Szymon Stawicki
Leeds,West Yorkshire
Summary
Successful research and development professional equipped to lead and manage operations for Media industry applications. Knowledgeable about technical constraints, current best practices and future trends.
Focused Media Researcher with experience in varied testing and validation studies. Creates, examines and verifies hypotheses to aid development and improvement strategies. Manages research roadmaps to deliver continual innovation.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Game designer
Self Employed
Leeds, West Yorkshire
06.2023 - Current
- Managed lifecycle design phases, from initial client brainstorms to timely project completion.
- Collaborated with design team to help define technical design of new game features.
- Created 3D maps using Unreal Engine 5.
- Assisted design team in creating new and exciting features and content.
- Collaborated with scrum team throughout development process to foster milestone achievement.
- Assisted in task delegation and workflow coordination for design team personnel.
Researcher
IRIS & Various Others
Leeds, West Yorkshire
11.2018 - 01.2024
- Oversaw daily activities and special projects for research into Video Game and various Media areas.
- Taught undergraduate and graduate-level students on research methodology.
- Wrote articles and reports for scholarly journals, contributing to industry discourse.
- Evaluated research findings to provide key development insight.
- Presented research findings, objectives and challenges in team meetings to further explore strategy.
- Networked with industry-leading researchers to address ongoing challenges and new resources.
- Managed strategic research projects and communicated findings to stakeholders.
- Applied statistical modelling to improve data analysis and ongoing accuracy.
- Sought new business connections to broaden research opportunities.
Production assistant
Trinity Vision
Leeds, West Yorkshire
05.2018 - 02.2023
- Researched production needs and requirements to support seamless operations.
- Understood artistic concepts by visualising the big picture.
- Assisted with post-production editing and schedule management to bring projects to fruition.
- Completed tasks on time to help team stay to schedule.
- Adapted to different creative demands to help achieve artistic vision.
- Operated video and photography equipment, using Adobe Suite to edit footage.
- Established detailed production schedule to meet project deadline.
- Served as project lead on Commercial video projects.
Media manager
Business to Business Relationships
Leeds, West Yorkshire
05.2017 - 07.2017
- Drafted briefs to book ads through self-serving platforms or media vendors.
- Evaluated campaign performance to optimise return on investment.
- Determined best form of media for specific clients and campaigns.
- Maximised inventory monetisation through strategic campaign planning.
- Devised client media plans to meet customer and business targets.
- Created high-performing campaigns on Google Ads, Facebook and Instagram.
- Coordinated client data and utilised planning tools for optimised forecasting.
- Identified target audiences and analysed characteristics, behaviours and media habits.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Film
Leeds Trinity University
Leeds 09.2017 - 05.2020
Master of Arts - Research
Leeds Trinity University
Leeds 10.2021 - 10.2022
A-Levels - Media
Haven High Academy
Boston 09.2015 - 06.2017
Skills
- Applied research
- Product concepts
- Contingency planning methods
- Analytical research
- Visual communication expertise
- Customer-focused
- Marketing
- Market research expertise
- Customer demographics understanding
- Copywriting abilities
- Multilingual
- Team building
- Social media marketing
- Problem-solving
- Time management
Websites
Affiliations
- Video Game User Experience
Accomplishments
In my earlier education years I have achieved a Senior Prefect role at the tail end of Secondary School, I went through two interview stages and two voting polls with 300 students being up for the roles with only 8 of the spots being available.
I have been voted for and given an MVP award in a University group project which included 120+ students, due to that I have been recognised in my scholar community and been asked to help with outside of campus work by a multitude of tutors.
Languages
English
Fluent
Polish
Native
Japanese
Beginner
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Game designer
Self Employed
06.2023 - Current
Master of Arts - Research
Leeds Trinity University
10.2021 - 10.2022
Researcher
IRIS & Various Others
11.2018 - 01.2024
Production assistant
Trinity Vision
05.2018 - 02.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Film
Leeds Trinity University
09.2017 - 05.2020
Media manager
Business to Business Relationships
05.2017 - 07.2017
A-Levels - Media
Haven High Academy
09.2015 - 06.2017
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