Maria Guadalupe Jonette A. Valenciano

Maria Guadalupe Jonette A. Valenciano Unit #520, VS-4 Condominiums, 543 Col. Boni Serrano Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City (zip: 1109) (-- |​ Online Portfolio Key Skills: ● Game Scenario Writing - 4 months ● Web Article Writing - 1 year ● Visual Art - 1 year ● Project Management - 1 year Relevant Employment History August 2020 to Present -- Freelance Game Lore and Mechanics Writer Completed Projects: ● Cyber Crush 2069​ -- A dating-sim combined with a Match-3 functionality to determine the success of encounters and dates. I was tasked with creating the stories and branching responses for five characters, along with their responses and quiz questions for a compatibility side game for each of them. ● Goddess Game (​ Working Title)​ ​-- A game similar to Paradise Project’s ​MIRROR​. I was tasked with character development, as well as creating individual character story arcs. I was also in charge of conceptualizing ending mechanics. ● Space Beats (Working Title) ● Alien QR Scanner​ (Working Title) -- This game has the player care for a cute alien character who finds they must build a home and befriend other residents in the village they live in. The player must scan QR codes and upload snapshots of themselves wearing face masks in different locations. ● Project Sin​ -- This game is similar to Atlus’​ Persona / Shin Megami Tensei​ games. I worked on the backstories for fourteen NPC characters,, a key item that would bring them all together, and one player character. ● Wolf Hero​ -- A slot machine game with a quest functionality. I wrote the initial narrative of this game. ● Captain Cross​ - A kid-friendly crossword puzzle game that included quests and world-building elements. ● Pirate NSFW Game ​(Working title) -- A game featuring a campy swashbuckling story not unlike ​The Princess Bride​ or T ​ he Pirates of Penzance​. I collaborated with my fellow team members to create backstories and personalities for the female characters the client had sent. February 2019 to April 2019 -- Canadian American School | Senior Kinder to 5th Grade Art Teacher Skills Involved: Demonstrated core art principles to students. July 2019 to October 2019 -- Architect Your Life | Blog Contributor Skills Involved: ​ Conceptualizing ideas and article topics suited to the theme of the blog ​ ▪ Authoring and delivering content within given deadlines ▪ Sourcing appropriate images, visuals, and links to support the article March 2017 to October 2019 -- Alchemedia (Geek Alchemy Incorporated) | Marketing and Communications Officer Skills involved: Communicating and negotiating with potential clients and partners in events and tie-ups ▪ Event skills (Ingress, egress, booth-manning and traffic control) ▪Sourcing possible suppliers ▪ Social media community​ management and content creation ▪​ Sales and online store management February 2018 to August 2018 -- Royce Hotel and Casino | Copywriter and PR Officer Skills Involved: Creating advertorials to feature events, promos, and other hotel features ▪Corresponding with bloggers and journalists and maintaining good relations ▪monitoring deliveries and response times. November 2017 to April 2018 -- GoRated | Copywriter Skills Involved: Creating relevant and engaging copy for target market and specific branding. September 2016 to March 2018 -– Playboy Philippines | Magazine Freelance Contributor Skills Involved: Researching relatable and up-to-date content for the e-magazine's monthly fashion section and other featured topics August 2012 to February 2013; February 2015 to October 2016 -- SocialNewsDaily.com | Contributing SEO Writer Skills Involved: ▪ Creating content based on popular trends observed in social media ▪ Applying SEO principles and research to blog posts and articles ▪ Brainstorming for new ideas and interesting angles on various topics Jul 2015 - Sep 2015 – DBHealthcare | Onboarding Specialist Skills Involved: • Ensured the completion of candidates' requirements (screening results, authorizations, citizenship papers, criminal records, and more) based on the client's needs. March 2014 to October 2014 – Young Artists' Studio and Vmeme Art Projects | Teacher/ Admin and Communications Officer Skills Involved: Teaching Art techniques and principles and adapting teacher strategies to best fit the student's learning style ▪ Creating marketing and publicity onlin​e content to promote courses and workshops ▪ Coordinating with participants for smoother event planning and operations​ ▪ Negotiating and coordinating with potential partners and event organizers for tie-ups and event launches ​▪ Prepping and filing transaction receipts and reimbursements for accounting ▪ Creating databases for miscellaneous purposes (student information, gallery inventory, etc.) April 2007 to March 2014 – goFLUENT Philippines, Inc. | Corporate English Trainer Skills Involved: Assessing a learner’s proficiency and skill level in the English language ▪ Teaching language concepts and checking for learner comprehension ▪ Choosing and discussing topics to engage, intrigue, and challenge the learner. January 2013 to June 2014 – Homegrown.ph | Contributor Skills Involved: Researching business procedures and laws that or business owners to abide by ▪ Simplifying the above-mentioned topics into easy-to-understand and relatable concepts ▪ Writing articles to inform and explain business concepts Education University of the Philippines, Diliman | C ​ ertificate in Theater Arts, Major in Performance (AY-) BA Theater Arts, Major in Performance (AY-) Excelled in Directing I and II (Final Grades: 1 and 1.5, respectively) Wrote, directed, and staged a science-fiction play as the class' sole survivor (Final Grade: 1 [100%]) Completed her research thesis on Director Tony Mabesa's collaboration with five Filipino playwrights in shaping and staging their world premiere plays and his creative process. Final GWA/ GPA: 1.81/ 83% St. Paul College, Pasig (High School, SY-) Participation ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Philippne Science High School, Main Campus - Speaker and Facilitator for the Arts Club Alternative Learning Experience; February 2020 FEU High School - Speaker and Facilitator during the Student Alternative Integrated Learning Sessions (SAILS) Program; January 2020 The Microphone Club HOSTING 101 - workshop participant HistoryCon - August 2018 - Tarot Consultant for Mysterium Philippines Komiket, The Independent Philippine Komiks Art Market – October 2016 to June 2019 exhibitor and junior organizer Likha: A Christmas Art Bazaar – Exhibitor; December 2016 Ignite Komikon (Amnesty International Philippines) – Exhibitor; December 2016 Sikat Pinoy National Arts Fair (Department of Trade and Industry) – Exhibitor and Representative for Young Artist’s Studio and VMEME Projects; September 2014 Community Service ● ● ● KASAMA (Kaibigan Ako sa Saya at Ano Mang Alinlangan) [June 1997 - March 2001] --​ learning and practicing the basics of peer counselling and mental/emotional health through active listening and empathy Komiket Inc. [November 2017 to June 2019]-- ​Assisting in task organization and material distribution, sponsorship, sales, and booth handling in events.​ Currently content scheduler for the organizations biggest events for social media ​and junior-organizer-in-training overall. Mysterium Philippines [December 2016 to October 2019]​ -- Supporting community building through empathy and intuitive counselling with the tarot Writing Samples Contributions BOOKWATCH: The Official Publication of the National Book Development Board ● Filipino Creators The World Knows: The Will Eisner Comic Book Winners and Nominees (pgs. 16-21​) -- A retrospect from then to now of Filipino graphic novel creators who were lauded as nominees and winners of the Eisner Awards, an international prize given to luminaries in the field of graphic novels, and is considered the Oscars of comics. Architect Your Life ● Life Lessons From The Great Vantablack Feud​ -- ​A reflection piece on how the actions of artist and social gadfly Stuart Semple teaches creative resistance , friendly discussion, and play through the Vantablack feud. ● The Virtues of Tactile Hobbies​ ​ -- A look at the meditative qualities and values of hobbies that work with one’s hands. Playboy Philippines ● ​Kinky Presents for Kris Kringle (November-December 2016 Issue)​​ ​–​ A humorous and educational product review on sex toys available in Manila as gift suggestions – for solo play, for her, for couples, and more. ● Why the #MeToo Movement Matters​​ -- an online article on the origins of the hashtag, the stories of sexual assault that follow it, and how this is just as relevant to men, too. Homegrown.ph ● ​Who’s Responsible In a Business Entity?​​ – An overview on the different aspects of the four major business models: the corporation, the partnership, the solo enterprise, and freelance work. ● Intellectual Property Rights and You​​ – An overview on what Intellectual Property Rights are -- what they cover, how to apply for them, and the consequences for violating these rights. FEIST Magazine ● Blues Burn Cooler For Longer (Film Review)​ ​– A comparative analysis of the artistic and narrative choices made in the movie to bring the French graphic novel Blue is the Warmest Color to the silver screen. The Story When ● Papa's Tattoos​​ – A retrospective of my personal memories of my father, and how his tattoos became a solid metaphor of his life, his personality, and my relationship with him to his final days. Fiction ● ​Honeycombs for Coffee​​ – A vignette short story of the romance between an Indio laborer and a Spanish haciendera/apiculturist set in a pre-colonial Philippines on the cusp of the revolution. A work of fanfiction inspired by ​Peninsulares​, an illustration piece by graphic novelist Arnold Arre. Later turned into a longer short story and re-titled ​Agahan​; published in the Playboy Philippines March-April issue. Self-Published Works ● ● Little Majesty​​ ​-- Launched October 2017. A gothic fantasy drama indie comic book series set on the cusp of the Edwardian era.​ Nominated for Best Writer under the Komiket Awards in February 2018. (PG) The Rasa Cycles​ ​– Launched October 2016. An urban fantasy/ psychological drama indie comic book series set in contemporary Manila and​ ​elsewhere, elsewhen. (18+; currently in hiatus) Skills Basic working knowledge of: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● MS Word, MS Excel, and Open Office Windows Movie Maker Filmora Adobe Photoshop CC Clip Studio Paint Audacity Wordpress and Blogger Interests ● ● ● ● ● Experimenting in different forms of visual art media and storytelling through comics Learning and practicing design techniques and simple gif animations for posters, calling cards, social media posts, etc. Editing videos Counselling, coaching and consultations, both through practical, creative, and intuitive methods [Facebook: @EmpathyUnlimitedPH Instagram: @empathyunlimited]