Kandidatuppsats
Community Manager - en ny yrkesroll?
På uppdrag av Dohi Sweden
- Community Manger
- Gaming companies
- Social media
- Strategic Communication
- Strategic Communicator
- Community Manager
- Sociala medier
- Spelföretag
- Strategisk kommunikation
- Strategisk kommunikatör
Sammanfattning
Propose/Aim: The aim of this thesis is to examine the professional role of the Community Manager working for gaming companies. The thesis will examine which background and previous experience a Community Manager should have and the tasks included in the assignment to see how this new role can contribute to the development of gaming companies.
Material/Method: The method used in this study is of a qualitative character. The data has been gathered through e-mail interviews with five people working as Community Managers in the gaming business and in addition, through a textual analysis of five job advertisements. The results were analyzed on the basis of carefully selected theories in the field of strategic communication.
Main results: The main result of this study is that the Community Manager's most important task is to act as a link between the players and the game developers by communicating with both sides. The Community Manager can receive important feedback from the players which can contribute to the game development.