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'''Jake "Acappella" Bradley''' is Community Manager for [[Star Citizen]] at [[Cloud Imperium|Cloud Imperium Games]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yjkvZDgeMc Inside Star Citizen: Inside CitizenCon], Star Citizen, Youtube, 9 nov. 2023</ref> |
'''Jake "Acappella" Bradley''' is Community Manager for [[Star Citizen]] and [[Squadron 42]] at [[Cloud Imperium|Cloud Imperium Games]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yjkvZDgeMc Inside Star Citizen: Inside CitizenCon], Star Citizen, Youtube, 9 nov. 2023</ref> |
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==Works at CIG== |
==Works at CIG== |
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Jake applied to become community manager in 2016 but at the time CIG ended up eventually chosing to promote from within [[Tyler Witkin]] from QA instead, who then hired Jake 4 years later in November 2020 in the middle of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|Covid 19 pandemic]], for a lower position in which he had some experience as Junior Data Specialist focused on the backend of the [[roadmap]], specifically for the community team, however it quickly became obvious that Jake could handle a lot more and he became promoted to community manager in a few months, possibly one of the quickest promotions.<ref name=":1">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-BdsCg_HqE What it's like to work for CIG? | Captain's Table (ft. Anna D. & Jake CIG)], TheAstroHistorian, Youtube, 23 may 2022</ref><ref name=":0">[https://youtu.be/U1XCecif6bQ?feature=shared Star Citizen Live: Meet the Community Team], Star Citizen, Youtube, 10 june 2022</ref> |
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He is the curator of the public roadmap.<ref name=":0" /> |
He is the curator of the public roadmap.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Other Works == |
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He did everything from running a Gamestop to bartending to car sales to data entry to enterprise software sales to working at Starbucks.<ref name=":1" /> |
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==Trivia== |
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Starting in 2015 he was a content creator for the fan made Imperial News Network, which has since become Relay.sc.<ref name=":0" /> |
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* He was never really part of a gaming community before Star Citizen, with having a Warcraft guild being the closest until then. The video [[Imagine: Star Citizen]] made him fall in love with Star Citizen and started his journey. He didn't know anything about [[Chris Roberts|Chris Roberts,]] had played a bit of [[Freelancer (video game)|Freelancer,]] and while he was aware of [[Wing Commander (series)|Wing Commander]] he didn't engage with it. Three days after seeing the video he bought the game. With the transparency surrounding the game development, he became interested in the game development itself and watched all the [[:Category:Video series|video series]], joined the subreddit, and joined the Imperial News Network in february 2015 by covering Pax East 2015, about three months after buying the game.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Revision as of 22:01, 9 December 2023
Jake "Acappella" Bradley is Community Manager for Star Citizen and Squadron 42 at Cloud Imperium Games.[1]
Works at CIG
Jake applied to become community manager in 2016 but at the time CIG ended up eventually chosing to promote from within Tyler Witkin from QA instead, who then hired Jake 4 years later in November 2020 in the middle of the Covid 19 pandemic, for a lower position in which he had some experience as Junior Data Specialist focused on the backend of the roadmap, specifically for the community team, however it quickly became obvious that Jake could handle a lot more and he became promoted to community manager in a few months, possibly one of the quickest promotions.[2][3]
He is the curator of the public roadmap.[3]
Other Works
He did everything from running a Gamestop to bartending to car sales to data entry to enterprise software sales to working at Starbucks.[2]
Quotes
"I am one with the Roadmap, the Roadmap is with me." -Jake Acapella.[4]
Trivia
- Starting in 2015 he was a content creator for the fan made Imperial News Network, which has since become Relay.sc.[3]
- He was never really part of a gaming community before Star Citizen, with having a Warcraft guild being the closest until then. The video Imagine: Star Citizen made him fall in love with Star Citizen and started his journey. He didn't know anything about Chris Roberts, had played a bit of Freelancer, and while he was aware of Wing Commander he didn't engage with it. Three days after seeing the video he bought the game. With the transparency surrounding the game development, he became interested in the game development itself and watched all the video series, joined the subreddit, and joined the Imperial News Network in february 2015 by covering Pax East 2015, about three months after buying the game.[2]
References
- ↑ Inside Star Citizen: Inside CitizenCon, Star Citizen, Youtube, 9 nov. 2023
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 What it's like to work for CIG? | Captain's Table (ft. Anna D. & Jake CIG), TheAstroHistorian, Youtube, 23 may 2022
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Citizen Live: Meet the Community Team, Star Citizen, Youtube, 10 june 2022
- ↑ JakeAcapella-CIG RSI Profile