Sam Barton

Sam Barton is a highly experienced creative professional with a strong background in the gaming industry, currently serving as the Creative Director and founder of Sharkmob London since September 2020. Previously, Sam held positions as Creative Director at Scopely, overseeing the vision for Star Trek: Fleet Command, and Director of Product Management at CCP, where responsibilities included driving product management best practices and managing mobile MMO projects. Sam also served as Product Strategy Director at Mediatonic Games, focusing on the commercial success of live operation games, and Head of Business Intelligence at Kelkoo, advising on data strategy and project delivery. Early career experience includes roles at Yahoo as a Business Intelligence Analyst and Merchant Integration Engineer. Sam holds a BSc Hons in Archaeology from the University of Nottingham.