Andrei Chekai

Bis 2025, Global Gaming Manager, Red Bull GmbH
Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Austria

Skills

Project Management
Team work
Consulting
Business Development
Business Contacts
Process Optimization
Flexibility
Communication skills

Timeline

Professional experience for Andrei Chekai

  • 3 years and 9 months, Jul 2021 - Mar 2025

    Global Gaming Manager

    Red Bull GmbH

    • Spearheading global gaming events and programs, including Red Bull Kumite, Red Bull Flick, Red Bull Solo Q, Red Bull M.E.O. and more • Overseeing gaming event marketing across 50+ markets in Europe, MEWA, APAC, and LATAM, ensuring ROI, local relevance, and brand fit • Onboarding and coached local gaming managers, enhancing marketing strategies and execution • Scaling regional and local events

  • 3 years, Aug 2018 - Jul 2021

    Esports Manager

    Red Bull

    • Led gaming and esports strategy, events, and partnerships for Red Bull Russia, collaborating with brand marketing, media network and other departments. • Directed large-scale events like Red Bull Flick, River Runes, ULOL, M.E.O., and Kumite, engaging 50,000+ players. • Built strategic relationships with hardware brands, publishers, and gaming centers. • Initiated partnerships with Team Spirit, Vega Squadron, and Team Unique. • Led relationships with large gaming influencers with 1M+ followers

  • 3 years and 6 months, Mar 2015 - Aug 2018

    Community Manager

    NVIDIA

    Formed and implemented a comprehensive community engagement strategy through Social Media and Influencers: • Grew NVIDIA social media following to over 1.000.000 across VK, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. • Engaged 100+ top influencers to drive brand awareness and product advocacy. • Designed community contests and events, driving brand awareness and engagement. • Supported marketing campaigns and new product launches. • Coordinated marketing materials and managed SMM budgets.

  • 1 year and 6 months, Jan 2014 - Jun 2015

    Head of Esports Club

    Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics

    Found and led the MESI Esports Club, building a 350+ member community. • Organized local tournaments, masterclasses, and meetups, with the support of university administration. • Created and managed club’s Social and web pages. • Collaborated with Russian Esports Federation, Riot Games and other universities and high schools. • Managed multiple esports teams participating in Moscow Student Esports League competitions

  • 5 months, Feb 2014 - Jun 2014

    League Admin

    Turtle Entertainment GmbH

    Administrated ESL CIS League of Legends online tournaments, managing brackets, codes, and resolved player issues.

  • 3 months, Jan 2014 - Mar 2014

    Editor

    Cyberfight

    Created and posted articles about StarCraft II and League of Legends (latest news, patch reviews, gaming guides, etc.). Localized English materials.

Educational background for Andrei Chekai

  • 3 years and 10 months, Sep 2011 - Jun 2015

    Applied IT in Management

    Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics

    Thesis - Development of an esports platform

Languages

  • Russian

    First language

  • English

    Fluent

  • German

    Basic

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