Helen Zbihlyj
Helen Zbihlyj, also known as HelenAngel, is a former community manager for Minecraft at Mojang Studios, the first person in the company with that title. She is now the Narrative Writer & Director of Community at ReWrite Media, , & Syclone Studios.[2]
Helen graduated from Germantown High School. There she was heavily involved in the award-winning theatre & television program.[2]
She graduated from the University of Memphis with a BA in psychology.[2]
| Real name | Helen Zbihlyj |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 30, 1978 (age 48)[1] |
| Occupation | Community Manager |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Official Minecraft livestreams |
| Also known as | HelenAngel |
| Website | HelenAngel Twitch channel |
| Minecraft Wiki name | HelenAngel |
| Reddit name | HelenAngel |
| X (Twitter) handle | @HelenAngel |
| Bluesky handle | @helenangel.bsky.social |
| Instagram name | helenangel_official |
| Bug tracker profile | HelenAngel |
| Minecraft names | HelenAngel (Java), Helen (Bedrock) |
Helen Zbihlyj, also known as HelenAngel, is a former community manager for Minecraft at Mojang Studios, the first person in the company with that title. She is now the Narrative Writer & Director of Community at ReWrite Media, , & Syclone Studios.[2]
Personal life
Helen graduated from Germantown High School. There she was heavily involved in the award-winning theatre & television program.[2]
She graduated from the University of Memphis with a BA in psychology.[2]
Her son, Nicholas, was born in November of 2000. She married Sneeza, the creator of TF2 Outpost, in June 2016. They divorced in 2021.[2] In October 2024, she married Wes Pesetti, a developer on Bedrock at Mojang.
Professional life
In the Minecraft community, Helen started as an active player and an occasional Minecraft Wiki contributor.
She joined Xbox Game Studios in November 2013 as Community Manager for the Windows 8 games portfolio, including titles such as Microsoft Solitaire Collection, Microsoft Bingo, Disney Fairies: Hidden Treasures, and Hexic. She assisted with community management of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition and later community management of the rest of the Minecraft: Console Edition platforms.[3]
She officially joined Mojang Studios full-time in July 2015 to provide community management for the Minecraft franchise.[2]
She is no longer part of Mojang starting August 27, 2020.[4] She continues to work with the Minecraft community through her roles as Narrative Writer & Director of Community at ReWrite Media, , & Syclone Studios, three Minecraft Marketplace Partner studios.[5]
As a narrative/dialogue writer, she worked on the following Minecraft Education Edition maps (all are free content):
- LatinExplorers 1: A Hispanic Heritage Journey
- LatinExplorers 2: A Hispanic Heritage Journey
- Artemis: Return to the Moon
- BuildAbility
- Minecraft: Extreme Heat Series
- James Webb Space Telescope Challenge
- Build Your Joy: Inside Out 2
- Fantastic Fairgrounds
- Cyber Fundamentals 2: The Interceptors
- Cyber Fundamentals 3: Cloud Champions
- Minecraft Hour of Code 2023: Generation AI
- Minecraft Hour of Code 2024: The Show Must Go On
- Data Explorers
- Lessons in Good Trouble (2025 re-release)
- Corny Code Caper
As a narrative/dialogue writer, she worked on the following Minecraft Bedrock content (notes whether the content is free or paid in the Minecraft Marketplace):
- Friend Maker by Jigarbov Productions (paid)
- Computers Add-On by Jigarbov Productions (paid)
- Marketplace Creator Tycoon by Jigarbov Productions (free)
- by Syclone Studios (paid)
- Minecraft Transformers DLC by Syclone Studios (paid)
- Fantastic Fairgrounds by Minecraft (free)
- Heatwave Survival by Pathway Studios (free)
- Days Survived Counter Add-On by Syclone Studios (free)
- Data Explorers by Pathway Studios (free)
- by Minecraft (free)
- by Minecraft (free)
- by Minecraft (free)
As a copyeditor, she worked on the following Minecraft Bedrock content by Jigarbov Productions (notes whether the content is free or paid in the Minecraft Marketplace):
- Minecraft x Tetris Add-On (paid)
- (paid)
- Poisonous Potato Add-On (free)
- ALL THE WOOL Add-On (free)
- DetectOre Add-On (paid)
- Papercraft Mob Stickers Add-On (paid)
- Computers Add-On (paid)
- Coloring Artist (paid)
- Friend Maker (paid)
- Marketplace Creator Tycoon (free)
- Land of Mutants (paid)
- Robot Battle Arena (paid)
- Simburbia (free)
- Battle Mutants Add-On (paid)
As a copyeditor, she worked on the following Minecraft Bedrock content:
- Gauntlets Boss Expansion by Syclone Studios (paid)
- Mob Dragons by Syclone Studios (paid)
Trivia
- Helen worked with Corey Clemans previously when they were both on the Xbox Game Studios Community Team.
References
- ↑ Wiki edit #1567110 by HelenAngel
- ↑ a b c d e Wiki edit #1894112 by HelenAngel
- ↑ "Developer Profile Helen Casper" – MobyGames, March 27, 2021.
- ↑ "I have some incredibly exciting news that I have been dying to share with all of you! 🥳
I'm no longer with Mojang Studios. I have decided it's time I FINALLY pursue something that I have been passionate about for over 10 years: directly helping Minecraft communities! 💜 (1/2)" – @HelenAngel on X (formerly Twitter), August 27, 2020
"I'll be working with @RazzleberriesAB, Marketplace Partners, Java server owners, YouTubers/livestreamers, content creators, and of course our wonderful competitive community. I will be YOUR #1 advocate, cheerleader, and mentor. I'll have some more exciting news later! (2/2)" – @HelenAngel on X (formerly Twitter), August 27, 2020 - ↑ "Helen Zbihlyj" – LinkedIn, March 27, 2021.
