Callum Davis Email & Phone Number

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for all lore developed for RAID: Shadow Legends (ideation, management, writing and editing).RAID is a dark fantasy collection RPG (free-to-play mobile game) with tens of millions of players and downloads, and is an industry leader in its genre. It has close to a thousand playable Champions and very active LiveOps that is incorporating more and more narrative, impossible without the work I’ve done for the past (nearly) two years.Create and continually maintain… Show more Responsible for all lore developed for RAID: Shadow Legends (ideation, management, writing and editing).RAID is a dark fantasy collection RPG (free-to-play mobile game) with tens of millions of players and downloads, and is an industry leader in its genre. It has close to a thousand playable Champions and very active LiveOps that is incorporating more and more narrative, impossible without the work I’ve done for the past (nearly) two years.Create and continually maintain internal lore wiki (Confluence).Developed a highly detailed style guide for writing all RAID lore.Worked on multiple integrations of outside IP into RAID, including Monster Hunter, Xena: Warrior Princess and others due to NDA I cannot disclose at the time of writing.Recruited a team of freelance writers and editors to build a repository of lore for RAID’s hundreds of in-game, playable Champions from scratch.I enjoy celebrating the great work of the people who I’ve worked with as well as seeing good work become great work with the right feedback.Established a high quality bar for the design and writing of RAID’s lore that has grown higher over time.Continued to develop my skills in providing feedback to writers and editors to ensure the highest standard of written output, consistently. Show less

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Two short stories published in the 'Successors' Space Marines anthologySerialised novel - 'Heirs of Reason' - in White Dwarf magazineTwo other short stories in White Dwarf magazineContributed three entries to the limited edition art and background book, 'The First Founding'Short story - 'Those Without Mercy', published October 2024

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Written dozens of campaign books, codexes, codex supplements, White Dwarf magazine articles and White Dwarf magazine fiction pieces.Strong understanding of the importance of feedback from peers, editors and managers and receive feedback well - making amends, asking questions and discussing solutions to potential problems confidently.Exceptional verbal and written communication skills as well as team working skills. Strong experience in writing to brief and to deadline without… Show more Written dozens of campaign books, codexes, codex supplements, White Dwarf magazine articles and White Dwarf magazine fiction pieces.Strong understanding of the importance of feedback from peers, editors and managers and receive feedback well - making amends, asking questions and discussing solutions to potential problems confidently.Exceptional verbal and written communication skills as well as team working skills. Strong experience in writing to brief and to deadline without close management, whilst delivering the quality required and being flexible over content as well as the precise requirements of the product. Strong experience also in providing objective and constructive feedback to my colleagues as a part of our peer review process.Experience in IP generation. Show less

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in working with over a dozen games designers and graphic designers across the Horus Heresy, Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Blood Bowl, Adeptus Titanicus, Aeronautica Imperialis and Middle-earth brands/ranges. I worked on thirty publications for the Specialist Design Studio (also known as Forge World), as well as miniatures packaging, regular blog posts, construction guides and other miscellaneous conent produced by the… Show more Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in working with over a dozen games designers and graphic designers across the Horus Heresy, Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Blood Bowl, Adeptus Titanicus, Aeronautica Imperialis and Middle-earth brands/ranges. I worked on thirty publications for the Specialist Design Studio (also known as Forge World), as well as miniatures packaging, regular blog posts, construction guides and other miscellaneous conent produced by the studio.Written unit profile background text for Warhammer 40,000 for Forge World models deemed fit for publication.Developed strong writing skills in writing vehicle/character bestiary entries for some Forge World Warhammer 40,000 units and characters, as well as background used in Forge World construction guides.Responsible for ensuring that background and lore is of high quality, suits the tone of the relevant setting and publication, is evocative, exciting and is consistent with game rules.Developed excellent IP knowledge in Warhammer 40,000 and The Horus Heresy in particular.Developed strong understanding of the importance of IP protection, in terms of ensuring new additions to the IP fit in with the universe(s) and that older IP is maintained.Experience of working whilst maintaining quality and adhering to the strict deadlines of a fast-moving and dynamic studio environment with a packed and ever-evolving release schedule and getting good feedback from management.Fully aware of the editorial process, providing feedback to writers for a number of game systems and discussing how to improve text, requiring a good understanding of what makes great text. Show less

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills developed in working with a freelance pool of 50+ authors, editors, proof readers and artists, handling all queries and issues in a calm, professional manner and in a reasonable timeframe.Developed writing skills in writing briefing notes for White Dwarf Magazine on all new Black Library products. This required the ability to explain what is great about a product to the brief, keep to strict deadlines and to present it to relevant… Show more Exceptional written and verbal communication skills developed in working with a freelance pool of 50+ authors, editors, proof readers and artists, handling all queries and issues in a calm, professional manner and in a reasonable timeframe.Developed writing skills in writing briefing notes for White Dwarf Magazine on all new Black Library products. This required the ability to explain what is great about a product to the brief, keep to strict deadlines and to present it to relevant internal stakeholders.Acted as 'first read' for new author applications. I read thousands of tests, filtering out the best for full editorial review. This required a good understanding of Games Workshop's IP, what makes great text and the tone and setting of the Warhammer universes.Developed a good understanding of the editorial process in a novel publishing context, working closely with commissioning, content and technical editors. I took the time to learn from those around me about what they were looking for in stories and background and applied this where relevant to my role. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Part of a team supervising several Building Societies, with my own portfolio. I was expected to provide accurate, timely information to management and colleagues when it was requested. This required excellent understanding of how information is organised and knowing how it should be provided.Regularly asked to find recent and historical information on the Bank's database. This needed to be supplied to the right people at the right time. This meant always looking forward to the next… Show more Part of a team supervising several Building Societies, with my own portfolio. I was expected to provide accurate, timely information to management and colleagues when it was requested. This required excellent understanding of how information is organised and knowing how it should be provided.Regularly asked to find recent and historical information on the Bank's database. This needed to be supplied to the right people at the right time. This meant always looking forward to the next deadline.Engaged and led in meetings with the Chairmen, CEOs and Financial Directors of the Building Societies in my portfolio, improved my communication skills in general as well as being able to tailor my communication to individuals in a position of authority.Excellent organisational skills, planning regulatory visits months ahead and assessed what results were required and the questions that need to be asked, all while allowing time for unexpected work and topics that may need to be included.Gained and improved quantitative and qualitative analytical skills to identify potential risks facing Building Societies, in terms of their financial situation and their governance.Used excellent written communication skills to collate my findings in order to brief more senior staff within the Prudential Regulation Authority of the situation with the Building Societies I work on.Adapted to several challenges as other members of the team left, taking on additional work and responsibilities unexpectedly and managing this in addition to my normal work.The role required excellent business model analysis skills, and the ability to make decisive judgements on the quality of management and governance at the firms I worked with. Show less

Bristol, United Kingdom

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Activities and Societies: Online short course with contributions by such writers as Alex Garland going through the basics of writing.

Online Course, Business And Management

Activities and Societies: Understanding Modern Business and Organisations Online course provided by the University of Strathclyde carried.