Since 2008 Ella has been helping build and manage games development teams and projects, having started out as a programmer and co-founding game development studio Remode as a graduate.
Prior to Fundamentally Games, Ella spent 6 years consulting with game developers, investment funds and games related organisations, and has a deep understanding of the resources, funding methods, processes and commercial considerations of taking games to market. She has been directly responsible for releasing over 50 games, and has acted as head of studio, executive producer and advisor for many organisations, most notably, Pinewood Film Advisors, Agatha Christie Ltd and Altara Games Fund.
Ella also acts as a mentor and has provided input into academia including undergraduate and masters courses across the UK, and writing content and exams for AQA exam board’s games courses. She has been twice mentioned as MCV’s UK Top 100 Women in Games, named in Develop’s ‘Top 30 under 30’ and has sat on the board of directors of UKIE, the UK trade body for games, for 5 years.