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Professional Summary
Passionate, enthusiastic, award-winning writer with 6 + years of industry experience from DEUS EX to LIFE IS STRANGE and a record of helping teams create successful AAA video game franchises. Specializes in word and world-building with unique, empathetic characters. Expert at branching narratives with emotional storytelling to bond and brand the game to the player.
Skills
Think and write with creative precision in fast-paced game environments.
Well-versed in MS Word, Adobe, Excel, yED, Twine, Final Draft, Final Cut, PowerPoint, Xbox, PS4, PC, Mac, plus adaptable to proprietary software.
Ability to work with international game developers and marketing teams.
A background in published non-fiction with intensive cultural research skills.
Wrote various intensive and extensive in-game dialogue for Episodes 1-5.
Wrote various cinematic cut-scenes included for Episodes 1-5.
Expanded and fleshed-out the backstory and personality for the game's main characters and NPC, working with the team to give each a unique memorable identity.
Helped write, design and layout the intricate branching dialogues using yED, Excel & proprietary software.
Wrote the various Zen Moments and character interactions.
Wrote much of the environmental storytelling, including notes, journals, media, papers, posters, etc.
Worked closely with the narrative designers and artists to push the empathetic boundaries of the story.
Researched and visited the story's geography for narrative depth and realism.
Worked with the VO actors and director during the recording sessions.
Worked with the team and producer to meet deadlines & milestones.
Appeared on panels and did media interviews to promote the game.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
2020 Herman Melville Award - Best Writing (nomination)
2019 BAFTA - Games Beyond Entertainment
2019 Titanium Awards - Best Narrative Design (nomination)
Wrote the intensive and extensive in-game and cut-scene dialogue for this teaser game.
Expanded and fleshed-out the backstory and personality for the game's main characters, working closely with the designers to give each a strong developed personality within the narrative.
Helped write, design and layout the intricate branching dialogues using yED, Excel & proprietary software.
Wrote the character inner-thoughts and interactions.
Wrote the environmental storytelling, including notes, media, journals, papers, posters, etc.
Performed in-depth cultural and technical research to layer into the writing.
Worked closely with the designers and artists to push the empathetic boundaries of the story & characters.
Named the titular character and various characters in the game.
Worked with the VO actors and director during the recording sessions.
Worked with the team and producer to meet deadlines & milestones.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
2018 SXSW Gaming Awards - Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award
2018 NAVGTR - Franchise Adventure Game
2018 Game Informer - Best Adventure Game
Writer, 05/2014 - 11/2015 Future Plc – Los Angeles, CA,
LIFE IS STRANGE (Publisher: Square Enix)
Helped create the style and popular characters for the franchise that sold over three million copies (with comic book spin-offs and game dialogue on t-shirts).
Wrote the intensive and extensive in-game and cut-scene dialogue for Episodes 1-5.
Wrote various cinematic cut-scenes included through the episodes.
Expanded backstory and personality for the game's main characters and NPC, working with the team to give each a unique memorable identity.
Helped write, design and layout thousands of intricate branching dialogues using yED, Excel & proprietary software.
Wrote various Zen Moments and character interactions.
Wrote and helped design the acclaimed environmental storytelling, including the interactive notes, journals, media, papers, posters, etc.
Worked closely with narrative designers and artists to push the empathetic boundaries of the story.
Wrote the titles for each episode, player collectables, and helped write the copy for the first game trailer.
Worked with VO actors and director during the recording sessions.
Worked with team and producer to meet deadlines & milestones.
Appeared on panels and did media interviews to promote the game.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
2016 BAFTA - Story (plus four nominations)
2016 Peabody - Digital Storytelling
2016 NAVGTR - Writing In A Drama (nomination)
2016 SXSW - Excellence In Narrative (nomination)
2016 Games For Change - Game of the Year
2015 Golden Joystick - Best Storytelling (nomination)
2015 - Develop Industry Excellence Awards - Use of Narrative
Wrote and edited essays plus interviews with major writers/filmmakers (David Lynch; Steven Soderbergh; Harlan Ellison; James Mangold) for the world's leading screenwriting magazine.
Writer, 04/1997 - 05/1999 Future Plc – Florida City, FL,
DAIKATANA
Wrote dialogue and cinematic scenes for John Romero's FPS.
Worked closely with team to develop narrative and characters.
DEUS EX
Helped write the dialogue and characters for Warren Spector's original award-winning franchise.
Worked closely with designers on levels and programmers on conversation editor.
Education
Bachelor of Arts: Film, Expected in 1997 - University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley, CA GPA:
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