EMILY WHITMAN

PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER | UNANNOUNCED PROJECT

Sep. 2021 - Present | ForwardXP | Team Size: 6 | Unreal Engine 4 | Oculus Quest 2

• Coordinated and monitored milestone progress

• Assisted in planning to craft achievable goals

• Maintained schedule and GANTT chart estimates

• Coordinated dependencies across multiple disciplines

• Diagnosed and resolved project development issues

PRODUCER | CRYSTAL CALL

6 mo. | SMU Guildhall | 2021 | Team Size: 10 | Unreal 4 | PC | Steam

• Maximized communication across departments

• Coordinated artist outsourcing, review, and feedback

• Evaluated milestone tasks and team performance

• Directed daily stand-up meetings and sprint retrospectives

• Scheduled deliverables by priority, resources, team capacity

• Created UI art assets as needed

ART PRODUCER | HABERDASHERS

3 mo. | SMU Guildhall | 2020 | Team Size: 57 | Unreal 4 | PC | Steam

• Transferred twelve developers to a remote system in a week

• Developed, implemented, managed, iterated production pipelines

• Managed remote cross-department collaboration

• Tracked and improved team performance each sprint

• Trained skills and abilities of the art lead

ARTIST | NEON

3 mo. | SMU Guildhall | 2019 | Team Size: 6 | Unity | Tablet

• Managed collaboration and creation of art style guide

• Created 2D animation sprite sheets and marketing materials

• Tracked personal and team velocity using Agile methodology

EDUCATION

SMU GUILDHALL

May 2021 | Dallas, TX
Master’s in Interactive Technology: Emphasis in Production, minor in Art Creation

MASTER’S THESIS: A Pilot Study on Emergent Leadership in Small Game Development Teams: Leadership Style, Identity, and Reputation

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS

May 2018 | Denton, TX
Bachelor of Studio Art: New Media Art

TECHNOLOGY

SKILLS