Darien Rouse Resume

  • Grand View University, Des Moines, IA

    • Graduation Date: May 2022

    • B.A. Game Design & Interactive Analysis

    • Minor: English & Logos Honors Program

    • GPA: 3.994, Summa Cum Laude

    Grand View University Honors

    • President’s List – 4 Semesters

    • Dean’s List – 4 Semesters

    • Alpha Chi Honors Society, Inducted 2021

    • Game Design & Narrative Producer - 2022 Senior Capstone Game Design Group Project

    • Varsity, GVU Esports Team – Overwatch Healer & Tank

    Technical Skills

    • Microsoft Office, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Unity, Blender, Unreal Engine, Video shooting and editing, graphic design

  • Chonky Boy 3D World (Alpha), GVU, (April 2021 – May 2022)

    2022 Senior Capstone Group Project

    • Concept Creator/Narrative Designer

    • Sr. Producer/Project Manager

    Each senior on the team pitched a game idea. My idea was chosen by my peers to be our capstone video game project for 2021-22.

  • Cocoa Creative Agency, Des Moines IA (May 2021 – Aug 2021)

    • Video Editor and story teller for client social media and YouTube videos

    • Digital Graphic Art editor including logos, video credits,

  • Creative Kids Learning Center, Ankeny, IA (May 2018 – Aug 2019)

    Summer Teacher Assistant

    • Narrative Writer– Pitched a variety of story ideas to an audience of 1st – 5th graders. Various mediums pitched included anime and game-based. Proven ability to accept direct and often brutal feedback of story plots, character development and entertainment value.

    • Personal and group tutor for Minecraft, all platforms of Mario Bros. games, Pokemon card deck creation, classic Disney films, Gameboy, basketball and coloring in the lines

    • Conflict resolution supervisor, de-escalation specialist and band-aid administrator