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I am Theo Clarke, an experienced Senior QA tester and independent game artist and developer with a Masters degree in Games Design, based in the North of England.
About Me:

Hi, I'm Theo! I am a highly experienced Senior QA tester and a multi-skilled, multi-discipline game artist and indie game developer with a Master's degree in Games Design from UCLan and 5+ years games industry experience.

As well as working full-time in QA, I always strive to develop my skills through personal projects, making my own games for PC, web and Xbox,  2D  and  3D  art, audio/music, attending games industry events and meetups, participating in game jams and researching all manner of game-related topics from design to art to VR and beyond.

Game development has always been my greatest passion. I am constantly seeking to learn more, challenge myself and create something new. In 2020, I challenged myself to participate in at least 1 game jam per month, and blogged about the experience. I have also hosted my own game jams for several years now.

Please read on for more information on my experience, qualifications and skills, and use the page links to explore my portfolio, view my art, my games and more.

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Work History:

  • I have worked professionally on 10+ projects, many of them for the full development cycle. I have worked on games for all major platforms including Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo, Steam, Android and iOS.
  • I was Senior QA Tester at Soccer Manager Ltd until June 2022, before moving to Senior QA at Red Kite Games.
  • Soccer Manager develops free-to-play games for mobile and PC that are played by hundreds-of-thousands of users worldwide. We work in a fast-paced Agile environment and following Scrum methodology.
  • As a senior member of a small QA team at Soccer Manager Ltd, my work included all manner of quality assurance testing on mobile and PC, as well as usability/UX testing, customer support, community management and contributing to the design process.
  • My first games industry position was as a QA Tester at Tt Fusion in Wilmslow in Summer 2016, I am credited on Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Lego Dimensions. 
My skills:

  • QA testing, bug reporting/tracking with JIRA
  • Writing and executing complex manual test plans
  • Testing projects on PC, Android, iOS, Xbox, Nintendo, Playstation
  • Designing and implementing mechanics and gameplay
  • Creating all kinds of 3D props, architecture, weapons, vehicles
  • Producing game audio including SFX and music
  • Developing 2D and 3D games and prototypes for web and PC
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Strong general IT skills
  • Production and release management
  • 3D environment art
  • C# coding/scripting
  • Low & high-Poly 3D modelling
  • UV mapping / Unwrapping
  • Hand-painted & PBR texturing
  • 2D Art, including graphic design & UI
  • Customer Support
  • Community Management
  • Proficient in French
  • Recruitment, training junior staff/interns
I have experience in the following software & tools:

  • Autodesk Maya
  • Autodesk Mudbox
  • Unreal Engine
  • Unity Engine 4 & 5
  • ​Visual Studio​
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Substance Suite
  • Google Suite
  • Construct Engine
  • Logic Pro X
  • JIRA
  • Bugzilla
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Slack
  • Discord
Contact & CV:

I am based in West Yorkshire, England, within easy commuting distance of Leeds, Wakefield and surrounding areas.

Find me on:

LinkedIn
Artstation
Sketchfab
itch.io
Twitter



Email Address:   Theoclarke94@hotmail.com

My CV can be downloaded by clicking the link below.

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