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Aaliyah Daniels

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    Narrative Designer
    Pixelberry Studios
    Mar 2025 - Current (1 year 4 months)
    • Design branching narrative systems and player-choice architectures for romance-driven interactive fiction on the Choices platform. • Concept and develop paid ad creatives for Meta and TikTok, testing hooks and iterating based on performance data to improve click-through and install rates. • Analyze ad performance metrics to identify top-performing creative angles, informing both campaign strategy and in-game narrative direction. • Scout and evaluate indie writers and influencers for potential collaborations, expanding the creative pipeline.
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    Community Outreach
    Virginia Piper Center
    Aug 2024 - May 2026 (1 year 10 months)
  • Series Entertainment
    Narrative Designer
    Series Entertainment
    Oct 2023 - Mar 2025 (1 year 6 months)
    • Architected multi-chapter narrative systems from concept, shaping core emotional arcs, tone, pacing, and player-choice pathways within Unreal-based pipelines. • Concepted and tested paid ad creatives for Meta and TikTok campaigns, analyzing hook performance and iterating on creative strategy to drive user acquisition. • Structured episodic content with strong hooks and cliffhangers; built interconnected character ecosystems to support long-term engagement. • Rapidly prototyped narrative concepts using AI tools; translated direction into production-ready frameworks across cross-functional teams. • Projects include: Singles Inferno: The Game, Ultimatum: The Game, The Circle: The Game.
  • Arizona State University
    Creative Writing Professor
    Arizona State University
    Aug 2023 - Current (2 years 11 months)
    • Teach narrative structure, pacing, and character development with a focus on audience engagement and sustained long-form storytelling. • Lead workshop environments centered on revision, craft, and emotional clarity.
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    Narrative Designer
    Crazy Maple Studios
    May 2023 - Aug 2023 (4 months)
    • Designed romance-driven narrative arcs for interactive mobile titles, balancing player agency with cohesive, emotionally resonant storytelling. • Developed character archetypes aligned with audience expectations and collaborated with cross-functional teams across multiple narrative paths.
  • Jam City
    Narrative Designer Intern
    Jam City
    Jan 2020 - May 2020 (5 months)
    • Contributed story content for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, focusing on character-driven dialogue, branching narratives, and world-consistent storytelling.
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    Junior Narrative Designer
    Yotta Studios
    Sep 2019 - May 2021 (1 year 9 months)
    • Developed narrative content for live-ops game environments, supporting ongoing story arcs and event-driven updates. • Aligned narrative delivery with gameplay systems and player engagement goals alongside design and cinematic teams.
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  • Arizona State University
    Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing
    Arizona State University
    Aug 2023 - May 2026 (2 years 10 months)
  • Kenyon College
    B.A. English, Creative Writing
    Kenyon College
    Aug 2019 - May 2026 (6 years 10 months)
    Concentration: Computer Science
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    Virginia S. Piper Fellow 2025
    Jan 2025
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    American Poetry Award 2023
    Jan 2023
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    Columbia Journal Winter Poetry Contest 2022 (Second Place)
    Jan 2022
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    No Tokens Young Poets Award 2020
    Jan 2020
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    The Robert Daniel Memorial Scholarship for English
    Jan 2020
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    New York Youth Poet Laureate 2017 & 2018
    Jan 2017