Sharon Tang

Jun 2011 - Present Day
Microsoft Game Studios: Rare Ltd (Digbeth)
QA Product Development
Kinect Sports: Season 2

Sep 2010 - Dec 2010
Microsoft Game Studios: Rare Ltd (Digbeth)
QA Product Development
In this role as part of the quality assurance development team, I tested the functionality of a video game launch product titled, “Kinect Sports”. In this year was Microsoft’s pioneering entertainment hardware product launch named, “Kinect Camera” which gave consumers a new entertainment experience with video gaming (Nov 2010 release).
With this company I was equipped and trained with the use of Total Media Extreme, Microsoft Product Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio, Xbox 360 Neighbourhood and communications with the team via e-mails. This role required me to check the requirements of legal standards, operating issues, presentation, creative thinking to test methods, database input and management as well as organise within a team to situation testing.

Oct 2009 - Feb 2010
SEGA Europe (Chiswick)
QA Product Development
This role involved creative testing to ensure the quality and better development of video gaming production. Communicating between senior management, members of the development team and team work organization with peer testers.

The work required database management (Test Track Pro), analysis, creative thinking in test methods, team organisation and test plans. Experience on working across multi-platforms (PS3, Nintendo DS, PC, Xbox 360) and use of PC tools (Xbox Neighbourhood, Test Track Pro, Video capturing, e-mail communications, Microsoft Excel).

In this company I am credited under the QA production testing team 'Sharon Tang' for multi-platform title 'Sonic & SEGA All-Star Racing' (Xbox, PS3, DS, Wii & PC.)

Jul 2009 - Oct 2009
CAPCOM / SPONGE Marketing (London)
Brand Representative / Events Assistance and Community Management
As a representative of CAPCOM's video gaming product launch, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP), I organised competitions, produce promotional material and documented activity online at Gathering Hall Twitter, interacted with the video gaming community and play Monster Hunter Freedom Unite on the PSP link up.

Alongside those duties I was also appointed as an events assistant at the base of the product promotion event. Monitoring activity over three floors, duties also included serving and stocking refreshments, ensuring safety of company equipment, general cleaning and front desk reception ( registration of newcomers, collecting mailing list, recording check in's and check outs, working with Documents and Spreadsheet documents.)

Nov 2007 - Dec 2009
Ready Up - http://ready-up.net
Community Manager & Staff Writer
I was one of the founding members of this expanding video gaming blogging and news website. My initial role began with producing written, video and news content on a regular basis for the targeted audience (the consumers) relating to the video games industry. Involving creative processes, self organization, product research, travelling to meeting key figures of the industry at events, invitations to press events, reviewing video game promotional and retail products – as the company’s reputation grew larger, the popularity of the website and my work ethnic lead to being promoted to community management. Adding more responsibility to moderate a forum, organize community activity including competition and prize giveaways. With experience of networking and maintaining relationships with other video gaming organizations and key figures of the industry, I was able to gain opportunities into other contract jobs (such as those above ‘SEGA’ & ‘CAPCOM’).

Sept 2011 - Present Day>Birmingham City University
BSc(Hons) Film Technology and Special Effects

Sep 2008 - Jul 2009>Canterbury Christ Church University
Certificate in Higher Education Multimedia Journalism

Sep 2004 – Jul 2006
Sutton Coldfield College 6th Form
BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts
Overall grade Triple Distinction
13 Distinctions & 4 Merits

Sep 1999 – Aug 2004
Park Hall Secondary School 9 B-C GCSE grades