Kyle Cherry Email & Phone Number

One third of the organising committee of EVE_NT, operating both behind the scenes and in front of house for multiple sold-out EVE Online community events run in association with technology sponsors and with the support of CCP development staff. Live event duties include leading teams of volunteers to provide pre-planning and on-the-day execution of support for hardware and software requirements, as well as setup and tear-down of equipment, customer service, client liaison, community management… Show more One third of the organising committee of EVE_NT, operating both behind the scenes and in front of house for multiple sold-out EVE Online community events run in association with technology sponsors and with the support of CCP development staff. Live event duties include leading teams of volunteers to provide pre-planning and on-the-day execution of support for hardware and software requirements, as well as setup and tear-down of equipment, customer service, client liaison, community management and logistics administration. Additionally, functioning as project manager, floor manager, assistant director, vision mixer, tournament administrator, web tools operator and Twitch stream moderator for multiple official streams including the Alliance Tournament, Invasion World Tour and Alliance Open, live broadcasts viewed by over 200,000 people. Show less

First Aider. Fire Warden. VLE Administrator (Moodle). Lead Internal Verifier (Pearson BTEC, Aim Award). Lecturing Higher and Further Education students in esports production, videogames production, critical theory, storytelling and quality assurance across several HE modules and multiple BTEC specifications, with experience as interim Course Leader for both Esports and Games Technology programmes. Creating content for delivery of core units across a 100-student HE and 300-student FE… Show more First Aider. Fire Warden. VLE Administrator (Moodle). Lead Internal Verifier (Pearson BTEC, Aim Award). Lecturing Higher and Further Education students in esports production, videogames production, critical theory, storytelling and quality assurance across several HE modules and multiple BTEC specifications, with experience as interim Course Leader for both Esports and Games Technology programmes. Creating content for delivery of core units across a 100-student HE and 300-student FE cohort, curating assets on core topics including external examinations and employability and supporting students towards future industry careers. Additionally, serving as administrator for the student-facing VLE system (Moodle), ensuring quality as a Lead IV across multiple programmes for both BTEC and AIM, and directly responsible for students both in a pastoral tutor role and through First Aid and Risk Assessment. Other aspects of this role include working with clients such as the NVF and GameCity festival, liaising with industry guests and planning and hosting events including film screenings, game tournaments and client quality assurance sessions, as well as social media and community management and co-ordinating volunteer teams for live event staffing and convention trips. Show less

Founding, coaching and managing Confetti’s first ever sports team, the Arrows, and working with the players to establish strategy, mindset, health and professional conduct and safeguarding. Under my tenure we entered teams in British Esports Federation competition for Overwatch, Valorant, League of Legends, Rocket League & FIFA and Williams’ Student Racing League, remaining a perennial top-sixteen team at the national level, including victory in the inaugural Women in Esports Student Overwatch… Show more Founding, coaching and managing Confetti’s first ever sports team, the Arrows, and working with the players to establish strategy, mindset, health and professional conduct and safeguarding. Under my tenure we entered teams in British Esports Federation competition for Overwatch, Valorant, League of Legends, Rocket League & FIFA and Williams’ Student Racing League, remaining a perennial top-sixteen team at the national level, including victory in the inaugural Women in Esports Student Overwatch Cup and securing our first of three titles as the Division 2 winners for BESC Overwatch 2022. Additionally, managing social media channels and external relationships, live-streaming, editing and publishing video content, as well as appearing as a speaker for the BEF & Association of Colleges, making recommendations for other schools and colleges’ involvement in esports. Show less

Needy Cat GamesRiver Horse Games Mantic Games Roll7 Legendary Games I-playAssuring quality for digital and traditional roleplaying and miniature games, ensuring clarity of rules, fun and balance in gameplay and authenticity of licensed products. Communicating with designers, management and technical departments to ensure fast and thorough turnaround of feedback and bug reports, and overseeing volunteer teams to document results. Attending studio-based testing… Show more Needy Cat GamesRiver Horse Games Mantic Games Roll7 Legendary Games I-playAssuring quality for digital and traditional roleplaying and miniature games, ensuring clarity of rules, fun and balance in gameplay and authenticity of licensed products. Communicating with designers, management and technical departments to ensure fast and thorough turnaround of feedback and bug reports, and overseeing volunteer teams to document results. Attending studio-based testing sessions as well as arranging and managing off-site sessions and utilising reporting systems to log potential problems and feedback test results ready for release. Show less

Strangely GamesUnruly EmberProvided game design consultation, rules and rulebook writing and editing for press releases, Kickstarter, and other marketing material. Organised playtesting, documented results and liaised with designers to ensure written rules clarity.

Ma, Creative Technologies

Activities and Societies: Course Representative

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Activities and Societies: Course Representative

Hnd & Bsc, Games Design, 2:1