Resume for Press SPACE to Jump

Cover letter

Dear Press SPACE to Jump Staff,

My name is Bea O'Brien and I'm a creative programmer who loves websites and wants them to be better.

I was told a little bit about the site's web issues, and it seems like an exciting challenge- I also feel confident that I can do the job. Working within clear, accessible web standards is a big deal to me, and I believe it can coexist with beautiful presentation.

The good news is, an accessibility audit is also an SEO audit, and if done well, it'll even bring the file sizes down. I hope I get the chance to sweep things up and put everything in order- good formatting and optimization brings me joy like nothing else.

I would also like to note how special it is to me that Press SPACE to Jump centers queer people and people of color in its staff, coverage, and audience. It's a place where I genuinely feel like I could belong, in an industry where I have struggled to feel welcome. I believe things are changing for the better, and your site helps me believe that. I want to work for that change.

Thank you for reading, please schedule an interview with me! It would be a dream.

Bea O'Brien

Resume

Bea "Mouse Buttons" O'Brien

Detail-oriented web developer with a focus on interactivity and well-structured, semantic HTML. Also a multimedia artist and game developer!

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Education

Rochester Institute of Technology; Rochester, NY

B.S. in Game Design and Development, May 2023

Graduated with honors (Summa Cum Laude) and a 3.8 GPA

Experience

Lead Instructor and Technical Writer, Youth Tech Inc.

Shawnee, KS | May 2023 - August 2024 (Hybrid Remote)

Wrote, proofread, and formatted Google Classroom modules and course materials for tech education
Taught game design, mobile app coding, robotics, and video editing classes for ages 6-15
Expanded lesson plans live to explore students' unique interests in class

Media Technician and Designer, Fine Arts Group

Leawood, KS | May 2022 - June 2024 (Hybrid Remote)

Modernized the marketing displays in a historic movie theater with networked BrightSign media players
Designed promotional graphics and video, matching partner brands' visual styles
Programmed displays to play themed content during events, vastly increasing the theater's recognition as an event space
Wrote documentation to train management and future employees to use the signage software

UI/UX Lead and Technical Artist on Personal Eyes

Rochester, NY | July 2021 - May 2022 (In-office)

Developed a survival-horror game in Unity with a 10-person team
Pitched the prototype through two rounds of funding from RIT's MAGIC Spell Studios
Collaborated with a 3D artist and concept artist to deliver a unified visual style, creating prototypes to advocate for ideas
Programmed systems in C# for tutorials and visual effects

Projects

Ear Piercings is an experimental band- I work on social media, graphic design, and video for them. I also manage the artists we commission, and the team that produces our physical releases. My work for Ear Piercings often centers antiquated software and ARG-like worldbuilding (see this page made with iWeb '09).
This website! I am building this site to act as a portfolio and blog for me to write about computers, games, music, and wider culture. I am currently going through something of a rebrand, so please be patient as I get all my old web presence set up here. My older portfolio can still be found here.
Future Sound of Music (2022) is a web app that generates simple song lyrics based on a fictional music genre pulled from an API. It stores every song made by users in a Firebase-powered community page.

Skills Outline

HTML/CSS/JavaScript
Static site generators & Content management systems
Linux and bash command line
Version control, git/GitHub, deployment with GitHub Actions
Research, formatting, creative and technical writing
C#/C++/C