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Damesha Craig

Senior Recruiter at Trion Worlds, Inc.

Location

San Francisco Bay Area

Industry

Entertainment

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Damesha Craig's Overview

Current

Senior Recruiter at Trion Worlds, Inc.

Senior In-house Recruiter at Naughty Dog (SCEA)

Past

Account Manager/Recruiter at Digital Artist Management

District Sales/Marketing Manager at Hunter Douglas

Sales/Hiring Manager at Allied Managed Care, Inc.

Assistant Marketing/Hiring Manager at H & M Communications

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Education

University of California, Los Angeles

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Damesha Craig's Summary

Trion Worlds Inc.

www.trionworlds.com

Redwood Shores, CA

WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR:

PRODUCTION

Senior Producer - Shooter (MMO/Shooter background)

Senior Live Producer

Project Manager - Defiance

Executive ProducerART

Terrain Artist

Sr. Environment Artist

Concept Artist

DESIGN

Senior Game DesignerCOMMUNITY

Senior Community Manager

Social Media and Content Strategist

PROGRAMMING

Gamplay programmer

Graphics programmer

Server Engineer

PUBLISHING

VP Business Development

Manager, SEO and Analytics

FINANCE

Publishing Operations Manager (Sales)

LOCALIZATION

German Localization Translator

German Localization Editor

German Localization QA Tester

French Localization Translator

French Localization QA Tester

E-mail your resume to abovg3@r.postjobfree.com

I look forward to hearing from you soon! :-)

Specialties

Great communicator, Extensive sourcing and cold-calling experience, Problem solving, Team

player, Building/Maintaining networks & working relationships and strong reporting skills

Damesha Craig's Experience

Senior RecruiterTrion Worlds, Inc.

Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Games industry

2012 Present (less than a year) San Francisco Bay Area

SyFy Action MMO

www.trionworlds.com

www.RIFTgame.com

www.EndOfNations.com

Trion Worlds, Inc., is a premiere publisher and developer of connected video games. Our

creative and executive teams, comprised of some of the most respected names in the

industry, have worked on blockbuster games and franchises from Aion and World of Warcraft

to EverQuest and Pogo. Trion is redefining what a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game

can be.

RIFT is a fantasy MMO Role Playing Game set in a dynamic world being torn apart by

powerful rifts from other planes.

Our groundbreaking MMO real-time strategy (RTS) game, End of Nations, puts the "massive"

in RTS, allowing an unrivaled number of players to battle head to head or in co-operative

play.

In a first-of-its-kind partnership, Trion and Syfy are collaborating on a new science

fiction franchise called DEFIANCE that will launch simultaneously as a global television

program on Syfy and an MMO (massively multiplayer online game) from Trion for both console

and PC.

Our innovative technology and gameplay backed by the world's biggest media companies and

top venture capitalists combines the best of online, gaming, and traditional media to

revolutionize the way connected games are designed, developed, and delivered.

Trion is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., with development and technology studios

in San Diego, Calif., and Austin, Texas.

Senior In-house

Recruiter

Naughty Dog (SCEA)

Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Games industry

2010Present (2 years) Santa Monica, CA

Most Recent Project: The Last Of Us

www.thelastofus.com

Shipped Titles: UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE'S DECEPTION

RESPONSIBILITIES

Consulted with recruiting hiring managers to identify recruitment needs and develop

effective sourcing strategies

Recruited potential employees from competition and/or other companies

Identified qualified applicants, conducted phone screens, coordinated onsite

interviews, and evaluated applicant qualifications

Interfaced with all recruiting agencies to deliver additional talent to the

leads/hiring managers

Proactively explored new, creative, and unique ways of sourcing candidates by means of

the internet, social media, and other on-line capabilities

Aggressively searched, built, and maintained a network of candidates/sources through

LinkedIn and other networking site

Oversaw the maintenance of the database to ensure all information is updated daily

Participated in industry events such as E3 and GDC to expand my network

Facilitated interviews and hiring discussions with interviewers and hiring managers for

both staff and contingent positions

Drove offer process - including extending offers, closing candidates, and generated

offer letters for various positions

Worked as a liaison between contingent workers and WorkForceLogic representatives

Assisted with New Hire orientation for staff and contingent workers

Assisted new hires with relocation needs for local and international new hires

Partnered with Naughty Dog s visa attorney to ensure that each candidate meets all visa

requirements (visa transfers, H-1b s, J1, TN s and O1 visa) and gathering all appropriate

documentation.

