Panel

Leslie J. Kim, Fuqua ‘13, Ubisoft, Associate Director, Global Marketing

Madden Osei ’19, Xbox/Microsoft, Game Studios Program Manager (Major: Electrical & Computer Engineering)

Abhi Shah ’16, Xbox/Microsoft, Game Pass Content Portfolio Planning (Major: Math; Certificate: Arts of the Moving Image)

Zsofia Solta ‘14, Meta Horizon, Marketing Lead (Major: History; Minor: Economics)

Vincent Wang, Fuqua ‘18, 2K, Senior Manager, Live Services (Core/AAA)

Read a transcript of this episode here.

Our theme song is "Carolina" by Cameron Thompkins '13.

This episode was produced in partnership with the student-run podcast hub Hear at Duke. Subscribe to our newsletter, send us an email or message us on Instagram to get involved!

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This episode features an all-star panel in conversation with this year’s StudioDuke cohort. The cohort asks the panelists deep-diving questions about the creative process of writing and publishing, as well as advice for breaking into the industry.

Panel

Christina Baker Kline P’18 P’22, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Molly Gendell ’16, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins Publishers

Lisa Leshne, Literary Agent and Talent Manager, The Leshne Agency

Read a transcript of this episode here.

Our theme song is "Carolina" by Cameron Thompkins '13.

This episode was produced in partnership with the student-run podcast hub Hear at Duke. Subscribe to our newsletter, send us an email or message us on Instagram to get involved!

About DEMAN Live

We know that finding a job/internship in all industries is confusing and stressful. DEMAN is here to help with DEMAN Live—Duke's signature series featuring conversations with alumni working in creative industries to help students and alumni navigate careers and opportunities. Follow us @DukeDEMAN

This episode features Keely MacDonald, Executive Story Editor at Netflix (“October Faction”, “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe”), in conversation with this year’s StudioDuke cohort. Keely discusses her career path from Duke to screenwriting, shares insights on what it’s like to work in a writer’s room and provides a behind-the-scenes look at the process of getting a show from script to screen.

Panel

Keely MacDonald ’12, Executive Story Editor, Netflix

Read a transcript of this episode here.

Our theme song is "Carolina" by Cameron Thompkins '13.

This episode was produced in partnership with the student-run podcast hub Hear at Duke. Subscribe to our newsletter, send us an email or message us on Instagram to get involved!

About DEMAN Live

We know that finding a job/internship in all industries is confusing and stressful. DEMAN is here to help with DEMAN Live—Duke's signature series featuring conversations with alumni working in creative industries to help students and alumni navigate careers and opportunities. Follow us @DukeDEMAN