Danielle Nicholson Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, GA, US

Menlo Park, CA, US

San Francisco, US

Managing licensing, support services, Unity Games Services, engineering solutions, and co-development partnerships-- at the helm of a team of 6+ biz-dev rockstars. Clearing paths towards new and exciting partnerships. Let's talk about your tech stack.:)

San Francisco, US

Strategic partnerships providing publishers and developers licensing, support and solutions for challenging optimization issues for mobile, PC, console, & XR games. Unity is taking on development and co-development projects, e.g. Full game development; Ongoing game development maintenance (so you can shift your teams over to new priorities); Porting titles.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Responsible for identifying, soliciting, negotiating & managing long-term strategic partnerships for the creation of externally published mobile, PC and console video games based on Cartoon Network & Adult Swim IP.
• Evangelized brands in b2b conversations.
• Streamlined & documented procedures for the greenlight of business deals by multiple teams across an international corporation.
• Customized deal term proposals to match executive time constraints, KPIs, and financial review expectations.
• Developed long-term partnerships with publishers, including Ubisoft and Outright Games, resulting in strong revenues, creative advertising and benchmarking marketing campaigns.
• Expanded digital in-house published console games business into retail stores globally, including distribution in Japan, China, and SEA regions.Notable PC/Console Projects:RIck & Morty in Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Siege.

Los Angeles, California, US

• Actively secured offers for MGs ranging from $20k - $12M. Managed these licensing opportunities from initial contact through to contract negotiations and product launch for gaming, gambling, lottery and live events.
• Directed the product development and lifecycle of games & events including management of licensee relationship, production timelines, contractual compliance, royalty reporting, product approvals and marketing campaigns.
• Created sales materials and proposals that captured the unique assets of each TV series nad partnership opportunities.
• Notable projects include: The WipeoutRun obstacle course, Activison’s Wipeout console game series, Deal or No Deal online real money gambling and land-based slot machines, Steve Harvey social slots in Zynga's Hit It Rich

Los Angeles, California, US

Senior Franchise Manager in charge of licensing for mobile gaming, video gaming, interactive entertainment, and live events.

US

Aggressively identify, research, and analyze licensing opportunities for consumer products, live events and gaming categories for television shows including Wipeout, Steve Harvey, Fear Factor, Deal or No Deal. Negotiate deal terms and contract processes. Direct the product development and life cycle of games and events, including management of relationship.

Sherman Oaks, CA, US

• Start-up culture offering global payment services and custom monetization solutions for online games.Hired as Executive Assistant to VP in 01/2012. Promoted 04/2012 to manage International Events.
• Supported day to day operations and business development initiatives for a gaming industry start-up offering global payment services and custom monetization solutions for online games.
• Attended all VP’s meetings with C-level gaming industry executives, updated Salesforce notes, and organized follow-up communications/meetings for VP.
• Created detailed annual budget for all potential tradeshow events, managed attendance & booth design.
• Met all tradeshow deadlines, while managing global travel for execs and bizdev team of 15.

London, GB

• Oversaw daily management of commercial photography studio from tracking of all jobs to delivery of final products to clients.
• Maintained detailed job lists, organized digital and print archiving system, and managed relationships with photography gallery, photo syndicators, retouchers, producers, agent, accountant and crew.
• Communicated with celebrity clientele, agencies and commercial magazine photo editors for commissioned projects. Clients: Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, Warner Brothers, Summit, Disney, Alcon, Universal, Fox, Sony.
• Negotiated 35% profit return on retouching jobs resulting in over $25,000.00 profit per year (1 year out of college).

Wrote 71 page Customer Service training manual. Assisted VP Operations with claims & customer service management. Found solutions to discrepancies with partnered business representatives.

Producer mini-interview series. Managed team of interns.

Recruited and organized acts for 3 fundraising events & main festival show.Raisedenough $ to provide16mm film & rental equipment.Organized 15 bands during show.Sold out to a crowd of 860+

Ba, Film And Media, Communication

International Film And Media, Film And Media, Communication

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