About Danielle Nicholson
Danielle Nicholson is an accomplished creative & business development professional with extensive experience in the video gaming industry. Her 10+ years of experience spans roles that have focused on AAA client management, technology partnerships, mobile and console game production, as well as IP licensing for gaming, location-based entertainment, & consumer products.
Danielle has a proven record of accomplishing annual revenue targets in excess of $5M as an individual contributor and managing a pipeline of $200M+ in sales revenues. She has worked on projects with budgets that range up to $25M+. Danielle has elevated the success of the teams she has worked with by growing b2b industry relationships, leading mutually-beneficial negotiations for unique consumer-facing products, while delivering solutions-oriented account management and brand evangelism.
As a professional with an excellent record of success in licensing and strategic partnerships in mobile, console and PC gaming, Danielle strategically engages with internal & external stakeholders including production, marketing, R&D, finance, and legal teams, to bring to fruition AAA-level & III-level gaming partnerships that expand on existing entertainment content ecosystems & diversify revenue across digital and experiential verticals.
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​Danielle currently works in business development at Meta (formerly Facebook) on the Oculus Publishing team. As Manager of Sourcing Contracts she is responsible for the final negotiations and papering of funded 3rd party game development agreements. Her role depends greatly on the ability to navigate cross-functional (XFN) relationships and priorities. ​
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Previously Danielle worked at Unity Technologies first as a top-performing Senior Sales Client Partner which was quickly followed with a promotion to a Team Lead position where she managed and coached a team of 6 high-performing sales professionals. Before Unity, Danielle was Manager of Licensed Games at Cartoon Network & Adult Swim. She also was Director of Licensing at Endemol Shine North America bridging entertainment television brands with the gaming industry vertical.
Danielle lives in Atlanta, GA but spends much of her time in Woodland Hills, CA with her family. Her hobbies include frequently playing Dungeons and Dragons with friends, swimming, dog-walking, taking care of her chickens, and horseback riding. Of course, she is also an avid gamer and loves a good narrative-driven console title like the Last of Us. The first multiplayer VR game she played was Elven Assassin on the Quest II which inspired her move into the XR games space at Meta. Danielle likens her inspiring experience with the Meta Quest to that of her novel childhood experience with the Super Nintendo console.
Outside of the games industry, Danielle runs a real estate investment and long-term rental business. Her most recent project was the design and full renovation of a midcentury modern ranch where great effort was put towards preserving the bones and accents of the midcentury era home while also introducing modern amenities.​​
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