Neil Sharma

My experience as a freelancer in the video game journalism field has allowed me to write news, previews, reviews, and features from big AAA-Games to smaller lesser-known Indie Games. As a current YouTube content creator who focuses on historical strategy gaming, I have over 2.31k subscribers and generate a large audience on games such as Total War and Assassin’s Creed including Paradox. I am primarily a PC gamer, full of ambition and drive to use my initiative to go after games and stories that make an impact and I help Indie Games as well by giving them coverage. I will play games and deliver clear and concise written reviews under time pressure, contributing to wider editorial features and previews, staying abreast of all aspects of PC games/Xbox Games, embedding myself within gaming communities to spot potential stories, and working closely with other PRs and other industry contacts to go on deeper on stories and articles and contribute multiple news stories per day. 
 

EDUCATION 2015 – 2019

University of Portsmouth: BA Hons International Relations and Politics

Main subjects included Global Politics, Comparative Politics and International Politics. I gained extensive research skills undertaking historical units in addition to enhancing my critical analysis skills. Through working on group projects, I developed my team working skills and collaborative efforts with other colleagues, facilitating group discussion efficiently.

Work experience:

2010: Wilkinson’s. I undertook work experience as a customer service assistant, where I learnt to interact with customers, and ensured they had an easy and pleasant shopping experience.

2015: Collaborative project between LSE and a local sixth form. I worked on an Introduction to Mediation video for the LSE Mediation department. This was created as part of a collaborative project with film production enrichment students. Dealing with advising lecturers and senior colleagues on how to resolve conflicts through mediation. It was posted onto the LSE website which launched a new Mediation service for staff at LSE. This work demonstrates my ability to work collaboratively in a team, and the background it gave me in mediation and conflict resolution means I am able to navigate difficult work situations successfully.

Secondary qualifications:

2011-2013 Yateley Secondary School

GCSEs: 6 subjects including B-C, including History and English.

2013-2015 Farnborough Sixth Form

A Levels: Film Studies (B) History (A) Politics (C)

Referees

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