sebastian BularcA

33 ani, Linkedin Profile; Personal Blog

Work Experience

Game Designer - 2009-10 – present

Company: Fun Labs (www.funlabs.com)

Freelance Video Games Journalist – 2009-08- present

Company: Eurogamer Romania (www.eurogamer.ro), Level Games Magazine (www.level.ro) and Computergames.ro (www.computergames.ro)

IT Hardware & Software Specialist - 2009-01 – 2009-10

Company: Maurer – Kasper Construct SRL (www.apartamentebrasov.ro)

Senior Editor, Localization Coordinator and MMO PR Manager – 2008-08 – 2009-08

Company: Computergames Online SRL (www.computergames.ro)

 Responsibilities:

• Editorial content (reviews, previews, features)  related to the games industry and MMOs;
• Localization for  web-based MMOs like Dig’n'Fight, Pirates Assault, Tales of Magic;
• Localization for Runes of Magic,  9Dragons and Martial Heroes;
• MMO user guides for 12 titles, most of them Free2Play;
• Business relationship management with publishers specialized in MMOs, like Acclaim, Frogster, Aeria Games, GPotato, Gala Networks, Game Media Networks, K2 Network, IGG etc. ;
• Community management for around 200.000 people
  

Editor, Second Editor in Chief and Editor in Chief, Level Games Magazine 2001-09 – 2008-07

Company: 3D Media Communications SRL (Former Vogel Burda Communications)

 Responsibilities:

• Production of editorial content specific for a gaming magazine: reviews, previews, walkthroughs, features, lifestyle and hardware review articles;
• Testing gold, beta versions and preview copies of various games; specialized in MMOs , RPGs, Economic Sims and Simulator games;
• Production and management of website content for www.level.ro;
• Management of the Level community, both online and offline, including the organization of several national gaming contests and promotional events;
• Any other activity that was involved in developing, enhancing and marketing of the magazine;
  
  
  

IT Hardware & Software Assistant, 1999-06 – 2001-08

Company: S.C. LAN INFO S.R.L, Brasov

 Responsibilities:

My responsibilities included:

• Consulting for computer systems acquisition and software, hardware and communication equipments sales;
• IT Hardware manipulation and installation;
• PC/Laptop repair and technical assistance;
• Networks installation and configuration;

 
Education and training

Studies:

1995 – 1999 University of Medicine and Pharmacology Timisoara

1999 – 2003 “Transilvania” University Brasov, Medicine and Pharmacy Faculty (not finished)

Personal skills and competences

Foreign Languages(writing/speech/reading):

• English (advanced/ advanced/ advanced)
• French (beginner/ beginner/ medium)
• Italian (beginner/ medium/ advanced)
  

Competences and skills

• Good management skills acquired in my position as Second Editor in Chief, and lately as Editor in Chief for Level; this includes the entire process of editorial content management as well as quality insurance, P&Ls, PR etc.; I have managed a team of up to 5 people, plus collaborators (freelance editors);
• Very good skills in managing online communities;
• Content Designer Tools: Aurora Toolset, The Elder Scrolls (TES) Construction Kit;
• Good communication and Writing skills due to almost 8 years of experience in the gaming press (I have written over 250 articles, ranging from previews and reviews to MOD-ing tutorials, investigation and industry articles and short sketches)
• Gaming experience: as a games journalist, I played almost all AAA titles launched since 2001 and I specialized myself in Massive Multiplayer Online Games;
• Very good understanding of the internal mechanics of a video-game, including the relation between its principal elements, like gameplay, story, graphics and sound;
• Very good understanding of computer hardware internals, including processor and video card overclocking and tuning (frequently required for games);
• Excellent understanding of all the commercial versions of Windows operating system, as well as basic understanding of several Linux OS distributions;
• Excellent driver and operating system optimization skills;
• Good knowledge of software packages such as Adobe Photoshop, MS Office (and other office suites) and basic knowledge of 3D modeling software like 3ds MAX, Google SketchUp etc.;
• Good networking skills, including installation and configuration on Windows-based servers and basic installation and configuration of UNIX based networks;
• Basic scripting experience with C++ and Visual Basic; 

Additional information

Hobbies 

Video games, writing, fishing and gardening;