Sham AlBdour

Operations Manager - Gamester Kids

Istanbul, Türkiye

About

9+ years building games and edutainment experiences. I'm passionate about building joyful experiences for tiny fingers through games, storytelling, and culturally authentic localization. I love understanding people and how they play. I believe games, art, and film can make the world a little better. Operations Manager at Gamester Kids, leading localization, operations, and partnerships across the MENA region for Tiny Minies, one of the world's top-grossing kids' apps.

Experience

  • Operations Manager - MENA at Gamester Kids
    Nov 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • 3D Artist at ustwo games
    2022 - 2022 · Less than a year

    I worked on Monument Valley 3 in preproduction. Working on both environment and character art iterations and experiments.

  • Co-Founder | Game Designer | 3D Artist at Sakura Games
    2017 - 2022 · 5 yrs

    We create edutainment video games to increase the quality of education!

  • Instructor at R-School | Online Educational Platform
    Jul 2021 - Aug 2021 · 2 mos

    Teaching Autodesk Maya from scratch to passionate students.

  • Voice Over Artist at Self-employed
    2016 - 2018 · 2 yrs