Academic Background

Master’s Degree in Video Game Design Universidad Complutense de Madrid Madrid, Spain
September 2024

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Media Arts
Emerson College
Boston, MA, USA
May 2019

Skills

Languages

  • Spanish | Native

  • English | Native

  • Japanese | Beginner (N2)

Skills & Interests

  • Level design, graphic design, 3D modeling and rendering, digital marketing, video production, customer service, digital illustration, music production

Game Engines & 3D Software

  • Unity, Unreal Engine, Blender, Autodesk Maya, FMOD

Audio-Visual Software

  • Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Lightroom)

  • Protools, Logic Pro X, Garageband

  • Avid MediaComposer, Final Cut Pro

Additional Tools

  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), G suite, Meta Ad Manager

PATRICIO GIL BARRERA

WORK EXPERIENCE

Content Creator

EDASI DRIVE | Monterrey, Mexico | 2022-2023

  • Planning and implementation of advertisement campaigns, as well as the corresponding graphic design, video production and/or product photography.

  • Crafting of visual content for social media posts and online store.

  • Social media management, as well as handling of campaigns meant for Google and Facebook ads, culminating in a 50% increase in followers across the board.

Content Producer

KENWORTH DE MONTERREY | Apodaca, Mexico | 2019 – 2022

  • Filming video and recording audio for marketing purposes (infomercials, short series), as well as editing all video content.

  • Weekly planning, recording, and editing of published podcast “Kenworth, al aire!”

  • Content creation and graphic design for social media.

  • Corporate event planning as part of the marketing team.

  • Locating and organizing documents and files in order to coincide with the requirements of the Mexican anti-corruption laws.

Show Host, Music Staff Writer

WECB, Emerson’s Underground Radio | Boston, MA, USA | 2014 - 2018

  • Host of several shows throughout the years, including Ondas Alternativas, Twang, and Mixtape’d.

  • Writer and music critic for station magazine and blog.


VIDEO GAME PROJECTS

Game Designer

SCYLA | Steam Page | Link to page | July 2024

  • A 3D third-person underwater exploration adventure inspired by the works of Lovecraft. Uses Unreal Engine. Made in Unreal Engine. Published on Steam as a free demo.

  • Defined and detailed the principal game mechanics, including the main shooting mechanic.

  • Prepared design documents, focusing mostly on level design and world map layout.

  • Developed the plot and lore of the story.

Art Director

MATRYOSHKA! | itch.io Page | Link to page | August 2024

  • Puzzle game inspired by the concept of “built-to-scale” using matryoshkas of interchangeable sizes as its main mechanic.

  • Role as art director. Creation of all models, materials and textures.

  • Participated in GMTK Game Jam 2024, where it managed to be within the top 10% in the official ranking.

Game Director and Principal Designer

MISTRUST | Link to page | May 2019

  • Individual work project.

  • Escape-room implemented within virtual reality. It was presented during the Virtual Me exhibition at the Emerson College campuses in Boston and Los Angeles.

Game Director and Principal Designer

SANDCASTLE HUSSLE | Link to page | May 2018

  • Individual project.

  • Composition of the soundtrack.

  • Modeling of all assets and textures.