April 2026 MENA Moves Tracker: Steer Studios accounts for six of ten hires tracked last month
A regular roundup of talent moves shaping the MENA region
To keep you up to date with the latest hires, promotions and exits across the MENA games industry, IsaKaba has put together a regular roundup of talent moves shaping the region.
Steer Studios drives April's activity
Riyadh-based Steer Studios accounted for the majority of April's tracked moves, with four internal promotions and two new junior hires across development and design.
Sara Fatani was promoted to intermediate UI/UX designer after more than three years at the studio. Abdulrahman Alreshidi was promoted to intermediate gameplay programmer following a near three-year stint as a programmer. Arwa Alruzuq stepped into a new production role as associate producer after three years with the studio, and Mohammed Albariqi was promoted to intermediate QA after two years working through the studio's quality assurance team.
Steer also welcomed two new junior hires in development and design, consistent with a deliberate hiring philosophy at the company.
Movement at ESL FACEIT Group ahead of EWC and ENC
Yousef Alotaibi joined ESL FACEIT Group as master planner for the Esports World Cup and Esports Nations Cup, building on an events career rooted almost entirely in the Kingdom.
Maha Alqahtani joined ESL FACEIT Group as marketing manager, moving from her Riyadh-based marketing background to one of esports' biggest stages.
Other moves across the region
Khalid Alghamdi was promoted to QA tester at Mirai, taking on greater responsibility across quality assurance at the studio.
Abdullah Alkarawi was tapped as head of esports and publisher relations at Twisted Minds, where he will oversee the organisation's esports and publisher relations functions.
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