Mat Mortlock Email & Phone Number

Blackpool, England, United Kingdom

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Manchester, United Kingdom

Providing Business Development support to DDM's European based Clients

Lytham St Annes

Providing independent consultancy and business development support

Leamington Spa, Uk

The Acquisitions department was looking to recruit additional support to help with concept submissions and to maintain developer relations through critical feedback and timely responses. I was still working in QA when I was chosen for the role.My duties mainly included liaising with developers via email and providing them with timely responses to their concept and game submissions. I would then look at all submitted materials thoroughly, before producing an A&R response report that provided critical thought about main aspects of the game and a overall review percentage. This would also be used to inform senior management of potentially interesting opportunities. This position has not only provided me with invaluable exposure to the processes involved when considering an external product for Acquisition, but also what a game needs to stand out in the market. I gained a great understanding of the roles such departments like Brand, Marketing, PR and Finance play in the decision to sign a game, and to then make that game a successful product at market.I also learnt how such aspects like current gaming trends and genre proliferation can have a great affect on a game's success.Projects I have had involvement with- Damnation - evaluated early concept submission and provided senior management with critical opinion- Fuel - Evaluated early concept submission and provided senior management with critical opinion. Also involved with early negotiations.- Heatseeker - Provided developer feedback and recommendations for gameplay improvements- Jericho - Provided Producers with critical feedback on milestones - Overlord 2 - Provided Producers with critical feedback on milestones - Voyage of the Argonauts - Provided Producers with critical feedback on milestones

I was employed as a QA tech for Codemasters Publishers and completed work on a diverse range of projects such as:Race Driver 3HeatseekerJerichoArchlordBrian Lara '05Heroes of the PacificColin Mcrae: DiRTOverlordGeneral duties involved typical bug reporting and tracking, using bug database software such as PR Tracker to report any issues. As well as keeping a close eye on priority bugs and making sure not to duplicate issues and verifying them properly to make sure bugs could not be reproduced. I was also responsible for representing the company within a QA capacity on trips to help out dev teams with QA assistance. The developers include:IRGuru's (now Trickster Games) based in MelbourneTriumph based in Delft - Holland

Games Design (Games, Simulation, Virtual Reality), Conceptual Design

Graduated with 2:1 honours Dissertation titled "The relationship of consumerism within film and game, and the way it is portrayed.

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