Astrid Skillingstad

Experience

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  Levanger municipality

  Jan 2007 - Oct 2007

  Parental relief

  Once a week for 2 hours I took a handicapped girl horseback riding to train her balance and to give the divorced parents a short relief during the week.

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  Namsskogan Familiepark

  Jun 2007 - Nov 2007

  Seasonal Worker

  * Awarded the employee of the season

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  Bamberg Menighetsbarnehage

  Nov 2007 - May 2009

  Kindergarten Teacher

  * Entertaining and stimulating kids at the ages 2-5 years* Pre-school tutor

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  Gwacheon Youth Centre

  May 2009 - Nov 2009

  English Teacher

  * Teaching kids at the age of 9-13 years’ old

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  ISS Facility Services A/S

  May 2010 - Aug 2011

  Administrative Secreatry

  * Booking and administration of the contractors* Salary and paychecks* Administer the work tasks of the employees

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  TUI Nordic

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2013

  Tour Operator Representative

  Gran Canaria, Spain September 2011-Octover 2012Children Club Leader / Guest Relation Guide* Planning and holding the childrens club activities* Inventory of the childrens club* Scheduling of the team* Excursion guide* Hotel service and welcome meetings* Teaching the classes of new guides(awarded the employee with the best work spirit)Phuket, Thailand November 2012-March 2013Guide Online Representative* Customer service* Sales* Airport serviceAlanya, Turkey March 2013-October 2013Guide Online Representative* Customer service* Sales* Airport service* IT project manager* Providing feedback to new guides(awarded the employee with the best work spirit and the most responsible leader) Show less

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  SOS International

  Oct 2013 - Dec 2015

  * Daily operation of a team of 32 employees* Training and supervising new members of the team* Overseeing the expensive cases* Providing feedback to improve the quality of our service * Providing assistance to insurance holders traveling abroad* Case handling in medical cases for our customers. Giving advice on what medical facilities to use around the world, providing financial support to pay medical bills, arranging transportation home.* Case handling in cases where people request psychological help* Partly doing the daily operations of the team* Partly training the new team members

  • Supervisor

    Oct 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Assistance Coordinator

    Oct 2013 - Sept 2015
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  GoGift.com A/S

  Jan 2016 - Nov 2016

  Key Account Manager

  * Responsible for B2B sales in the Norwegian team* Creating creative spolutions to improve sales and service levels of our customers* B2C marketing within social media

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  SOS International

  Dec 2016 - Apr 2017

  Assistance Coordinator (temp)

  * Providing assistance to insurance holders traveling abroad* Case handling in medical cases for our customers. Giving advice on what medical facilities to use around the world, providing financial support to pay medical bills, arranging transportation home.

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  Trygg-Hansa

  May 2017 - Nov 2017

  Consultant

  * Registering and handeling questions/cases related to the customers motor insurance

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  Maternity leave

  Nov 2017 - Aug 2018

  Maternity Leave
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  Massive Entertainment - A Ubisoft Studio

  Aug 2018 - Jun 2019

  Junior Game Tester

  * Functional testing on PC, durango & orbis* Wrote and conducted test cases as well as smoke tests* Creating local builds and virtual builds using batch files

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  IO Interactive

  Jul 2019 - Aug 2021

  Functional Tester

  * Perform or schedule early/sanity testing for the development team* Analyse requirements from track production team and design test documents* Design test cases and tasks for QA

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  Avalanche Studios Group

  Aug 2021 - Aug 2022

  Experienced QA Engineer
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  Infinite Mana Games

  Aug 2022 - Feb 2024

  Studio Manager & Producer

  • Helped define company culture, employee benefits, and operational structure as part of the management team• Created a task overview system for better visibility into team workloads and upcoming priorities• Spearheaded recruitment efforts, ensuring a smooth hiring process and securing top talent• Planned and executed all company events, including summer and winter parties• Led the office renovation project, managing planning, budgeting, and execution

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  Hovgaard Games

  Jul 2024 - now

  Project Manager

  • Refined and streamlined the sprint structure, enabling the team to operate seamlessly without a dedicated project manager.• Wrote engaging and compelling trailer scripts to showcase the game’s vision and features.• Implemented Notion as a knowledge hub and created comprehensive guides for how to use it.• Developed a vacation request system that accounted for various regional and national holidays, ensuring easy scheduling. Using JavaScript formulas & Python scripts.