XR Stories appoints new studio manager

XR Stories has welcomed Jamie Wright as Studio Manager for its immersive research and development lab.

Formerly a freelance project manager in the Arts and Creative Industries, Jamie has worked with clients including the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Digital Innovation department, The Space Digital Arts, Birmingham Hippodrome and Coventry City of Culture. Jamie was a Co-Director of the West Midlands Createch Frontiers cluster on behalf of the RSC for its inaugural year. 

In his role at XR Stories, Jamie is responsible for managing the project’s immersive R&D lab, working with internal and external stakeholders to advise, develop and facilitate new creative and digital projects. 

Jamie Wright, Studio Manager at XR Stories

Jamie will maintain and generate collaborative links with businesses, freelancers, cultural organisations and researchers and to support research, development and innovation in immersive technologies across academia and industry.

John Rose Adams, Associate Director, Research, Development and Innovation at XR Stories comments: “Jamie’s expertise and experience bring a new dimension to the support XR Stories provides for people working in creative and digital. Jamie is already lining up our 2026 creative business residency programme alongside some exciting new opportunities for people looking to engage with immersive technologies.”

Main image by Alex Holland, University of York

Published on 10 March 2026