Julia Bianco Schoeffling is the Chief Operating Officer of The Halp Network, a company created to match trusted creative entertainment professionals and vendors with the best opportunities within the ever-changing world of entertainment. From gaming through traditional production, Julia has built a network of incredibly talented industry professionals, who have assisted companies in achieving their creative goals. Over the past 15 years, Julia has had a hand in some of the most influential interactive franchises in history including Gears of War, God of War, Call of Duty, Skylanders, Uncharted, The Last of Us, Legend of Zelda, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and many more.

Previously, Julia was Director of Voice Over Services and Head of Casting at Formosa Group where she helped form the interactive division which grew into a division of 20 full-time employees in only five years. More recently in her role there, she focused on casting for interactive and new media including performance and voice capture. Recent casting credits include the VR title, hit throwback Crash Bandicoot: Insane Trilogy, Lucky’s Tale 2 and Square’s Secret of Mana. Prior to Formosa, Julia worked for top developers and audio vendors in Los Angeles including the award-winning Soundelux Design Music Group and world-renowned game developer, Treyarch.

A New York native, she currently lives in Los Angeles with her beautiful daughter Nina, husband and two dogs.