Young Kim
Director, Studio Relations & Sourcing
Irvine, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYoung Kim is a seasoned gaming industry executive with 10+ years building developer and studio partnerships for global titles like PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS and PUBG: NEW STATE. Based in Irvine, CA, he currently leads Studio Relations & Sourcing at KRAFTON, driving investment, business development, and cross‑platform collaborations across North America. His background spans strategy, live service operations, publishing and app store relations, giving him a rare blend of commercial, operational and regional go‑to‑market expertise. He has repeatedly moved between local publishing roles in Korea and global partnership leadership, which sharpens his ability to align developer needs with large publisher strategy. Known for connecting brands, platforms and studios, he favors pragmatic deals that accelerate live service growth and user acquisition.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, (Major) Mass Communication/Media Studies, (Minor) Business Administration, Bachelor's degree, (Major) Mass Communication/Media Studies, (Minor) Business Administration at 연세대학교 / Yonsei University
Korean, English
Github Skills (56)
boilerplate10
eslint9
webpack9
react9
infrastructure9
microservices8
scalable8
realm8
typescript8
javascript8
nodejs8
foundation8
electron7
nosql-database7
azure-active-directory7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
chancethecoder/problem-solving
Mar 2016 - Sep 2021
Contributions:21 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 6 months
oss2016summer/gluster-web-interface
Aug 2016 - Dec 2017
Contributions:112 commits, 80 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
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