Experience

HiveMinded

• United Kingdom
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Media Specialist

  • Oct 2023 - Present



Esports

• Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

• Esports Consultant

  • Sep 2012 - Present

  - Managed multiple successful Esports teams in competitive titles, including Halo and Call of Duty - Ex-Pro for Halo 2, Counter-Strike and Call of Duty, including reaching World Finals for NUNS2 and European finals for COD4 - Organised, managed and executed multiple Esports events, including TEKKEN UK Championship Tour, Lawbreakers UK event and world qualifiers - Community management for multiple Esport providers, including Counter-Strike, Halo, Tekken, Killer Instinct, etc. - Consultant for various games studios and non-endemic brands, leading community and education projects Show less



Virtual Learning uk

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Esports

  • Dec 2022 - Aug 2023

  Contracted to: - Develop, negotiate and manage esports partnerships - Recruit learners to first-in-market education platform - Develop product offering and project manage product launches - Spearhead marketing strategy and content, including social media tactical plan Contracted to: - Develop, negotiate and manage esports partnerships - Recruit learners to first-in-market education platform - Develop product offering and project manage product launches - Spearhead marketing strategy and content, including social media tactical plan



SIS Ltd

• Spectator Sports
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Esports Operations Manager

  • Aug 2020 - May 2022

  - Setup, develop and leading a world-class Esports betting product for CSGO, FIFA, and NBA2K - Esports proposal development with multiple video game titles for successful product outcomes - Management of multiple professional gamers with skill levels ranging from grassroots to top tier. - Development of operational marketing material and strategies - Studio operations and management of a production team - Full operational setup, developing the hardware, software and documents from the beginning of the operational processes. - Managing game systems and core gameplay loops to integrate with the product Show less



Jellymedia Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Esports and Community Manager Consultant

  • Sep 2018 - Nov 2018

  Fixed-term contract to support the Jellymedia Esports digital media activity: - Esports and community manager for PES League - Developing strategies, social prototypes and active engagement with FaceIt's ECS6 Fixed-term contract to support the Jellymedia Esports digital media activity: - Esports and community manager for PES League - Developing strategies, social prototypes and active engagement with FaceIt's ECS6



AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interactive Media, Gaming and Esports Lecturer

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2018

  - Develop Esports based practice with learners including developmental events management skills. - Incorporating work based practice using video games. - Increase student engagement with video games and Esports practices. - Manage and develop events for students and parent engagement through games design. - Introduce unique video game theory teaching with use of gamification to increase interest for the course and get students independently using learning tools to reach target grades. - Work with key employers to introduce fundamental live briefs that will be used for students to increase practical efficiency of work. - Create a multitude of video game Esports events to create a live learning environment. Show less



Manchester Battle Arena

• Manchester, United Kingdom

• Esports Coordinator

  • Aug 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Directing and coordinating Manchester Battle Arena into the Esports sector. • Helping with Esport directions with other staff of Manchester Battle Arena to give our players the best possible experience and exposure for Esport atmosphere. • Online directive to help fans and clients experience a high quality and professional relationship. • Help coordinating all of our game league teams and assisting our players within online and LAN based leagues. • Directing and coordinating Manchester Battle Arena into the Esports sector. • Helping with Esport directions with other staff of Manchester Battle Arena to give our players the best possible experience and exposure for Esport atmosphere. • Online directive to help fans and clients experience a high quality and professional relationship. • Help coordinating all of our game league teams and assisting our players within online and LAN based leagues.



Salford City College Group

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Games Design Teacher

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

  My responsibilities include; • Forefront of e-Learning development in the Games Sector for Further Education, developing and pushing my digital content. • Content creator for EGI (Eccles Games Incubator). • Helping Learners develop their creativity techniques and keep to high standards of software and creation tools. • Embedding confidence and marketing development to show in work and attitude to allow students to be the best for working life. • Develop a wide variety of basic and advanced skills within Games Design. • Organize with team, Trips and Events to do with the Games Industry. • Participate in Multiple trips to Gaming Conventions with Teachers and Learners. • Develop new and exciting ways to teach subjects, always using interesting and fun techniques I teach a subject to allow the learner to be engaged and participate, Learners are also helped by development based tasks. • Always developing my own skill set to help innovate and develop student skills. Show less



Sony Interactive Entertainment

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global First Party Quality Assurance Tester

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

  Worked on titles such as: Playstation 4 Console Launch, Killzone: Shadow Fall, Driveclub, LittleBigPlanet, PSVR, Killzone Mercenary, Minecraft, Unraveled, LittleBig Karting, Destiny of Spirits, Soul Sacrifice, Soul Sacrifice Delta, Ragnarok Odyssey, Freedom Wars, God Eater & more • Main team working on exploit testing for SCEJ games • Test Case planning and management. • Developer and customer contact and support. • Scripting and Code Analytic (Checking software code for defects / problems). • Code analyzing and software defect detection. • Company and Public age application (ESRB rating). • Exploratory Testing. • Confirmation Testing. Show less