LEXRHODESresume .pdf

 

LEX​ ​RHODES 
GAME​ ​DEV​ ​/​ ​NARRATIVE​ ​DESIGNER 

C:​ ​412-977-8518 
Los​ ​Angeles,​ ​CA​ ​90007 
awrhodes@usc.edu​ ​|​ ​ ​lexrhodes.com 

 

WORK​ ​EXPERIENCE 

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Tender​ ​Claws​ ​/​ ​Writer​ ​&​ ​Narrative​ ​Designer 
MAY​ ​2017​ ​-​ ​Present​ ​.​ ​tenderclaws.com 

Narrative​ ​design,​ ​writing,​ ​and​ ​art​ ​for​ ​Virtual​ ​Virtual​ ​Reality​,​ ​winner​ ​of​ ​the​ ​2017​ ​Google​ ​Play 
award​ ​for​ ​Best​ ​VR​ ​Experience 
Concepted,​ ​wrote,​ ​and​ ​workshopped​ ​pitch​ ​decks​ ​and​ ​prototypes​ ​for​ ​several​ ​unannounced 
VR​ ​and​ ​AR​ ​projects 
 

From​ ​Light​​ ​/​ ​Narrative​ ​Lead 

OCT​ ​2015​ ​-​ ​MAY​ ​2017​ ​.​ ​from-light.com 
Extensive​ ​writing​ ​and​ ​worldbuilding​ ​for​ ​From​ ​Light​,​ ​2015​ ​PAX​ ​10​ ​Selection 
Facilitated​ ​casting​ ​and​ ​voice​ ​direction​ ​for​ ​all​ ​NPC​ ​dialogue 
 

MidBoss​ ​/​ ​Writing​ ​Intern 

OCT​ ​2016​ ​-​ ​FEB​ ​2017​ ​.​ ​midboss.com  
Script​ ​supervision,​ ​voice​ ​direction,​ ​and​ ​narrative​ ​design​ ​for​ ​Read​ ​Only​ ​Memories​,​ ​IndieCade 
2015​ ​Official​ ​Selection 
 

USC​ ​School​ ​of​ ​Cinematic​ ​Arts​ ​Public​ ​Relations​ ​/​ ​Event​ ​Producer 
APR​ ​2016​ ​ ​-​ ​ ​Present 

Coordinator​ ​and​ ​VIP​ ​liaison​ ​for​ ​USC​ ​Games​ ​Demo​ ​Day​ ​showcase,​ ​hosting​ ​over​ ​500 
university​ ​and​ ​industry​ ​guests​ ​per​ ​event 
Event​ ​management​ ​and​ ​volunteer​ ​coordination,​ ​lights/basecamp​ ​operator​ ​for​ ​stage​ ​show 
portion 
 

EDUCATION 
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University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​California​ ​/​ ​Interactive​ ​Media​ ​and​ ​Game​ ​Design 
AUG​ ​2014​ ​-​ ​MAY​ ​2018 
 

Themed​ ​Entertainment​ ​Design​ ​Minor,​ ​National​ ​Merit​ ​Scholar 

GAMES​ ​/​ ​OTHER​ ​PROJECTS 

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My​ ​Electric​ ​Heart​ ​(MEH)​ ​/​ ​Director​ ​&​ ​Narrative​ ​Lead 
JUL​ ​2017​ ​-​ ​Present 

USC​ ​Games​ ​Narrative​ ​Directed​ ​Research,​ ​exploring​ ​new​ ​modes​ ​of​ ​interactive​ ​storytelling 
 

Grassdancer​ ​/​ ​Art​ ​Lead 

APR​ ​2016​ ​-​ ​FEB​ ​2017​ ​.​ ​ ​grassdancer.garden 
Dare​ ​to​ ​Be​ ​Digital​ ​Selection​ ​2017,​ ​SXSW​ ​Student​ ​Showcase​ ​2017 
 

CHAMBARA​ ​/​ ​Quality​ ​Assurance​ ​&​ ​TRC 
APR​ ​2016​ ​ ​-​ ​ ​JUN​ ​2016​ ​ ​.​ ​chambaragame.com 
BAFTA​ ​Ones​ ​To​ ​Watch​ ​Award​ ​2015 
 

SPACE-SHIPPED​​ ​/​ ​Creative​ ​Director​ ​&​ ​Emcee 
OCTOBER​ ​2015​ ​-​ ​OCTOBER​ ​2016,​ ​waywardcrew.com 
IndieCade​ ​Night​ ​Games​ ​Selection,​ ​2016 
 

 

 

SKILLS​ ​/​ ​TOOLS 

 

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Authoring​ ​for  
Interactive​ ​Fiction 

Twine,​ ​PlayWrite,​ ​Custom​ ​Tools 
 

Creative​ ​Writing, 
Worldbuilding 

 

Game​ ​Development 
Unity​ ​3D,​ ​C#,​ ​HTML/CSS 
 

Version​ ​Control 

Perforce,​ ​Sourcetree,​ ​Git 
 

Leadership​ ​&​ ​Production 
 
Public​ ​Speaking 
 

Team​ ​&​ ​Project 
Management 

Slack,​ ​Trello,​ ​Asana,​ ​HacknPlan, 
JIRA 
 

Event​ ​Management​ ​& 
Operations 

 

Digital​ ​Illustration​ ​& 
Graphic​ ​Design 

Photoshop,​ ​Illustrator,  
PaintTool​ ​Sai,​ ​InDesign 
 

3D​ ​Modeling​ ​&​ ​Animation 

Maya,​ ​SketchUp 
 

Social​ ​Media 

Twitter,​ ​Instagram,​ ​Facebook, 
Tumblr​ ​and​ ​other​ ​blogging 
platforms 
 

Drafting​ ​&​ ​Fabrication 

Architectural​ ​drawing,​ ​model 
construction,​ ​sewing,​ ​merch​ ​and 
prop​ ​development 
 
 

SPECIAL​ ​INTERESTS 

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North​ ​American​ ​Cryptozoology 
Alternate​ ​Reality​ ​Games 
Themed​ ​Entertainment​ ​Design 
Transmedia​ ​Marketing 
Gender​ ​&​ ​Sexuality​ ​in​ ​Games 
Brand​ ​Writing 
Brand​ ​Management