Video Game Developer Corporate Development?

This is an area I’m interested in moving to in the next few years and want to learn a little more about the types of roles out there. Would love to hear any monkeys in this space share their experiences, particularly related to the following topics:

-Experience prior to landing the corp dev role? -How important it is to have tech/media deal experience? -Recruiting process? -Flexibility on remote work? (Not looking move to California) -Comp comparison to prior role? -Day to day responsibilities? (M&A vs Strategy vs FP&A, etc,) -Culture and common personality types in the industry

Lot of topics here but any input would be helpful. Thanks!

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