Susi Bauer

Co-Founder

Norwich, England, United Kingdom12 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in ADHD coaching and training design.
  • Led initiatives for diversity and inclusion in gaming.
  • Over a decade of experience in the video games industry.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a specialist in Video Games with a focus on coaching, training, and diversity initiatives.

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Skills

Core Skills

Adhd CoachingCoaching & MentoringDiversity, Equity, And Inclusion TrainingTraining Program DesignProject ManagementTeam Leadership

Other Skills

Training DesignChange ManagementMeeting FacilitationPublic SpeakingTeam WorkshopsTeam ManagementTraining DocumentationFacilitationMiro Collaboration PlatformOrganizational CultureCommunicationLeading Positive ChangeDiversity & InclusionLeadershipMicrosoft Office

About

๐Ÿ‘‹Hi, I'm Susi โ€“ a bilingual, neurodivergent freelancer with a decade of experience in the UK video games industry. I work as a coach, facilitator, and training designer & delivery specialist โ€“ with a focus on professional skills, EDI, culture, leadership, and video game careers. โœจ WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU โœจ โ€ข Coaching: Holding space for individuals to reach goals and navigate challenges. Exploring ADHD with professionals and career seekers to find solutions that work for them or their teams. โ€ข Training & Talks: Designing and delivering bespoke interactive programs or speeches within my areas of expertise. โ€ข Facilitation & Workshops: Hosting meetings and collaborative sessions; online or in-person. โ€ข Digital Organisation: Developing beautiful personal or shared spaces to organise information or exchange ideas with tools like Notion and Miro. Depending on the project needs, I can also offer Consulting & Project Management within my areas of expertise. ๐Ÿ”Ž WHAT I SPECIALISE IN ๐Ÿ” During my 10 years in the games industry, I solved challenges related to people & project management, experience design, culture & optimisation. I also tap into my lived experience to provide a unique perspective and specialise in the following topics: ๐Ÿ’ฌ Professional Skills ๐Ÿง  ADHD ๐ŸŒˆ DEI (esp. Building & Leading Employee Networks, Multilingual or Multicultural teams, LGBTQ+, Marginalised genders, Neurodivergence) ๐ŸŽฏ Company Culture & Leadership ๐ŸŽฎ Games Careers ๐Ÿงญ WHY I DO WHAT I DO ๐Ÿงญ My vision is a safe & supportive creative industry in which people can thrive and be their authentic, curious selves. My mission is to share conversations, knowledge & tools with individuals & organisations to foster growth. I collaborate in order to find better answers to old questions and build understanding spaces where people's needs can be recognised and met. I use a mix of coaching, training, facilitation & consulting to help clients find solutions that work for them. ๐Ÿ’™ MY CORE VALUES ๐Ÿ’™ ๐Ÿ’– Fairness & Kindness: Meeting people where they are, celebrating their strengths, and advocating for their needs ๐Ÿ’™ Wellbeing: Creating kind spaces in which we can analyse and reduce patterns of harm and shame ๐ŸŒฟ Growth & Curiosity: Asking questions, learning continuously, innovating, and creating transparency ๐ŸŽจ Creativity: Embracing uniqueness, joyful exploration, and resourceful solutions

Experience

12 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
2 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Susi bauer - training, coaching & facilitation

ADHD Coach, Trainer & Facilitator

Jan 2024 โ€“ Present ยท 2 yrs 4 mos ยท Norwich, England, United Kingdom ยท Remote

ADHD CoachingCoaching & MentoringDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion TrainingTraining DesignChange ManagementMeeting Facilitation+2

Into games

2 roles

Head of People & Development

May 2023 โ€“ Oct 2023 ยท 5 mos ยท Remote

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion TrainingTraining Program DesignChange ManagementTeam ManagementTraining DocumentationFacilitation+4

