LeapFrog/VTech | Educational toys and games 

Content Designer | 2/2022 - Present

• Write voiceover scripts and concept lyrics for toys and digital games

• Concept and propose new toy and game ideas

• Design and shepherd user experience of toys and digital games

• Participate in user testing of products to inform design decisions

• Log, prioritize, and track bugs in a bugbase

• Coordinate and communicate with overseas external teams 

Little Passports | Educational subscription boxes and toys for children

Producer & Content Editor | 10/2016 – 1/2022 (5.5 yrs.)

• Creative Project Management: Create and manage project schedules for the development of DIY projects, toys, activity books, instructions, packaging, and web pages

•  Content Development: Lead product ideation, concept development, market research, interaction design, and end-user testing

• Art Direction/Editorial: Develop creative briefs for freelance artists and writers for activity books, board games, instructions, packaging, and web pages

• Creative Writing: Write, edit, and proofread educational text, marketing copy, and web pages for both child and parent audiences

• Production: Layout and update Illustrator and Photoshop files, keeping shared creative files organized

LeapFrog | Educational games on tablets and consoles

Associate Producer | 10/2012 – 12/2015 (3 yrs.)

• Conceptualized new game and IP ideas with game designers, artists, and curricular experts

• Storyboarded and wrote game flow ideas for Game Design Documents

• Tracked status of various project areas for multiple simultaneous projects

• Conducted user-testing to inform decisions on UI, game and scaling of curricular-leveling

• Managed bug-tracking system - entering, prioritizing, verifying, follow-through

• Organized all project documents (art versions, audio files, scripts, meeting notes, etc.)

• Researched market trends for popular themes and solutions to design challenges

Red Hill Studios | Educational interactives for museum kiosks, websites, tablets, mobile

Producer  | 4/2009 – 5/2012 (3 yrs.)

• Responsible for project budgets and schedules

• Coordinated resources across multiple simultaneous projects (in-house and external contractors)

• Created wireframes and flowcharts detailing product flow for design discussions

• Wrote scripts and vetted potential voice talent, stock imagery and videos

• Reviewed RFPs and generated proposal materials

• Organized and tracked project assets - art, images, video, SFX, audio, code

• Reviewed and tested deliveries, managed bug-tracking system

Embark.com | Web-based College Applications and Administrative Tools

Software Developer | full-time 1998 – 2005, contractor 2007-2008 (8 yrs. total)

• Full-stack SaaS web development in VBScript and SQL

• Managed multiple projects across a team of 6 developers and 1 QA tester

The Renaissance School | Pre-K-8 Montessori school

Lead Montessori Teacher | 8/2006 – 7/2007 (1 yr.)

• Led instruction of Montessori curriculum for a classroom of 22 children ages 3 - 6

• Communicated regularly with parents and administration to coordinate children’s academic and emotional developmental progress

Berkeley Extension - Project Management Certification Program

Courses taken: Project Management, Project Procurement and Contract Development, Project Risk Management, Human Factors and Team Dynamics for Project Management

Montessori Teacher Training Center of Northern California

Certified by Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) for teaching at the Primary Level (ages 3-6)

Arizona State University

B.A. Theatre, Cum Laude