Samantha Brown

18736 Calahan St. Northridge, CA 91324 samantha.brown@usc.edu | (818) 488-4606 OBJECTIVE Obtain a position in game research, specializing in usability or user research for games. Apply my usability knowledge to maximize ease-of-use and user-friendliness. In addition, apply my research skills to exploring user experience in games through statistical analyses of qualitative and quantitative data. EDUCATION University of Southern California B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Video Game Design & Management ACADEMIC PROJECTS Rhea Advanced Games Project Los Angeles, CA Usability Coordinator August 2013Present Recruit participants and conduct play tests Collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data metrics to be presented to the team and implemented in the game EXPERIENCE Collegiate StarLeague Los Angeles, CA Community Liaison May 2013Present Communicate with at least 40 collegiate organizers all over the United States Organize community events (game nights, town halls) open to all collegiate organizers and their members USC Office of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs Los Angeles, CA Student Office Assistant August 2012Present Assist with daily office functions; answer telephones, triaging student concerns, and provide administrative support Front desk reception, managing all inquiries and guests AltEgo, LLC Santa Monica, CA Content Seeker, Event Organizer (Intern) May 2013August 2013 Generated content backlog to be posted on our social media sites Organized an online tournament sponsored by AltEgo to promote products USC Joint Education Program: Readers Plus Los Angeles, CA Reader February 2012May 2012 ! Tutored multiple students at a local elementary school ! Devised creative activities and lesson plans for improving math and reading skills LEADERSHIP USC eSports Los Angeles, CA President September 2013Present ! Organize events (tournaments, LANs, meet and greets, field trips to other campuses and venues) ! Manage our collegiate teams (for IvyLoL, CSL, and other collegiate tournament leagues) V-Day USC Los Angeles, CA President September 2012Present ! Produce our main event, The Vagina Monologues, raising $3,000 for a non-profit ! Facilitate art workshops on campus showing how to use art as a healing tool for survivors of domestic abuse AWARDS and ACTIVITIES ! Riot Games Collegiate Summit ! Womens Leadership Retreat ! Presidents Dinner celebrating USCs outstanding student organization leaders SKILLS Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word; Adobe Photoshop; Unity3D, Game Maker and Construct 2; SPSS Experience with and knowledge of research methods, specifically with usability testing for games July, 2013 March 30, 2013 January 23, 2013 Los Angeles, CA Expected Graduation: May 2014