Head of Careers

Feb 2022 โ€“ May 2023 ยท 1 yr 3 mos ยท Remote

  • As the Head of Careers at Into Games, I initially strategised to create new vocational pathways (e.g. apprenticeships) in the games industry, and developed new initiatives to upskill talent in the sector and help them get hired.
  • Key projects:
  • Leading a sector wide Apprenticeship Strategy Group in 2022
  • Design, coordination & partial delivery of training programmes for aspiring Community Managers & Game Programmers + talent support afterwards
  • Project Management across various programmes
  • Design & delivery of Into Games 50 - a list of the 50 most employable undiscovered Games Industry Talent
  • Organisation of virtual and in-person events, trainings, moderation of panels, delivery of conference talks about DEI & company culture & more
  • In recent months, I've additionally taken charge of our internal People & Culture strategy, by:
  • redesigning our core processes, such as meetings, feedback processes, hiring & onboarding processes
  • getting the the team ready for a switch to a self-management structure through external and internal training training & workshops
  • researching & redesigning company policies e.g. holiday & wellbeing policies
Coaching & MentoringCommunicationDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion TrainingLeading Positive ChangeDiversity & InclusionMeeting Facilitation+6

Jagex

4 roles

Localisation Lead

Promoted

Jan 2020 โ€“ Jan 2022 ยท 2 yrs ยท Cambridge, United Kingdom

  • My role entailed:
  • Line Report Management
  • Cross-Departmental Project Management & Coordination
  • Translation of in-game contents and other materials (English โ†’ German)
  • Providing linguistic feedback to peers and external partners
  • Documentation & development of training
  • Contributions to projects that support the long-term health of the department
  • I also led the internal employee-led EDI Networks at Jagex for nearly 3 years parallel to my role.
Team LeadershipCoaching & MentoringCommunicationDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion TrainingLeading Positive ChangeDiversity & Inclusion+8

Senior Localisation Specialist (German)

Promoted

Jan 2018 โ€“ Jan 2020 ยท 2 yrs ยท Cambridge, United Kingdom

  • Translation of in-game content and other assets such as news posts, videos etc. (English โ†’ German)
  • Testing of new contents and games
  • Community management responsibilities (organising events for the German player base, moderating the forums, operating official Twitter- & Facebook-Accounts)
  • Act as a liaison between our department and other teams (Development & CM) to ensure excellent collaboration.
Coaching & MentoringCommunicationGerman TranslationMicrosoft OfficeProject ManagementMiro Collaboration Platform

Localisation Specialist

Jul 2017 โ€“ Jan 2018 ยท 6 mos ยท Cambridge, United Kingdom

German TranslationMicrosoft Office

German Localisation QA Tester & Translator

Jun 2014 โ€“ Jul 2017 ยท 3 yrs 1 mo ยท Cambridge, United Kingdom

German TranslationMicrosoft Office

Demola

Game Designer & Project Manager in EU Scholarship Program

Oct 2013 โ€“ May 2014 ยท 7 mos ยท Finnland

  • I worked with different international teams on two projects - both educational/serious games. My main tasks included:
  • Game design
  • Project management
  • Design and presentation of pitches and slide decks (for customers and audiences)
  • Creation of 2D and 3D game assets
CommunicationProject Management

Redhotmagma gmbh

Student Employee

Oct 2011 โ€“ Sep 2013 ยท 1 yr 11 mos ยท Stuttgart und Umgebung, Deutschland

  • Creation of Mockups and control concepts
  • Screen design on several projects
  • Illustration (Pixel Art)
  • Production of internal infographics and promotion material
  • Creation of interactive presentations with Prezi
  • Creation of animated banners (Flash)
  • Digital image editing
  • Testing (usability and functionality) of games and software

University of stuttgart

Student Employee

Oct 2010 โ€“ Feb 2011 ยท 4 mos

  • Redesign of an old static homepage and migration to OpenCMS.

Education

Stuttgart Media University

Bachelor of Science (BSc) โ€” Computer science and media

Jan 2009 โ€“ Jan 2013

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