Assisted with enrolling each new hire in SCEA s benefit program including health

benefits and perk programs

Maintained the referral bonus program to ensure that employees bonuses are paid within

the allotted timeframe

Performed other special projects as assigned by recruiting hiring manager

Account Manager/Recruiter

Digital Artist Management

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry

20082010 (2 years) Pasadena, CA

Digital Artist Management is the leading recruiting agency specializing in creative,

technical, and executive recruiting for the interactive entertainment software industry.

With a network of over 55,000 industry contacts, and a highly knowledgeable and

experienced recruiting team, Digital Artist Management, Inc. has been representing top

programmers, 3D artists and animators, designers, producers, and executives since our

founding in 2000.

Keywords: AS3, Flash, Flex, C NET, C#, Client/Server, iPhone Apps, Social Games,

Facebook, UI, visual effects, VFX, web applications, Unreal, Torque, CG, HLSL, Xbox, PS3,

Xbox 360, Wii, XBLA, JavaScript/ActionScript, etc...

District Sales/Marketing Manager

Hunter Douglas

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; HDG.AMS; Consumer Goods industry

20062008 (2 years)

Territory Manager for over 65 buying accounts including inside and outside sales

Increased territory sales by 15% YTD

Responsible for prospecting and opening new accounts while managing and maintaining

existing accounts

Assisting in hiring of sales and management employees for vendors through recruiting

strategies

Participated in marketing strategies, promotional activities, product training, and

advertising ventures

Proactively managed the increase/decrease of each client sales volume

Produced weekly and monthly reports including competitive review

Responsible for training, problem solving, and ensuring the client's needs are met in a

timely manner

Sales/Hiring ManagerAllied Managed Care, Inc.

20032006 (3 years) Greater Los Angeles Area

Responsible for identifying, evaluating and employing candidates for management and

sales positions.

Created and organized a database of clients for both public and private entities

Acted as a liaison between clients and account managers ensuring their needs were met

Developed and maintained a loyal client base, generate new accounts and drive sales.

Incorporate sales lead generation, cold calling, referrals, follow up contacts, and

other effective selling techniques to achieve sales goals.

Responsible for each city and county proposal and the delegation of each section

Created innovative marketing concepts, promotions and presentations to generate sales

of services

In charge of conducting client meetings and handled all client follow up

Local and National event/conference planning /attending to ensure AMC s industry

exposure/presence

Partnered with Universities to recruit talented individuals for various positions in

our company and sister companies as well as partnered with agencies

Secured City and County of San Francisco - over eight million dollars annual account

Assistant Marketing/Hiring ManagerH & M Communications

2002 2003 (1 year) Greater Los Angeles Area

Developed and implemented recruiting In-charge of pre-screening new talent for

various events, media etc...

Responsible for preparing and conducting client meetings for existing and potential

clients

Coordinated and attended red carpet events for movie premiers, pilot launches, and

other various events

Responsible for cold calling various media: print and television and follow up

Organized a client database for the company including various media outlets

Handled heavy travel arrangements (local and international)

Pre-screened and conducted interviews for new business (potential clients)

Maintained client relations

Damesha Craig's

Education

University of California, Los Angeles

BA, History

1997 2002

Activities and Societies: Track and Field Team (Sprinter)

Damesha Craig's Additional Information

Websites:

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Interests:

social networking site, video games, running, yoga, reading, football, basketball and

hanging out at the beach!

Groups and Associations:

.NET Developers

.NET People

ASP.net Experts

Adobe Flex Developers

Animation, Media & Entertainment

C++ professionals group

California Innovators - Innovation Network of Innovative People by Gerald "Solutionman"

Haman

Casual Games

Fantasy Football Fanatics

Free to Play Casual MMORPG & MMO GAMES iQU.com

Game Credits

Game Developers

GamesProducers

Gaming People - The Gaming People Expert Network (+10.000)

Hooray for Hollyworld!

IASA: The Global IT Architect Association

Innovation People Expert Innovators Creative Network

Java EE Professionals

Level Up! Opportunities for games people.

Linux Users

PHP language

SONY

Search Engine Land

Social Entertainment Professionals

Sports Industry Network

Tech Plus

The IT Developer Network

The Job Seeker Networking Group - Find a Recruiter

Tory Johnson

Unreal Engine Developers

VIDEOGAME BIZ DEV

Video Game Professionals

Video Gamers

VirtualWorlds

Web 2.0 Development

Wii Enthusiasts

World Gaming Executives

Xbox 360

jQuery

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Honors and Awards:

High School All-American in Track and Field 1994-1997

Ranked number one in the 100m 1996-1997 (high school level)

High School record holder in the 100m and 200m and 100m hurdles

Earned a full scholarship in Track and Field to UCLA

NCAA Indoor Champion

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