Katherine Wang
About Katherine Wang
Katherine Wang is an Associate Content Producer at Riot Games, specializing in IP Guidelines. She has a background in game and interactive media design and has held various production roles at companies such as Turtle Rock Studios and Activision Blizzard.
Work at Riot Games
Katherine Wang currently holds the position of Associate Content Producer, IP Guidelines at Riot Games. She has been with the company since 2022, contributing to the development and management of intellectual property guidelines. Her role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure that content aligns with the company's standards and vision.
Previous Experience in Game Development
Before joining Riot Games, Katherine Wang worked at Turtle Rock Studios as an Associate Outsourcing Producer from 2020 to 2022. In this role, she was involved in managing outsourcing processes and ensuring quality in game development. Additionally, she served as a Producer at Mobius Digital for five months in 2019, where she contributed to project management and production tasks.
Education and Expertise
Katherine Wang earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Game and Interactive Media Design from the University of Southern California, completing her studies from 2014 to 2018. This educational background provided her with foundational knowledge and skills in game design and interactive media, which she has applied throughout her career in the gaming industry.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Katherine Wang has demonstrated technical proficiency in database management and backend system design. She generated and seeded 10 million unique records into PostgreSQL and MongoDB, optimizing PostgreSQL responses with a b-tree index, which led to a significant decrease in latency. Additionally, she implemented AWS Elastic Load Balancing to enhance system performance, achieving a notable reduction in latency for high request volumes.
Internship Experience
Katherine Wang gained early industry experience as a Player Support Intern at Activision Blizzard in 2016. During her two-month internship, she developed insights into player support operations and the gaming industry, which contributed to her professional growth and understanding of game development processes.