Creative Writer, Voice Actor, and Game Designer

Sam Barks

Creative Writer, Voice Actor, and Game Designer

Available to hire

Creative Writer, Voice Actor, and Game Designer

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Project Manager and Lead for Game Design, Writing, and Voice Over at Medium Well Games Co.
September 1, 2024 - Present
Led game design, writing, and voice-over production for an independent title. Planned tasks with Jira and GitHub, organized asset repositories, cast and directed voice-overs, and co-wrote the game design and flow.
Lead for Game Design, Writing, and Voice Over at Dyslexic Institute of Indiana
March 1, 2025 - Present
Coordinated with team leads to ensure seamless collaboration, produced a detailed game design document, cast and directed voice overs, and authored in-game dialogue and direction scripts.
Game Design and Storytelling lead at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division
March 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024
Casted, directed, and performed voice overs to establish strong narrative connections; facilitated cross-team communication and task distribution to ensure quality; wrote and reviewed scripts and game design documentation.
Teaching Assistant at History of Games & Video Game Preservation Museum
January 1, 2015 - Present
Assisted professor with grading; cataloged video game artifact donations; created data visualizations of current inventory for external use.
IT Support Specialist at University Information Technology Services (UITS), Indiana University
June 1, 2023 - Present
Provided frontline IT support to IU faculty, troubleshot and repaired desktops and laptops, and maintained digital signage computers across IU Indianapolis campus.
Teaching Assistant – Digital Storytelling & Video Production at Indiana University, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing & Engineering
December 31, 2023 - December 31, 2024
Assisted in lesson planning, graded assignments, and tutored students on course topics.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Media Arts and Science; Minor: Game Design and Development; Digital Storytelling at Indiana University, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing & Engineering
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2025

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment