hackNY Fall 24 reuNYon

It's the fall. That means it's time for a reuNYon. Nicole Zhu and Hunter Calvert will speak to how NYT Games leverages behavioral data to inform their strategy, and also about engineering and new games. Nicole Zhu is an engineering manager at The New York Times where she leads the Discovery+ and New Games teams. She has worked in media for 9+ years and was previously an engineering manager at Vox Media, where she led the audience platform team that redesigned The Verge in 2022. She has spoken at conferences such as SRCCON and MozFest, and was selected for Poynter's Leadership Academy for Women in Media in 2023. Hunter Calvert is an analytics leader with 10+ years of experience working in the gaming and media industries analyzing player behavior and helping build smarter products. Since early 2022 he has been at New York Times Games (NYT Games), helping them on their mission to become the premier destination for digital puzzles. He has previously worked at Electronic Arts, Rockstar Games, Kabam, and SEGA on beloved franchises like The Sims and Grand Theft Auto. Doors open at 630 and we'll kick y'all out at 830. For remote folks, I'll send out a zoom link so y'all can join. You'll miss out on the food though. :|