New creative director at Sumo Digital

Sean Millard has been promoted from creative evangelist to creative director at the Sheffield-based Sumo Digital studio.

Speaking to Gamasutra, Millard explained that he will now serve as a liaison between the different creative groups in the studio and the management. He will be working as a member of the management team, be responsible for managing designers and corresponding with publishing partners..

Millard has been at Sumo since 2003, and was most recently one of the key names associated with the popular Doctor Who: The Adventure Games developed for the BBC. He said of his new role that he new how to sell creative ideas to management.

"I understand the psychology of designers, and how to be able to interact around a board table with upper management," he said.