It was in early April that RISE Worldwide (RISE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd, and BLAST Esports (BLAST), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BLAST ApS, announced an agreement to form a joint venture to “to accelerate the growth of esports in India”.
The stated aim of the trategic strategic partnership was to “help to accelerate this growth by bringing BLAST’s globally recognised esports properties and production techniques to India while co-creating new tournament IPs tailored to the fast-growing gaming market”.
Forty-five odd days later, Jio BLAST has declared it is hiring “for our first six roles as part of the Joint Venture, which will all be based out of Mumbai”.
Jio BLAST posted on LinkedIn for the following six positions:
🎮 VP, IP Development – Lead the creation of new esports IPs, competitions and entertainment products
🎥 VP, Live Production – Own the delivery of Jio BLAST’s high-spec, cutting-edge broadcasts
🤝 Associate Director, Sponsorship Sales – Bringing brand partners into the heart of the action
📣 Associate Director, Marketing, Comms & Social – Craft our voice, grow our reach, and connect with India’s gaming generation
🧠 Strategy & Operations Lead – Turn ambition into execution and growth. Keep our engine running at full throttle
🔥 Senior Manager, IP Development – Help build the formats that you as a fan wish existed
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