Contact:
Email: Jonathan.Heier@gmail.com
Summary
• Content creator for community based gaming sites with a focus on editorials, interviews, multimedia coverage, reporting industry news and coordinating game nights.
• Strong communication and interaction with community members through Twitter, Facebook, and forums.
Highlights
• Contributor for Halo 3 cover story. EGM #219 September 2007
• “Halo 3 meets Pac-Man” co-creator Gamertag: MDK x2002x. EGM #226 March 2008
• Published article “Get Kinected” Helloindo magazine. November 2010. Circulation found in Seattle, WA
• Credited as a beta tester for the Microsoft published Age of Empires Online
Experience:
March 2011 to January 2012 / May 2012 – Present www.StickSkills.com
Title: Community Content Coordinator
• Writing editorials, reviews, and reporting current industry news
• Coordinating community-based events
• Providing multimedia coverage of gaming events
• Scheduling and conducting interviews with industry leaders
• Content management and scheduling across Twitter, Facebook, and the forums
• Generating contests and handling prize distributions
• Moderating forums
Feb 2009 to Feb 2011 www.360Junkies.com
Title: Editor-in-Chief
• Writing editorials, reviews, and reporting current industry news
• Coordinating community-based events
• Providing multimedia coverage of gaming events
• Scheduling and conducting interviews with industry leaders
• Content management and scheduling across Twitter, Facebook, and the forums
• Generating contests and handling prize distributions
• Moderating forums
August 2006 – December 2009 www.GearHeadsofWar.com
Title: Staff
• Assistant to the Community Manager
• Assisted in the editing and posting of audio podcasts
• Coordinating community-based events
• Scheduling and conducting interviews
• Reporting and reviewing material involving the Gears of War franchise
• Providing multimedia coverage of gaming events
December 2007 – Present Microsoft Games Studio (Connect.Microsoft.com)
Title: Microsoft Games Studio Core Beta Tester
• Evaluating upcoming game releases in alpha/beta stages
• Providing feedback for user experience/balance to developers
• Reported, tracked, and resolved bugs with reproduction steps
• Tested hardware devices and software for Xbox 360/Windows
• Completed surveys and test case scenarios assigned by developers
Education:
A.S. Degree in Applied Digital Media and Printing
Certificate in Basic Electronic Prepress
Certificate in Basic Multimedia Design
Certificate in Basic Graphic Design
