I spearheaded the development and successful funding of a groundbreaking role-playing game called "Born From Ice" that replaces a traditional fantasy setting with a scientifically accurate depiction of earth's Stone Age. My role on the project has spanned multiple disciplines, including writing, design, marketing, and multimedia content creation.Key Responsibilities:Creative Writing and Editing: Authored a series of three books for the Born From Ice setting, meticulously crafting content to align with historical accuracy while maintaining engaging, narrative-driven gameplay. Adapted traditional Dungeons & Dragons mechanics to a non-magical context, emphasizing human resilience and innovation.Copywriting and Content Development: Created compelling ad copy, promotional materials, and engaging content for the game's website and social media, ensuring clarity, persuasiveness, and brand consistency. Developed content strategies that effectively communicated the unique aspects of the game to a broad audience.Game Design: Redesigned traditional 5e gameplay to fit a prehistoric, non-magical world. Introduced six new classes based on primary attributes and a unique Totem Path system to replace traditional subclasses, enhancing the role-playing experience.Multimedia Production and Graphic Design: Created a unifying visual style for the books and all connected media. Produced promotional videos and social media content that highlighted the game's features and the historical research underpinning its development. Managed visual content creation to align with the game's themes of survival and discovery.Marketing and Campaign Management: Ran a successful Kickstarter campaign in March/April 2024, raising $57,693 to fund the publication and printing of the game. Developed and executed a social media advertising campaign that maximized engagement and funding potential.

As a Multimedia Specialist at Central Piedmont Community College, I have the privilege of directly impacting student lives and contributing to generational change through my work. My role encompasses a broad range of responsibilities that impacts multiple departments, allowing me to engage deeply with the academic community and contribute to its focus on learning and growth.Key Responsibilities:Video Content Leadership:Serve as the team expert on video content creation and accessibility. Lead the strategy, development, and execution of video projects that align with the college's goals.Collaborative Strategy Development:Work closely with marketing and communications teams to advise on best practices for video content integration across various platforms including social media, television, and web.Stakeholder Engagement:Collaborate with account managers, executive leaders, and department heads to produce high-quality video content. My role involves the entire production process from conceptualization, writing, shooting, and editing, ensuring that all content meets the strategic objectives of the college.Creative Design and Production:Create engaging video, animation, and graphic design elements tailored for email, web, mobile, and social media, as well as for interactive and static digital signage on campus, adhering to college branding guidelines.Digital Content Management:Oversee the content management for over 130 campus digital signs, including interactive elements and oversized video walls, ensuring that all displays provide timely and useful information to the college community.

Loren the GM is an on-line gaming subscription service providing high quality custom tabletop role-playing game experiences. Combines technology, music, sound effects, and a passion for storytelling, to provide deeply immersive and creatively satisfying gaming sessions for clients. Responsibilities include: • scheduling, coordinating, and running daily social gaming events for diverse groups of people (including various ages, backgrounds, nationalities, and global locations)• facilitate an inviting and friendly environment for all involved• group management/leadership including maintaining a smooth flow of events at meetings/sessions through skilled organization, motivation of individuals, and keeping the group on task and focused• conflict resolution for various interpersonal situations• creative storytelling and improvisational thinking• business marketing and finance management

Work with various clients to produce various media and written content including: • video (television programs and ads, training/instructional, DVD’s, music videos) • print (marketing and packaging materials)• websites• social media campaignsMajor clients: • The National Park Service• Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo• Vanderbilt University School of Nursing• The Lincoln Project• Five Points ICT• Takoma Regional Hospital• The Worship Network• Southern Adventist University• Holston United Methodist Home for Children

• Managed the Multimedia Team (employees and contractors).• Met with clients to determine production needs. • Developed, wrote, and produced high-quality original video content for clients and internal use. • Managed studio, equipment, and department operations, including a 24-hour television channel in the local market, and implemented online streaming of television broadcast.• Worked with digital team to develop a hyper-local web portal and social media strategy.• Worked on multiple marketing projects for clients, including video development for web and social, social media strategy, company voice development and brand consistency, social advertising and online contests, and analytics measurement to gauge success.

• Designed production studio space and oversaw purchase of equipment. • Developed a marketing campaign for SeymourTV that included a brand style sheet, two new websites, videos, social media strategy, and future marketing and content strategy. • Developed marketing campaign for SCHOOLinSITES including a custom website build, new promotional videos, print promotions, and a future marketing strategy. • Created plans for career tech training for students through SeymourTV. • Developed content strategy for SeymourTV programming.

• Created original video content for weekly services, special events, and associated ministries. • Oversaw post-production process for all major events and special projects. • Built and managed a volunteer team of videographers, story artists, and editors to assist in creating original content. • Contributed to development of experience Life media, a digital Christian resource media company created by Bent Tree. • Managed video integration for website, social media, and mobile app. • Helped implement robust remote internet streaming system.• Video producer for live productions, including Sunday services and special events.

War In Heaven, War On Earth is a full length documentary feature film that explores the converging experiences of a nation at war and the formation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a religious group who found themselves wrestling with the questions of conscientious objection, the spectre of slavery, and the myriad social and political issues of the time. As the Civil War engulfed America, the issues of faith and duty to country clashed as conflict threatened to divide both nation and church.

• Oversaw post-production for a production company and television network that operated a digital television channel in 54 television markets as part of ION’s digital programming lineup, and provided content for 35 foreign affiliates. • Produced or edited 29 Telly award winning projects. • Produced/wrote/edited original programming and advertising for national broadcast. • Coordinated a team of editors for projects.• Oversaw quality control of all original broadcast content. • Authored retail DVD products. • Implemented and oversaw video project archiving strategy. • Advised on website development and managed integration of web assets and video content from television channel. • Assisted in developing original social media pages. • Designed website elements and digital content, and created layouts and tracking for email newsletters. • Performed various crew duties on productions.• Led editing team through video format change from standard definition to high definition• Led editing team through digitization and cataloguing of large DAM video stock nature image catalogue• Led editing team through the expansion of programming into online streaming, IPTV, and video on demand systems

• Worked with Blackboard CMS to create digital classroom content. • Produced advertising videos for web and DVD. • Produced streaming and on-demand video content for online courses. • Developed online interactive video learning programs. • Assisted faculty with integrating course material into CMS. • Provided technical support for students and faculty for e-learning system.

• Created website. • Designed print and web marketing materials. • Planned live events to attract new students. • Created a marketing campaign that increased enrollment by over 10%. • Worked with program directors to design lighting and audio for live productions. • Operated audio/video/lighting equipment for live events.