I write and communicate real good, and I build creative worlds across tabletop RPGs and narrative/comic writing. I also manage and grow community-facing social platforms, planning campaigns and events that keep people coming back. I’m a people-person who enjoys running games, coordinating activities, and collaborating with teams across writing, art, and production. When I’m not DM’ing, I’m producing narrative content and managing social media for community and publishing projects.…

Don Mancha III

I write and communicate real good, and I build creative worlds across tabletop RPGs and narrative/comic writing. I also manage and grow community-facing social platforms, planning campaigns and events that keep people coming back. I’m a people-person who enjoys running games, coordinating activities, and collaborating with teams across writing, art, and production. When I’m not DM’ing, I’m producing narrative content and managing social media for community and publishing projects.…

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I write and communicate real good, and I build creative worlds across tabletop RPGs and narrative/comic writing. I also manage and grow community-facing social platforms, planning campaigns and events that keep people coming back.

I’m a people-person who enjoys running games, coordinating activities, and collaborating with teams across writing, art, and production. When I’m not DM’ing, I’m producing narrative content and managing social media for community and publishing projects.

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Work Experience

Freelance Dungeon Master
February 1, 2026 - Present
Plan and run tabletop role-playing game sessions for paying players, including D&D, Lancer, and Cyberpunk.
Dungeon Master at It's Your Move Games
June 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Planned and ran week-long Dungeons & Dragons games for 6–8 kids aged 8–15. Coordinated draft/cubes/jump start events for 6–12 kids aged 8–16.
Social Media Manager at It's Your Move Games
June 1, 2025 - Present
Planned social media posts and email messaging to community members.
Narrative Associate (Remote) at Malamute Games
February 1, 2021 - June 30, 2023
Assisted narrative design for a turn-based creature collecting RPG (currently cancelled). Collaborated with writing, art, sound, and level design teams to develop plotlines, quests, characters, and scenes, including plot summaries, script-format scenes, world histories, and story consistency.
Nintendo Holiday Brand Ambassador at MarketSource
October 1, 2019 - January 31, 2020
Managed Nintendo sections in retail chains, answered customer questions about Nintendo products, and supported holiday retail coverage.
Cart Attendant at Target
January 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019
Moved carts to and from parking lot storage, and cleaned bathrooms.
Sales Associate at Game Kastle
January 1, 2019 - April 30, 2025
Helped customers find games based on their tastes and processed sales. Co-managed store social media and coordinated events (Facebook/Meta, Discord, Reddit, Instagram, Google Business). Coordinated in-store events including 40k tournaments and multiple D&D sessions and other tournaments. Trained new employees on POS and store processes.
Retail Sales Associate at Follett Corporation
August 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018
Helped customers find school books.
Merchandiser / Sales at Frys Electronics
February 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018
Managed software department displays and assisted customers with software-related questions.
Janitor at GCA Services Group
September 1, 2016 - September 30, 2016
Cleaned public restrooms and other public areas on a route 5 days per week.
Cart Attendant / Cashier / Electronics at Target
September 1, 2016 - February 28, 2017
Pushed carts, cleaned bathrooms, and rang up customers.
Social Media Head (Remote) at Rising Sun Comics
July 1, 2016 - May 31, 2021
Advertised upcoming releases and crowdfunding campaigns on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook using Hootsuite. Edited images in Photoshop for multiple formats and created monthly/yearly performance reports to assess campaign success and plan future campaigns.

Education

Associate (pursuing) at Ohlone College
May 1, 2016 - June 1, 2024
High School Diploma at Fremont Christian School
September 1, 2003 - June 1, 2016
Associate (pursuing) at Ohlone College
May 1, 2016 - June 1, 2024
High School Diploma at Fremont Christian School
September 1, 2003 - June 1, 2016

Qualifications

Driver's License
January 11, 2030 - August 18, 2026

Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Retail, Education, Professional Services
    Super Massive Hover Biome

    Super Massive Hover Biome (comic)
    Written By Don Mancha III, Illustrated by Emil Vlad
    2025 - Present

    Super Massive Hover Biome is an ongoing monthly webcomic that follows Theodora, Bird, and Morgue as they attempt to eke out a smidgen of joy from a world that is indifferent to them at best.
    Volume 1 of the series will be available for sail on November 28th 2025
    My responsibilities included but were not limited to:
    Assembling the team.
    Writing the script.
    Continual communication with the interior artists as well as the guest cover artists.
    Editing the pages in progress for errors/ adjustment.
    Editing the pages for print
    Making multiple print orders
    Fulfilling the physical and digital orders.

    Last Month's Game

    Last Month’s Game
    Written By Don Mancha III, Illustrated by Bridget Penny
    2025

    A mutant, a hunter, two flotilla kids, and a god walk into a bar in the desert. Poker ensues.
    Last Month’s Game is a 48 page one shot comic book that was crowdfunded on kickstarter in October 2024 and was fulfilled in 2025
    My responsibilities included but were not limited to:
    Assembling the team.
    Writing the script.
    Continual communication with the interior artists as well as the guest cover artists.
    Editing the pages in progress for errors/ adjustment.
    Setting up the crowdfunding campaign.
    Promoting the crowdfunding campaign.
    Designing and commissioning additional merchandise as addons for the rewards on the crowdfunding campaign.
    Editing the pages for print
    Making multiple print orders
    Fulfilling the physical and digital orders.

    Purgatory Volume 1

    Purgatory Volume 1
    Rising Sun Comics, Written By Don Mancha III, Illustrated by Anubisazp
    2021

    Purgatory is the story of dead people dealing with the complications and contradictions of being dead. Some residents see their new life as a second chance. Others see it as more of the same.Reunions abound, those of old friends and of old enemies of old flames, and evil ex’s.
    Volume 1 Collects chapters 1- 4 of the Purgatory Webcomic as well as the “Those That Burn Below” short in one single soft cover book.
    This is my first published work. I formed the team, designed the narrative and worked with a publisher to get volume 1 printed.
    My responsibilities included but were not limited to:
    Assembling the team.
    Writing the script.
    Continual communication with the interior artists as well as the guest cover artists.
    Editing the pages in progress for errors/ adjustment.
    Continual communication with the publisher to ensure the content was within their standards
    Promoting the crowdfunding campaign.
    Editing the pages for print

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