SAN FRANCISCO — Gaming and messaging platform Discord has hired its first chief communications officer to ramp up its marketing efforts ahead of its planned IPO this year.
Hess (pictured) repositions Discord, where players can chat before, during, and after playing their favorite games, as the top gaming platform and engages users, parents, game developers, and publishers about the company's mission and values. , was briefed on improving communication with policy makers. . Discord currently has over 196 million monthly active users.
Her team will also be responsible for protecting the company's reputation amid increased scrutiny of children's online safety and content moderation.
Hess previously served as Asana's head of global communications and marketing for more than five years and was instrumental in the company's initial public offering in 2020. He has also held communications roles at Zynga, Sun Microsystems, and Oracle.
In his new role, Mr. Hess will report to Discord Founder and CEO Jason Citron and will be responsible for internal communications, external communications, and policy communications with marketing.
She has also been tasked with building the company's communications and marketing capabilities, and is currently hiring a global policy communications lead and an internal communications manager.
