George Lachanas
Community Manager / League Operations
in
Thessaloniki, Greece
Summary
An avid gamer & eSports enthusiast committed to growing userbases and increasing engagement for 20 years with bold presence in the engaged communities.
Currently managing gaming groups with 25K+ members combined. Worked for notable companies including but not limited to GameForge, NTT Games, Cyberathlete Professional League, World Cyber Games and most prominently; Electronic Sports League.
Recently co-founded GameRank , a Social esports Platform, bringing over my community & tournament management expertise to build a healthy and engaging audience. I'm using all social media and their moderation tools - currently managing Discord, Facebook and Twitch communities.
Skills
Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Communications
Team-worker
Flexibility
Organized
Creative
Emotional Intelligence
Responsibiity
Adaptability
Experience
Co-Founder & COO (Startup) at
GameRank
February 2020 – January 2022
(Remote, (United Kingdom))
- Main focus on community management, reach and retention through Discord/Facebook
- Managing everyday tasks between co-founders and enthusiastic volunteers.
- Getting feedback from the alpha and beta testers to communicate to the developers for improvement
- Providing event, tournament and community expertise through my 20+ years in the industry.
- Part of the team that created the first and only Battle Royale performance ranking for Call of Duty: Warzone to date.
Co-Owner / Community Moderator at
Warzone UK players
November 2021 – Present
(Remote, (United Kingdom))
- Recently acquired a Warzone Facebook group for UK players (12,300 members, 26% growth rate from November 9th).
- Creating and enforcing rules for a smooth and pleasant user experience.
- Already started planning for future events/tournaments and community engagement(2.300% engagement growth of comments reactions and posts combined)
- Already getting known by the community in less than 1 month of acquiring the role.
- Plan to reach 20k members in Q1 2022.
Co-owner / Community Manager at
Call of Duty Hub
December 2020 – Present
(Remote, (Greece))
- Started a new discord looking for group community for the complete Call of Duty franchise.
- Responsible for community relations and user retention.
- Event and tournament planning, including the only official PlayHera/Activision qualifier for ESEA in our region.
- Engagement and relation building with influencers and streamers around the game franchise.
- Advisor to numerous tournaments and community events for various streamers and influencers.
- Complete build, control and customization of discord servers.
Community Moderator at
Warzone Greece Discord server
March 2020 – December 2020
(Remote, (Greece))
- Community moderation and coordination of the biggest Warzone related discord server regionally.(3k+ members)
- Planning and execution of custom community games and tournaments.
Game Master & Community Moderator at
GameForge
February 2010 – October 2010
(Remote, (Greece))
- Was working as a volunteer Game Master through an NDA agreement.
- Responsible for the smooth daily interactions in 2 game servers.
- Frequent examining of players actions for irregular activities.
- Communicating and engaging through the game/company's forum with the users.
National Head & League Operations at
ESL Gaming
March 2007 – April 2009
(Greece)
- Responsible for the whole regional scene of esports for the ESL Greek license holder (Reload Entertainment)
- League Operations
- Training Staff
- Event/Tournament management and operations
- Coordination of multiple lower tier teams daily
- Brand growth and retention of users regionally.
- Handling tickets for all games that ESL supported
- Stage administration in one of the largest series in esports, ESL Intel Extreme Masters
- Communication with partners and sponsors for fulfilling mutually profitable deals
Community Manager at
Half-Life.gr
May 2001 – October 2005
(Greece)
- Co-owner and community relations of the biggest Counter-Strike regional community
- Event organizer
- Tech Founder of the biggest gather channel in Greece
- Forum Administrator
- Sponsor communication
League Admin / Event Operator at
ESL Gaming
March 2001 – March 2007
(Greece)
- Referee and Games Admin for various games in the ESL ecosystem.
- Part of the Events team organizing various offline events.
- Responsible for the uninterrupted flow of the online leagues and tournaments
- Member of the Anti-Cheat team
Languages
English
(proficient)
Greek
(native)