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MMORPG Game Development and Community Management
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Degrees

BA from Stevens Institute of Technology in Philosophy, Social Sciences, and Music. Post graduate certificate in Project Management. Member of Project Management Institute. Member of the IGDA. Member of NAFE (national association for female executives).

My Expert Service

Video game producer (Immortals, Savage Eden, Rubies of Eventide), Former Community Marketing Manager of Vogster Entertainment (Robocalypse Tecmo, Unbound Saga Dark Horse, CrimeCraft THQ), and on-air personality at AT&T Tech Channel, Julia is a driving force behind Fringe Majority’s projects. She co-created the brands Tentacle Grape and 8bit FM, and is credited in Magic: The Gathering’s Battlegrounds and Eventide. Her work in film includes art department on the motion pictures Alien Uprising and Angry Planet, in addition to her Fringe projects. Member of PMI (Project Management Institute) and IGDA (Independent Game Developers Association). Julia sits on the Board of Communications at her alma mater Stevens Institute of Technology. She is available to give unique holistic insights into:

managing your online community
designing for female gamers
expanding your game offerings
running games on a shoe-string budget
donation-based strategies
virtual co-ops
creative marketing
memorable promos
convention presense
game site web design
in-game music selection
sound effects
player empowerment
ad-buys
banner advertising

Other inquiries are also welcome.

Experience & Qualifications

Fringe Majority
Producer
Managed concept and marketing of products including the feature film "The Arcadian" (2011). Interacted with various labor unions in multiple states, managed teams of up to fifty per project. Created viral brands Tentacle Grape soda (a top read story of 2010 on Kotaku.com) and 8bitFM. Project managed the location-based social media app Flok.to (referenced in the san Francisco Chronicle) and comic book series Mondo Atomic (featured in Wired July of 2010). Developed marketing efforts and tie-ins for San Diego Comic Con and NY Comic Con.

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Mnemosyne LLC
Founder / Producer
August 2004 – August 2009
Relaunched “Rubies of Eventide” mmorpg under a donation-based virtual co-op model. Our lead inspired other independent massively-multiplayer games to adopt the free-to-play model. Handled business operations, project management, marketing, customer support (training and selection of new CSRs), website maintenance and expansions. As a result of on-going improvements, our membership rose from 2000 active accounts in 2004 to over 100,000 accounts in 2008.

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Vogster Entertainment
Community Marketing Manager
May 2008 – July 2009
Social network marketing for Robocalypse (Tecmo) and Unbound Saga (PSN). Managed the community for the online shooter “Crimecraft” (THQ): Drafted initiatives for web developers in line with the overall marketing strategy, building and populating social networking pages (Facebook, twitter, myspace, livejournal, youtube), resolving player abuses and violations, tracking player sentiments responding to comments regarding “Crimecraft” and Vogster’s other products including Interfaced with Sleepy Giant for in-game community integration components and design achievements / rewards systems. Produced branded promos for E3, PAX, NY Comic Con, and San Diego Comic Con.

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New Game World, LLC
Game Producer / Marketing Manager
January 2008 – March 2008
Duties include updating the portal website using php and css, identifying target market demographics, budgeting marketing campaigns, and managing a team of cross-functional interns to support New Game World’s assets, including “Immortals”, “Savage Eden”, and the digital news channel.

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Hermit of the Mountain
Production Manager
February 2006 – February 2008
Tracked progress and asset deliverables for Hermit of the Mountain's pilot web series "Venus Rises". On the marketing end, kept the website current with media mentions, 3rd party interviews, and new production photos showcasing the series' progress. Proactively invited bloggers for set tours and scheduled interviews. As a result of my work, "Venus Rises" was featured in 3 separate articles on io9.com netting over 9000 views. Consequently, this show caught the attention of Illusion-on-demand (cable & satellite TV channel) and was contracted for broadcast in 2007.

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Cyber Warrior Inc.
Product Manager
1994 – 2004
Managed a nationally recognized customer service department in the massively multiplayer game industry. Responsibilities included: FUZE knowledge base management, technical support, training Game Moderators, payroll, initiating web application projects, press releases, ad buys, designing custom displays for our award-winning convention presence (GENCON 2002), and production of promotional items and literature.

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