura's international event experiences
28:45 Taking players to hospital and struggles in Brazil
29:45 Importance of life experience for a player manager
32:25 Bad experiences as a player/talent manager
34:00 Rewarding experiences as a player/talent manager
39:15 What other careers are you building skills for while being a player/talent manager?
42:10 Importance of not being a 'fangirl'
45:15 What's the outlook for player/talent managers in esports in 5-10 years?
47:00 Laura's advice for people wanting to be player/talent managers

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