Welcome to me!
Experience
Gamucatex (2023 - Present)
Game Writer
- Work with different teams to establish the narrative direction of the game.
- Create characters that work within the parameters of the game’s world.
- Take and receive notes that I incorporate on a micro- and macro-level.
- Create dialogue and plot lines that match the game’s tone and setting.
Freelance Writer (2022 - Present)
- Write everything from blogs to scripts to website copy, depending on the client’s needs.
- Work with a variety of different teams all over the world and maintain deadlines.
- Produce content on time and within budget.
Pandaz Media (2022 - 2023)
Ghostwriter
- Worked with editors to ensure style matched client’s needs perfectly.
- Wrote on a strict deadline, producing material weekly to keep on schedule.
- Took notes and revisions from multiple teams and incorporated them into the material in a seamless fashion.
Freelance Production Assistant (2021 - 2022)
- Performed COVID screening, ordered, logged, and distributed PPE to all cast and crew, and ensured compliance.
- Managed all PAs and background actors as a Key PA.
- Coordinated travel for principles on shoots and secured vehicles required for transporting equipment vital to shoots.
- Organized meals for the cast and crew on shoots.
- Handled routine managerial duties, including timekeeping, task delegation, and documenting verbal reprimands.
Education
Pepperdine University
MFA - Writing for Screen & Television
Baylor University
BA - Journalism (News & Editorial)
Certificates
The Narrative Department
Game Writing Masterclass
Placements
Quarterfinalist - ScreenCraft Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition 2021
Top 100 - Table Read My Screenplay Austin 2021
Semifinalist - Emerging Screenwriters Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenplay Competition 2022
Quarterfinalist - Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition 2023
Quarterfinalist - Page Turner Genre Screenplay Competition 2023
Quarterfinalist - Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition 2024
Semifinalist - Emerging Screenwriters Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition 2024
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Pepperdine University (2018 - 2021)
Writing Consultant
- Tutored individuals and groups of students on their academic papers and presentations.
- Wrote and presented writing workshops for students.
- Expanded awareness of office services through social media and marketing materials.Athletic Department Media Team
- Filmed games for volleyball, water polo, basketball, and baseball.
- Worked with outside media teams to keep production graphics up-to-date.Teacher’s Assistant
- Administered tests, graded materials, and addressed student concerns throughout the duration of classes.
- Aided professors in gathering and collating class materials.Captivate Entertainment (2019)
Production Intern
- Provided script coverage for all original content submissions.
- Monitored the desk at the office on the Universal lot for all incoming calls and rolled calls.
- Advised management on scripted projects during the selection process.
- Developed and pitched decks for original projects to studios.
- Managed expense reporting.
- Researched story concepts and talent for active projects in development.
- Distributed meeting materials to the CEO.
- Analyzed news articles that could potentially serve as the basis of a television show or feature film.Facebook (2017 - 2018)
Data Integrity Specialist
- Contracted through BCForward in data integrity.
- Duties fall under a non-disclosure agreement but include using proprietary software and scheduling and executing international meetings.American Football Coaches Association (2012 - 2017)
Media Relations Assistant
- Created copy for the website, including press releases and biographies of trustees.
- Scheduled meetings and conference calls for all departments.
- Wrote and issued press releases, articles, and speeches by interviewing sources and conducting exhaustive research.
- Supported administrative duties, including screening and manning phones and maintaining databases.The Cameron Herald, Thorndale Champion, & Rosebud Lott News (2011 - 2012)
Sports Editor
- Led the sports sections of several weekly newspapers and covered other local events.
- Handled administrative duties for our sister paper, The Rosebud Lott News, by taking calls, selling ads, paginating the paper, and ensuring its timely release.
That’s me! At Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto. Space Cat courtesy of Kenji Yanobe at Kyoto Artists’ Fair!