Thank you and goodbye <3

After five life changing years, unfortunately today I was laid off from my position as Community Manager.

I fell deeply in love with Bethesda Game Studios titles the moment I first exited the Prison in Oblivion. The stories, characters, environments and experiences I had deeply impacted me to my very core. I knew I needed to work in the gaming industry, but specifically I needed to work for BGS. The community surrounding these titles was inspiring and passionate and I fell in love with it all.

I was hired at Zenimax in September 2018 as an Associate Community Manager dedicated to assisting in the launch of Fallout 76. My first day was spent at The Greenbrier Resort, the real life location of the Whitespring. I remember being in a daze, not really grasping the fact that this was real, and that I had landed my dream job working on my favorite franchise of all time.

For the past five years of my life, Fallout has been everything. In those years, I grew out of my Associate Role and took more responsibilities for the entire franchise as a whole. I wrote social posts, articles, patch notes, planned and executed everything from digital and in-person events, dev dives, worked with creators and community members, created social campaigns, sentiment reports, custom designed swag bags, constantly in a never ending revolving door of support for a live title with over 17 million players worldwide. Please do not take this as me dismissing any of the hard work and support my team has provided, though. A live title is by no means a one man team and I could not have managed without the endless support and hardwork from my team members. Working alongside such an incredibly talented cast of developers and CM’s has been life changing, and the lessons I’ve learned I will cherish always.

This community has changed my life in so many ways. You were never just part of my job, but my life. It’s been an honor to become so close to so many of you, and I consider many of the relationships I have in this community as close friendships. You’ve trusted me with assisting in proposals, spent late nights online with me running events, invited me to do voice over work in your projects and join your live streams. You didn’t just welcome me to the game, but into your lives, and that is something I will cherish forever. One of the most devastating things to losing my job today, is losing a folder I had on my work PC where I had screenshots of every kind message anyone has ever sent me.

I look forward to playing Fallout with you all still, only as a fan now. Please don’t be shy when you see me in Appalachia, pop by and say hello! I primarily play on Xbox under “Lady Devann”.

So what’s next for me? Well, during my time here I’ve had the honor of writing a few of the radio plays you’ve heard in previous seasons. (My favorite radio play being from our Abraxo Season, where a woman and her lover argue over her comatose husband over the best way to finish him off.) I deeply love community management, and I’ll be looking for a new CM position but also will take this time to try and break into game development and writing.

I leave you in the extremely capable hands of VaultofDaedalus and VioletLight. Their passion and talents are unrivaled and they have my full support and confidence in keeping this incredible community supported and heard. <3 (Rob and Danielle, I love you guys and your support has meant more to me than I can say. Please don’t be a stranger <3 )

That’s all for now, friends. I’ll see you in Appalachia.

After five life changing years, unfortunately today I was laid off from my position as Community Manager.

I fell deeply in love with Bethesda Game Studios titles the moment I first exited the Prison in Oblivion. The stories, characters, environments and experiences I had deeply impacted me to my very core. I knew I needed to work in the gaming industry, but specifically I needed to work for BGS. The community surrounding these titles was inspiring and passionate and I fell in love with it all.

I was hired at Zenimax in September 2018 as an Associate Community Manager dedicated to assisting in the launch of Fallout 76. My first day was spent at The Greenbrier Resort, the real life location of the Whitespring. I remember being in a daze, not really grasping the fact that this was real, and that I had landed my dream job working on my favorite franchise of all time.

For the past five years of my life, Fallout has been everything. In those years, I grew out of my Associate Role and took more responsibilities for the entire franchise as a whole. I wrote social posts, articles, patch notes, planned and executed everything from digital and in-person events, dev dives, worked with creators and community members, created social campaigns, sentiment reports, custom designed swag bags, constantly in a never ending revolving door of support for a live title with over 17 million players worldwide. Please do not take this as me dismissing any of the hard work and support my team has provided, though. A live title is by no means a one man team and I could not have managed without the endless support and hardwork from my team members. Working alongside such an incredibly talented cast of developers and CM’s has been life changing, and the lessons I’ve learned I will cherish always.

This community has changed my life in so many ways. You were never just part of my job, but my life. It’s been an honor to become so close to so many of you, and I consider many of the relationships I have in this community as close friendships. You’ve trusted me with assisting in proposals, spent late nights online with me running events, invited me to do voice over work in your projects and join your live streams. You didn’t just welcome me to the game, but into your lives, and that is something I will cherish forever. One of the most devastating things to losing my job today, is losing a folder I had on my work PC where I had screenshots of every kind message anyone has ever sent me.

I look forward to playing Fallout with you all still, only as a fan now. Please don’t be shy when you see me in Appalachia, pop by and say hello! I primarily play on Xbox under “Lady Devann”.

So what’s next for me? Well, during my time here I’ve had the honor of writing a few of the radio plays you’ve heard in previous seasons. (My favorite radio play being from our Abraxo Season, where a woman and her lover argue over her comatose husband over the best way to finish him off.) I deeply love community management, and I’ll be looking for a new CM position but also will take this time to try and break into game development and writing.

I leave you in the extremely capable hands of VaultofDaedalus and VioletLight. Their passion and talents are unrivaled and they have my full support and confidence in keeping this incredible community supported and heard. <3 (Rob and Danielle, I love you guys and your support has meant more to me than I can say. Please don’t be a stranger <3 )

That’s all for now, friends. I’ll see you in Appalachia.