Christeen Mackey

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DISC Type : DS

Senior Talent Partner at Niantic, Inc.

Bothell, Washington, United States

Overview

Christeen Mackey is a strategic Talent Acquisition leader with nearly 15 years of experience in the gaming industry, currently a Senior Talent Partner at Niantic | Scopely. She specializes in building scalable hiring processes and high-impact recruiting teams for AAA studios. Her colleagues describe her as exceptionally knowledgeable, dedicated, and focused.

Outside of her professional life, she is the founder and former Director of Operations for a Jiu-Jitsu school. Her interests are diverse, spanning from art and art history, which she studied at the University of Saskatchewan, to psychological first aid and mythology.

Interesting fact: Christeen was once honored in a newspaper for her work in bringing graffiti into a professional art setting.

Personality Overview

Dynamic But Sincere

Output-Driven

Decisive But Calm

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Topics They Care About

Gaming Industry Talent
Her career is dedicated to recruiting for top gaming franchises like Diablo, Warcraft, and Overwatch, with deep expertise in sourcing art and animation talent.
Ethical AI in Hiring
Passionate about leveraging ethical AI to enhance and transform recruitment processes, a key focus mentioned in her professional summary.
DEIB Initiatives
Actively fosters diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives within her talent acquisition strategies to build representative teams.

Media Appearances

Christeen has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Senior Talent Partner at Niantic, Inc.
3-2023 - 12-2024
Recruiting Manager - Art & Animation, Blizzard at Blizzard Entertainment
11-2023 - 11-2024
Senior Recruiting Manager at Blizzard Entertainment
3-2022 - 3-2023
Lead Recruiter - Art & Animation @ Blizzard Entertainment at Blizzard Entertainment
1-2022 - 6-2023
Founder | Director of Operations at Pandaroll JiuJitsu

Education

1-2021 - 6-2021
Talent Acquisition Certificate Program from AIHR | Academy to Innovate HR
Art and Art History from University of Saskatchewan

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Insights For Selling To Christeen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Use phrases like 'your team deserves', 'best in class' etc.

DONT's

  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Christeen is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Christeen

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Christeen move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Christeen take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Christeen

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