“We want players to love our games and play for years to come” with Christian Jürgensen

Today I chat with Christian Jürgensen, currently working as a community management specialist at InnoGames. Christian's story into community management is unique. Christian was working as a film producer in LA, he moved to Brazil, and then he was brave enough to jump at an opportunity that let him start a new career in community management. Games mentioned in this episode: Tribal Wars, Grepolis, Heroes of History, RuneScape, Total War, Red Dead Redemption 2 Find Christian on LinkedIn. The Community Lounge is brought to you by Feature Upvote: Painlessly collect feedback from your players. More insights, less noise. Chapters (00:00:00) - How Christian Jurgensen Went From Film to Community Manager(00:02:58) - How Much Do You Play Video Games?(00:03:27) - Lucky German and French guy gets job(00:04:12) - What is the Portuguese gaming industry like in Brazil?(00:06:11) - Krista on her role as a Community Manager(00:07:07) - The journey from community manager to community manager(00:09:24) - How Free to Play Games Get(00:12:07) - A Community Manager's(00:14:03) - Community Manager(00:17:19) - Xbox One and PlayStation 4 port(00:18:49) - How to learn in the gaming industry(00:20:12) - How 'Games Together' Integrates the Community(00:21:52) - 5 Tips for Community Managers(00:25:32) - How Film Skills Have Impact on Community Management(00:27:09) - Innogames' Heroes of History(00:28:19) - Red Dead Redemption 2(00:30:12) - Community Lounge