Simon Hope
Managing Director @Aardvark Swift Recruitment
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WORK HISTORY
Managing Director @Aardvark Swift Recruitment
Sheffield, GB
EDUCATION
Sheffield Hallam University
LLB, Law (Hons)
Thomas Rotherham College
Law, Politics, History & Sociology
ABOUT SIMON HOPE
I’m a Commercial Director in the games industry with ~20 years’ experience across Business Development and Talent. I help studios scale through the right delivery model, the right people, and partnerships that last.I’ve built and grown multi-year client relationships across mobile, and indie, turning new conversations into trusted engagements with strong utilisation and consistent revenue impact.What I do best: Business development & account growth: building pipeline, expanding accounts, and influencing stakeholders from producers through to C-suite and board level Commercial models: structuring, negotiating and closing retained, embedded, contingent and subscription approaches🤝 Delivery-led partnerships: aligning resourcing, production needs and commercials so engagements work long-term Team leadership: building high-performing delivery/recruiting teams and raising standards through process and clarityYou’ll usually find me at GDC, Gamescom, Pocket Gamer Connects, XDS, and Develop:Brighton connecting with studios and partners.Outside of work, I run Games Industry FPL, raising for SpecialEffect to support accessibility in gaming.If you’re a studio, publisher, or services partner looking to scale through smart collaboration (and fewer headaches), feel free to message me.
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