Joel Rhodes

M: 07517 699323 | E:  jmarhodes3334@gmail.com | A: Kettering, Northamptonshire | L: Linkedin.com/in/Joel Rhodes

 

 

PERSONAL PROFILE

I am a former Staffordshire University student who recently graduated with a degree in Esports. I have a passion for setting up and running the production/AV side of events, and am looking to find work as a member of a professional production team. Capable of setting up and operating the necessary equipment for a live broadcast, communicating well with fellow team members to ensure the production is run smoothly, and operating in high pressure environments to deliver a high-quality experience. 

 

KEY SKILLS

Hard Skills

Vision Mixing | Broadcast/AV production | AV equipment setup | Event planning | Risk Assessment | Microsoft Word | Excel | PowerPoint |        IT skills | Newtek Tricaster | Panasonic KAIROS | OBS | Vmix 

Soft Skills

Problem Solving | Negotiation | Co-operation | Communication | Leadership | Resourcing | Crisis management | Conflict Resolution | Scheduling 

 

EXPERIENCE HISTORY

Production LEAD | BRINK series                                                                                                                                                                           April 2023 – August 2024

BRINK and its sequel, Back 2 the BRINK, were invitational esports events for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. 16 of the best players in the UK were invited to compete and the event was streamed live to over a thousand viewers. For both instalments of the BRINK series, I was the Stream runner.

• Recruited and managed a production team to ensure that all roles were filled with skilled individuals.

• Set up the equipment used to run the broadcast, learning how to operate it where necessary, resulting in a high quality broadcast space.

• Directed the team during the broadcast to ensure it all ran smoothly.

 

PRODUCTION LEAD | Campus Clash 2024                                                                                                                                                                                    May 2024

“Campus Clash” is the final event of the academic year for the Staffordshire university Esports course. It is a competition between each year group on the course, as well as staff and alumni, and involves esports competitions in a variety of titles. For the 2024 instalment of “Campus Clash”, I was one of two production leads.

• Assisted in the creation of Schedules, kit lists, and other documents relevant to the production.

• Assisted with the interview process to recruit members of the production team.

• Learned to set up and operate state of the art equipment.

• Managed a team of more than 20 members, ensuring the broadcast ran smoothly.

• Instructed the team when problems arose to minimise the negative impact on the broadcast.

 

VISION MIXER OPERATOR | Alpine community cup 2024                                                                                                                               Feb 2024 – April 2024

The Alpine Community Cup was an eight-week sim racing event hosted by Alpine F1’s esports department and ran by Staffordshire university students. During all eight weeks of the event, I was the vision mixer operator.

• Offered the role as the quality of the broadcast was below an acceptable level and I was asked if I could help improve it, this was successfully achieved as the event ran for the planned 8 weeks.

• Worked with the rest of the team to deliver a quality broadcast over all 8 weeks.

 

EDUCATION

BACHELOR’S DEGREE | Esports | Staffordshire University                                                                                                                                                 2021 – 2024

With modules in:

Esports Broadcasting: involving the work that goes into producing a live broadcast for an esports event.

Event Planning and Strategy: involving the different theories and methods that contribute to the planning of events. 

Emerging Media and Technologies: involving up and coming technologies that may greatly impact the future of the industry.

A LEVELS | Computer Science, Business, Physics | Montsaye Academy                                                                                                                     2019 – 2021

GCSE's | English, Maths, Science, Business...| Montsaye Academy                                                                                                                                2014 – 2019

 

HOBBIES & INTERESTS

I am a Christian and frequently attend church, I also attended my universities Christian union for three years and was its president for one year. I frequently play a variety of videogames and also enjoy attending and competing in various esports events, which helps me stay up to date with the latest trends and developments in the community.

 

References available at request.