Michael Futter Email & Phone Number

Madison, NJ, US

Chicago, Illinois, US

Responsible for building compelling, creative campaign concepts and working with our partners to execute them. In addition to working with developers and publishers to align their marketing needs with Leviathan’s capabilities, Mike is the primary point of contact for partner success.ABOUT LEVIATHAN COREWe connect game brands of all sizes with influencers.

Licensing Producer on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, working with our partners at Paramount. Responsible for all submissions and feedback alignment with IP holder. Supports executive producer in managing development efforts. Also serves as operations producer, providing business consultation and support for the entire studio.

In-depth weekly news reporting and analysis of game industry business.

• F-Squared is a boutique consultancy providing services to independent developers and AAA publishers. Providing pitch review, business development and budgeting, media training and messaging.-------------Strategy and.
• Provided actionable and meaningful gameplay feedback for nearly 100 titles across three years of operation
• Managed team of subcontractors to assist in delivering excellent gameplay feedback reports to clients
• Assisted multiple teams throughout the pitching process to improve their pitch decks, improve their presentation, refine their prototypes, and more
• Crafted research white papers on industry market segments
• Provided pro bono pitch deck, build review, and business consulting support to more than 100 pre-funding independent game developers

Broadstairs, England, GB

• Alongside Amanda Farough, I managed Robot Teddy's strategic partnerships pillar. This includes working with clients as an external producer, managing first-party relationships, navigating platform intricacies, and.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between multiple multi-million unit selling studios, including poncle (Vampire Survivors) and Boneloaf (Gang Beasts) and key platform partners (Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo.
• Work alongside co-development partners Schell Games and Innersloth on business development and platform relations for Among Us VR
• Function as an external producer, managing dependencies for client partners and ensuring timely delivery of information and assets to key external parties
• Provide management consulting and strategic guidance for teams building and growing their studios and owned IP
• Executed global Nintendo Direct reveal of Vampire Survivors on Switch with NCL, NOE, and NOA.

• Monthly business-focused column called "In-Game Economy" on Variety. Additional bylines: Polygon, GameDaily.biz, GamesBeat.
• Wrote hundreds of articles, including breaking news, features, and industry event coverage

Author, The GameDev Business Handbook and The GameDev Budgeting HandbookThe GameDev Business Handbook is a deeply researched instructional guide for creating and sustaining your independent video game studio. Designed from the start for both students and experienced developers who want to get a better handle on a totally, completely, super-not-glamourous.

Responsible for leading news coverage; writing breaking business and legal news; interviewing developers and publishing executives; and providing industry analysis and opinion content. Produced more than 7,500 articles on a range of topics from release date announcements to complex business analysis about hostile takeovers to legal explainers on.

Responsible for editing all game and hardware reviews

Responsible for editing all game and hardware reviews, writing reviews for games on all platforms, creating unique video content and reviews, coordinating weekly “Reviewer Rodeo” feature focused on timely topics in the industry and conducting all interviews with developers and publishers. Primary point of contact for fan community via Facebook, N4G.com.

US

Responsible for managing staff of ten writers; daily writing, including news, reviews, feature/opinion pieces; editing all news stories, reviews and feature content; communicating with PR to secure review materials, interviews, preview access and exclusive content; writing reviews, daily news and long-form features; event coverage, including PAX East 2012.

US

Responsible for board development and cultivation of new individual donors for Lincoln Center Institute, the educational arm of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.In addition to research and appeals to individuals, I worked closely with the Institutional Relations team to create new cases for funding, bringing to light compelling facts about Lincoln.

Freelance consultant with a background in program planning; strategic planning; grant writing, fundraising and development; and budgeting and finance.Working with the State & Local Partnerships program at the New York State Council on the Arts. Projects include a complete re-write of the operations manual for the Decentralization regrant program.

• Responsibilities included: Management of fundraising efforts including foundation, corporation, individual, and government sources. Along with Executive Director and Finance department, responsible for compliance with.
• Initiated the Council’s Annual Campaign in 2005, which yielded a 100% increase in number of donors and 50% increase in dollars raised
• Overhauled organization’s grant making processes, many of which have been adopted by arts councils across New York State
• Served as Interim Finance Director from December 2007 – February 2008 and worked with accounting firm to complete agency’s 2007 audit
• Primary contact for over 800 members, including artists, cultural organizations, and businesses

Instructor for Grantseeking for Individuals, geared towards students intent on becoming professional musicians.

Cincinnati, OH, US

• Responsibilities included: Working with Arts Services Office Director to implement Business on Board program, Virtual Arts Incubator, and National Arts Marketing ProjectAchievements:
• Served on planning committee for National Arts Marketing Project programming
• Contributed to Virtual Arts Incubator website
• Assisted with planning and execution of Sampler Weekend 2004, the kickoff for the organization’s major fundraising campaign

• (Now merged with Children's Theatre of Cincinnati)Responsibilties included: Board relations and cultivationHiring and managing of administrative staffEmployee benefit administration (health insurance, life insurance.
• Increased board giving from 20% to 80% during first year
• Managed finances to return organization to good standing with key funders
• Led board to reactivate key committees including budget and finance and nominating
• Served on the Fine Arts Fund speaker bureau, visiting corporations to speak with employees about the impact of contributing to the Fine Arts Fund

• Managed fundraising, development, marketing, ticket sales, and public relations the organization's four series: Linton Chamber Music Series, Encore! Linton, The Mayor's 801 Plum Series, and the Peanut Butter & Jam.
• Drafted and submitted all grant proposals, securing 100% grant funding for early childhood concert series
• Wrote all content for performance programs and managing professional printing process
• Created and implemented new website for the organization

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

• Achievements:
• Succeeded in restoring Ohio Arts Council funding
• Contracted and managed relationships with guest performers

University Of Richmond, VA, US

• Responsible for conducting marketing research of all Modlin Center for the Arts patrons in the Richmond community. Achievement:
• Research survey yielded a 43% response rate of 2271 patrons.

University Of Richmond, VA, US

Responsibilities included assisting students of the University of Richmond with standard public speaking assignments in academic subjects including Speech Communication, Leadership Studies and Theatre Arts as well as special speaking assignments such as conference presentations, commencement speeches and employment interviews. Developed enhanced speaking.

University Of Richmond, VA, US

Responsible for assisting the director of arts center with correspondence and paperwork regarding booking of artists, preparing and editing contracts, maintaining good relations with artist managers, answering phone, faxing, filing, and opening mail. Center houses 600-seat concert hall, 500 seat theatre, 125 seat studio theatre, and three gallery spaces.

Ma, Arts Administration

Mba

Ba And Bsba, Theatre, Marketing, Speech Communications

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