Dennis Horn

Senior Esports Manager Esports World Cup / former Blizzard / former Tencent

Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

About

European, born in Germany. Curious traveller, avid football fan and scuba diver. Detail-oriented Manager and hardworking individual. Effectively executes live broadcasts and live events, both with internal and external contributors, on-time and budget. Experienced team leader and people manager with proven track record in development and performance. Great team player who enjoys collaboration and problem solving.

Experience

  • Senior Manager of Esports World Cup Product at Esports World Cup Foundation
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Senior Esports Manager at Tencent
    Mar 2022 - Apr 2025 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Responsible for Broadcast Production, Project Management and Content Creation for Global and Regional Events in the Global Esports Team.

  • Blizzard Entertainment (Full-time · 14 yrs 4 mos)
    • Program Manager, Esports
      May 2017 - Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      Overwatch Esports - Primary stakeholder in EMEA Overwatch Contenders Program, expanding responsibilities in 2020 to North America; Overwatch League competition operations - Executed physical and virtual events, contributed to gamescom presence and BlizzCon annual convention - Supporting Global Teams on Overwatch World Cup and Overwatch League programs - Program and Project Management, Regional and Global

    • Senior Customer Support Representative
      Jul 2010 - May 2017 · 6 yrs 11 mos

      - Trainer/Coach/Mentor for multiple teams of agents in a multilingual Environment - Point of Contact and Communicator for staff queries / operational queries, assist on resolution - 2014 CCMA Customer Support Team of the Year Winner

    • Experienced Customer Support Representative
      Oct 2006 - Jul 2010 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      - Supported Blizzard's player base through all contact channels - Peer-coaching for new hires and entry tier peers. - Work on Global Support queues (EU, US, KR)

  • IT system electronic technician at ICC Computer GmbH
    2004 - 2006 · 2 yrs

  • Trained Retail Salesman at Klaus Höcke GmbH
    2000 - 2001 · 1 yr