I strive to craft memorable stories that players can't stop talking about in all the right ways. My five years of game industry experience in Narrative Design and QA have moulded me into an inquisitive developer ready to reshape linear and non-linear storytelling. I view myself as the champion of the narrative on every project I join.

Anniemay Parker

I strive to craft memorable stories that players can't stop talking about in all the right ways. My five years of game industry experience in Narrative Design and QA have moulded me into an inquisitive developer ready to reshape linear and non-linear storytelling. I view myself as the champion of the narrative on every project I join.

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I strive to craft memorable stories that players can’t stop talking about in all the right ways. My five years of game industry experience in Narrative Design and QA have moulded me into an inquisitive developer ready to reshape linear and non-linear storytelling.

I view myself as the champion of the narrative on every project I join.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Narrative Designer and Game Writer at Smash Attack Studios
September 1, 2024 - Present
Crafted 37 decryption logs for players to unlock to learn the lore of Nullstar: Solus; designed key sci-fi narrative elements for the World Bible of Nullstar: Solus; acted as a short-term producer to manage tickets and assist with marketing materials and funding applications; wrote text for all level names, world names, and front-facing UI.
QA Tester at Outer Brain Studios
December 1, 2024 - February 1, 2025
Vetted word bank to ensure all words were appropriate and didn’t break immersion; used Python to scan videos for anomalies in words and their appearances in-game; tested builds to report issues and provide feedback to developers.
Junior Narrative Designer & Game Writer at Drop Bear Bytes
November 1, 2022 - September 1, 2024
Designed and wrote over 25 branching quests in Articy:Draft 3 for a turn-based CRPG title; wrote and integrated text for tutorials, item descriptions, journal entries, and objectives; integrated and tested quests, animations, points of interest, combat, and more into Unity; collaborated with programmers, level designers, and artists to champion the narrative and stay within scope; sourced, contacted and directed voice actors using self-made voice over documentation.
Junior Quality Assurance Tester at Digital Lode Immersive Media
May 1, 2021 - November 1, 2022
Created detailed JIRA tickets for bugs across Espire 1 and Espire 2; performed daily Smoke and Regression tests on single-player and multiplayer campaigns; ran compatibility tests on different VR headsets when patches were in development for Espire 1; set leaderboard partials for players to beat on newly released challenge maps.
Quality Assurance Tester at S1T2
November 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024
Created detailed JIRA tickets for bugs across Espire 1 and Espire 2; performed daily smoke and regression tests on single-player and multiplayer campaigns; ran compatibility tests on different VR headsets when patches were in development.
Mid Narrative Designer and Game Writer at Drop Bear Bytes
November 1, 2022 - September 1, 2024
Collaborated with programmers, level designers, and artists to champion the narrative and stay within scope; designed and wrote over 25 branching quests; wrote and integrated tutorials, item descriptions, journal entries, and objectives; tested and integrated content into Unity; contributed to post-launch content planning.
Junior Narrative Designer at Digital Lode Immersive Media
October 1, 2021 - November 1, 2022
Spearheaded development of narrative documentation including pitches, world-building, scripts, character bios, level layouts; sourced and directed voice actors using self-made VO docs; cut and implemented VO and dialogue triggers into Unreal Engine 4; co-wrote the single-player and multi-player game scripts for Espire 2; coordinated narrative and localization with the publisher.
Quality Assurance Tester at Experimental Design
August 1, 2021 - October 1, 2021
Performed QA testing on VR prototypes; documented test cases and results; assisted with regression testing and bug reproduction.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing at Deakin University
January 11, 2030 - February 1, 2021
Google Project Management: Professional Certificate at Google (Coursera)
January 11, 2030 - February 23, 2026

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Software & Internet