Skills

Unreal Engine ∙ Blueprints ∙ Unity ∙ Microsoft Suite ∙ Google Suite ∙ Jira ∙ Confluence ∙ Photoshop ∙ Narrative Design ∙ Lore

Shipped Titles

Wayfinder Early Access (MMO) ∙ Wayfinder Echoes (ARPG) ∙ Crowfall (MMO)

Designed quests within the bounds of an existing IP, iterating as necessary to align with that setting’s rules and themes

Responsible for creating and organizing documentation relating to Content, including Story, Characters, Levels, and Worlds

Documented quests visually to ensure gameplay variety and track quest pacing

Created maps denoting mob spawn points, NPC placement, and points of interest to visualize quest flow and density for each level

Provided descriptions of NPCs, environments, and points of interest for the Art Department based on Design’s gameplay and story needs

Collaborated with artists on levels to optimize player flow, craft visually striking moments, and create areas for exploration

Created a calculator to measure how much time a player is expected to spend in each location to ensure each one has enough objectives and activities for players to do

Wrote GDDs for character creation, including UI mock-ups

Created graybox levels using Unreal Engine and Blender

Created modular rooms for rapid creation of levels using modular assets in Unreal Engine

Responsible for implementing quests and placing NPCs in a proprietary game engine

Launched Live Service Title — Crowfall (MMO)

Designed and implemented quests and placed NPCs using proprietary tools in Unity

Rapidly reworked the New Player Experience based on metrics to increase retention

Wrote thousands of lines of NPC dialogue to convey both story and game mechanics

Wrote thousands of lines of flavor text for items and equipment

Airship Syndicate

June 2023 — September 2024

Pitched, designed, and implemented both story and gameplay for dozens of quests, taking them from concept to ship

Collaborated with writers to create compelling stories while ensuring narrative moments led to engaging gameplay, and vice versa

Used Unreal Blueprints to create bespoke narrative moments and memorable combat encounters

Revised designs based on playtest feedback from both within my team and from other departments

Created branching dialogue flows that allowed for player agency in how they wanted to experience the story

Documented designs at every step from pitch, paper design, and implementation

Utilized Level Sequencer to create in-game cutscenes for important narrative moments

Maintained all of the game’s tutorials and worked with the UI/UX team for their implementation as we transitioned the game from MMO to standalone/co-op ARPG

Worked closely with artists to ensure each element of my designs simultaneously supported the player’s experience while also achieving the artist’s visual goals

Prototyped props, quest interactables, and more with the desired design functionality and temp SFX, VFX, animation, etc. that other departments could later finalize

Created bite sized and replayable quests designed to guide the player to unique and interesting locations in the game’s open world

Refactored quests, tutorials, blueprints, etc., from their live service iterations into the intended functionality for co-op play

Provided names and lore for dozens of weapons, items, equipment, styles and more

Designed and implemented seasonal quests that brought the player from the overworld into the seasonal gameplay loop of the MMO

Owned and maintained the Jobs system, the MMO’s daily and weekly quests

Coordinated with level designers and environment artists to create compelling vistas and control player flow through handcrafted spaces in the overworld

Artcraft Entertainment

December 2020 — December 2022

Experience