Conor Molloy

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Professional Summary

I am an experienced games industry professional looking to move to the creative side of the industry to utilize my skills as a writer and narrative designer. I am passionate about storytelling, and I have developed these skills throughout my career, hobbies and degree. My experience at King has given me an excellent understanding of narrative design and implementation, as well as collaboration across game departments. I have also refined my writing skills by working on narrative projects at King, writing narrative content for a professional RPG company as well as large-scale mods, as well as undertaking two Game Writing Masterclasses ran by award winning industry expert Susan O’Connor.

Experience

Senior Player Insights Manager - King (Activision Blizzard King)

I design and carry out player research that addresses key business challenges, then translate that research into strategies to improve the product or approach of the business.

I am the lead researcher for Narrative at King and I am also the head researcher for a currently unannounced narrative focused new title. This has given me an excellent understanding of player response to narrative content and systems. In this role, I help teams to design, improve and implement narrative systems to improve player engagement and enhance the story, world and emotions of our games without detracting from the players experience.

At my own request, I have also been directly involved in the narrative craft at King by shadowing the Narrative team on multiple projects. This has resulted in me gaining experience in creative brainstorming, writing dialogue and collaborating to craft story and world, and has given me practical experience in the day-to-day structure of the role.

I am experienced in collaborating across different teams in a games company in order to overcome hurdles and arrive at the best outcomes for the company as a whole.

Education

MA in Philosophy (Merit) - University of Warwick

BA in Literature & Philosophy (2.1) - University of Essex

Awards

The Narrative Department
Game Writing Masterclass
Spring 2024

Advanced Game Writing Masterclass
Summer 2024

Professional Games Master for Mutant Freaks
Summer 2023 to Spring 2023

Conference Speaker on Narrative and Storytelling Techniques within Research
MRS Storytelling Conference 2022 & Quirks 2023