Ella-May Wallace Email & Phone Number

Tewkesbury, Gb

Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Gloucester, England, United Kingdom

- As a lecturer, I focus my teaching on design, narrative, and production skills/software - from foundation to bachelor's level. Also, I have been responsible for mentoring and primarily supporting students moving towards careers in those fields.- As an Academic Course Leader, I am responsible for the ‘big picture’ of a student's development, monitoring and managing grades, destination (career development/next academic steps), and other key aspects of a student's time in… Show more - As a lecturer, I focus my teaching on design, narrative, and production skills/software - from foundation to bachelor's level. Also, I have been responsible for mentoring and primarily supporting students moving towards careers in those fields.- As an Academic Course Leader, I am responsible for the ‘big picture’ of a student's development, monitoring and managing grades, destination (career development/next academic steps), and other key aspects of a student's time in college.- As Academic Course Leader I am responsible for managing the teaching staff involved with teaching the students I am responsible for. I am required to plan the schedule for the academic year with sprint targets throughout, manage any required changes mid-year, organize check-ins with lecturers to receive updates on their progress, and adjust our priorities and focuses for the future sprint accordingly.-I have led well-received action to build relationships with industry-leading companies to benefit the students and to strengthen the position of the courses and college in the wider industry.-I have also, been a key figure in updating multiple courses, modernizing them to bring them into industry expectation-driven courses. Show less

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

PRODUCER- Organised scrums (various timescales dependent on project) with clear, well-communicated expectations with supporting short-, mid-and long-term goals, aiming to keep morale high and removing ambiguity in what the product was intended to be.- Managed the team’s budget (accounting, invoicing, and balancing). Our main goals for our funds were to first design and have printed identifiable merch for events and to make sure our team had the required equipment for socially… Show more PRODUCER- Organised scrums (various timescales dependent on project) with clear, well-communicated expectations with supporting short-, mid-and long-term goals, aiming to keep morale high and removing ambiguity in what the product was intended to be.- Managed the team’s budget (accounting, invoicing, and balancing). Our main goals for our funds were to first design and have printed identifiable merch for events and to make sure our team had the required equipment for socially distant meetings.- Responsible for managing our social media accounts (specifically Twitter and Twitch) in a way that was consistent across platforms and highlighted my teammate's work well so that their profile was raised.- Designed personalized support plans and styles with teammates so that they were better supported as individuals, increasing morale and team spirit.NARRATIVE DESIGNER- Designed the plot arc with LGBTQ+ themes taken from peers' stories of coming out, with character development and personal acceptance being the key focuses.- Developed in-game narrative following a template designed in conjunction with the lead programmer so that the narrative assets performed optimally and were easy for developers to apply. Show less

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

A prestigious design school renowned for its school of Design and Informatics. The course was constructed to teach many aspects of game design alongside focused practical education.During my fourth year, I designed a dissertation and applied a project on narrative-driven world-building focusing on cultural loss/blending. This required me to apply a mix of the skills I had learned in previous years. The skills I learnt throughout my four-year course include design theory, level design… Show more A prestigious design school renowned for its school of Design and Informatics. The course was constructed to teach many aspects of game design alongside focused practical education.During my fourth year, I designed a dissertation and applied a project on narrative-driven world-building focusing on cultural loss/blending. This required me to apply a mix of the skills I had learned in previous years. The skills I learnt throughout my four-year course include design theory, level design, quality assurance, multiple game engines and programming languages. Show less

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

- Worked closely with a team to develop a prototype following multiple clients specifications in a limited time frame.- Provided the clients with multiple versions and adjustments following their feedback so that both clients would be happy we had achieved their separate goals. - Developed a historical themed narrative discussing a wide range of themes including potentially sensitive subjects with empathy, supported by client provided as well as personal historical… Show more - Worked closely with a team to develop a prototype following multiple clients specifications in a limited time frame.- Provided the clients with multiple versions and adjustments following their feedback so that both clients would be happy we had achieved their separate goals. - Developed a historical themed narrative discussing a wide range of themes including potentially sensitive subjects with empathy, supported by client provided as well as personal historical research.- Produced detailed and well-delivered documentation detailing the team’s design work and iterations for the client and supervisors prior to meetings highlighting changes and teammates successes so that they could follow our progress in their own time and ask more specific questions to my team.- Developed and reiterated UI designed for a young, mobile-centric demographic. Show less

Level Three Education And Training, Adult And Continuing Education And Teaching

As part of my wider training towards the role of Lecturer, I’ve completed a week-long intensive Level 3 BTEC qualification in Education.

Games Design And Production Ba (Hons), Game And Interactive Media Design