Minecraft:Marc Watson

Marc Watson is a product manager<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/credits</ref> at Minecraft:Mojang Studios, working with the New Games team. Prior to June 2020, Marc worked as a content manager. Before January 2016, he also worked as a customer support agent, rising to become a customer support administrator.

About

Marc previously worked in customer service for a large insurance company. He performs improvisational comedy, attends every Penny Arcade Expo,<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> and is the director of Minecraft Marathon, an annual event that raises money for the Child's Play Charity.<ref>Special:Diff/254582</ref>

In August 2014, Marc moved to Sweden to work from the Mojang office,<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> instead of at home in Bellevue, Washington,<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> as he previously did.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

In November 2024 Marc created the Mojang Team Starter Pack to make it easier for people to follow Mojang team members on Bluesky.

In October 2026, Marc donated Mojang merchandise to the Template:W charity fundraiser. A giveaway will be held on October 29, 2026 for a bundle of merch, which includes a signed Minecraft:iron pickaxe by the original Mojang team, a 10th-anniversary Mojang-themed Minecraft:llama Minecraft:plush distributed to staff, a Minecraft: China Edition team jacket, a Template:MCL jacket,a Template:MCD2 stitched playmat, a Minecraft:Crafter Cape code card, and three Template:MCD2 code cards. The pickaxe was given away as part of a promise Marc made in 2011 that all signed items would go to charity.<ref>Template:Bsky</ref><ref>Template:Cite</ref>

Mojang

Mojang first met Marc at PAX Prime 2011 when he was their Exhibitor Assistant via the PAX Enforcers (convention volunteers). He was later asked to be the Volunteer Coordinator at Minecraft:Minecon 2011, and helped run the two day event. He became part of Mojang on January 16, 2012,<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> and was given the task as Customer Support Manager of creating Mojang's customer support team.<ref>Special:Diff/254581</ref><ref name="edit 2">Special:Diff/439532</ref> His jobs included writing the articles on http://help.minecraft.net, creating and improving customer and customer service team processes, and answering emails.<ref name="edit 2"/>

Up until June 2020 Marc was part of team managing content for the Minecraft Minecraft:Marketplace and adding maps to Minecraft:Minecraft Realms.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Marc started working on Template:MCD2 as a producer for Template:MCD2s and Template:MCD2s, and ended up as “everything Template:Hover (but especially Template:MCD2 and Template:MCD2s and coordinating teams beyond the dev team)”.<ref>Template:Bsky</ref> He also worked on crossover vanilla features such as the Aurora, Twisted, and Minecraft:Hero Capes.<ref>Template:Bsky</ref><ref>Template:Bsky</ref>

Gallery

• Watson's official Mojang avatar
  Watson's official Mojang avatar
• Watson's official Mojang avatar from 2016–2021
  Watson's official Mojang avatar from 2016–2021
• Watson's official Mojang avatar from 2021–present
  Watson's official Mojang avatar from 2021–present
• "12marc40awesome", a joke snapshot depiction from 12w40a
  "12marc40awesome", a joke snapshot depiction from 12w40a
• Watson with a Minecraft:blub at Minecraft:gamescom 2026
  Watson with a Minecraft:blub at Minecraft:gamescom 2026
• Watson attempting to hold many blub plushies<ref>Template:Bsky</ref>
  Watson attempting to hold many blub plushies<ref>Template:Bsky</ref>
• File:MCD2 Mojang Countdown.webp