Work Experience
Cinematic Designer - Blizzard Entertainment
Cinematic Designer for Blizzard Entertainment's IGC department, part of Story and Franchise Development. crafting and implementing per-rendered and real-time cutscenes for Blizzard Games including Overwatch2 , and World of Warcraft.
Media Artist - Blizzard Entertainment
Capture Artist for Blizzard Entertainment's Video Post Production department, part of Story and Franchise Development. Gameplay footage capture for multiple Blizzard Franchises including Overwatch, Starcraft 2, Heroes of the Storm, Diablo, and World of Warcraft.
Game Promotional Asset Creator and Editor - OnLive Inc.
Captured gameplay footage and edited game trailers for promotional use in the OnLive Game Service. Worked with 400+ game titles from hundreds of publishers and developers.
Social Gaming Quality Analyst - Disney Interactive
Central resource contact for multiple Quality Analyst teams within Disney Social (Playdom - Disney Interactive). Performed Quality Assessment testing for Playdom's Social games on browser and Facebook platforms.
Skills
Cinematic Design
Game Capture
Video Recording
Video Streaming
Adobe Creative Suite
Final Cut Pro
HTML/CSS
Awards and Honors
Clio Entertainment Awards 2023 Short List Winner
Winner of the Short List Cilo Entertainment Award 2023
Medium: Games : Audio-Visual Craft
Category: Game Capture Cinematography
Presented to
Overwatch: Junker Queen Gameplay Trailer
Blizzard Entertainment
Kathryn Rieser
The Webby Awards - Official Honoree
2023 Official Honoree
Video: General - Trailer
Presented to
Overwatch 2: Date Reveal
Blizzard Entertainment
Kathryn Rieser
Education
University of California Santa Cruz
Graduated with a Bachelors in Studio Art