Hello hello and welcome back to this weeks edition Jestr Recap 🎉
If it’s your first time here, the weekly Jestr Recap is our way of keeping you in the loop of everything going on in the community, without having to scrape through discord to find it.
Lets dive in to what’s new in the community!
Special Edition of the Creator Roundtable
First off, shout out to Mahdeen for being our special guest for this weeks creator roundtable.
It was a very special one because one of Jestr’s most talented creators put himself in the hot seat for a full session, and what started as an editing review turned into one of the best conversations we’ve had about why some videos pop and some don’t.
One analogy Mahdeen made really stuck out, and ended up being a very insightful topic.
Signs vs Tour guides
A sign tells you the restaurant is five kilometers up the road. Accurate, useful, and you will forget it immediately. A tour guide tells you why you have to try the place, what to order, and why it’s better than the one everyone else goes to.
The tour guide gives you everything a sign does. The difference is the experience. It’s the way things are presented, the personalized angle, the connection built with the person listening. That’s what makes you memorable, and its built around your opinions.
And the audience can always tell the difference. Without an opinion, a video turns into a feature list, the same information they could’ve pulled off the Steam page themselves. But when you actually have a take on something, there’s passion behind it, and that passion shapes everything from the words you pick, your tone, where you slow down, what you bother to point out. Viewers pick up on that stuff subconsciously. They may not be able to explain why one video felt better than another, but they can absolutely feel when someone cares. Which is something you can’t get from a sign with all the information listed on it.
If you’ve never been to a roundtable session before, this is an event where creators submit their content to be reviewed by the community, and get actionable feedback on what they can do to improve. If you want to be a part of the next creator roundtable, simply submit to this form and show up to the event on discord, Mondays 2pm EST!
However, everyone is welcome to join and listen in. The advice given to other creators are things you can apply to your own content.
Small Improvements Made In Jestr ⚙️
This week the Jestr team has been focusing hard on moderation, but they’ve also quietly been making some small QOL improvements to the site.
Better Visibility on Language Restrictions
If you have different accounts in different languages, you can now see which account is eligible for campaigns based on the desired languages set by the studio.
Account 1 (Non-Eligible) / Account 2 (Eligible) - The campaign will show you only account 2 is able to submit to the campaign.
Better Visibility On Key Claims
When taking keys from campaigns, you can now see if the key will take a key claim slot.
LFG’s Integrated Into Campaigns
You can now see & create LFGs from the campaign page itself. LFG’s are a way to collaborate with other creators to record footage with and play games with new people.
Only 6 Days Left To Vote🫣
Jestr is officially sponsoring the Hidden Gem Award at The 2026 Streamer Awards.
This specific award is for a streamer who averages under 200 views, which is the most Jestr award on the entire list.
The nominee’s are up and you can now vote on who you want to see win the Hidden Gem Award.
Voting ends on October 31st, and the full stream will be live on Twitch and Youtube on November 12th at 8:30pm Eastern Time.
👉 You can check out The 2026 Streamer Awards here!
Steams Next Fest Ending Soon..
Tomorrow officially ends the last Next Fest of the year 👋
Jestr had 66 total campaigns running for the event and creators have earned over $330k this past week with still an ENTIRE day left of Next Fest.
We know everyone’s been super busy with campaigns, but we also hope you got to try some cool demos for yourself!
There’s still plenty of opportunities available for everyone and even more coming soon.
Thank you all for your hard work, this is just the start!
Quick shoutout to all the new members who joined the Onboarding session we had on Wednesday! We’re looking forward to your success here on Jestr ✨
That’s it for this weeks Jestr Recap! We’ll see you again next week 🫡