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Hi, My name is Kieran Kehoe and I have worked in the games industry for 12+ years, I have worked as a First Party QA Tester at Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe for 3 years, Mid-Senior Level Games Designer at d3t (Runcorn) for 5 years, and a Game Design Director/ Co-Founder of PolyInteractive Games for 3 years. I have worked independently, as a cog in small and large teams and have also lead a team of up to 8 engineers, Artists and designers. I designed and released 4 Mobile titles with a total of 20k downloads I have Tested over 20 AAA gaming titles And have been a designer on 4 AAA franchising gaming properties…Hi, My name is Kieran Kehoe and I have worked in the games industry for 12+ years, I have worked as a First Party QA Tester at Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe for 3 years, Mid-Senior Level Games Designer at d3t (Runcorn) for 5 years, and a Game Design Director/ Co-Founder of PolyInteractive Games for 3 years. I have worked independently, as a cog in small and large teams and have also lead a team of up to 8 engineers, Artists and designers. I designed and released 4 Mobile titles with a total of 20k downloads I have Tested over 20 AAA gaming titles And have been a designer on 4 AAA franchising gaming properties

Kieran Kehoe

Game Designer

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Hi, My name is Kieran Kehoe and I have worked in the games industry for 12+ years, I have worked as a First Party QA Tester at Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe for 3 years, Mid-Senior Level Games Designer at d3t (Runcorn) for 5 years, and a Game Design Director/ Co-Founder of PolyInteractive Games for 3 years. I have worked independently, as a cog in small and large teams and have also lead a team of up to 8 engineers, Artists and designers. I designed and released 4 Mobile titles with a total of 20k downloads I have Tested over 20 AAA gaming titles And have been a designer on 4 AAA franchising gaming properties…Hi, My name is Kieran Kehoe and I have worked in the games industry for 12+ years, I have worked as a First Party QA Tester at Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe for 3 years, Mid-Senior Level Games Designer at d3t (Runcorn) for 5 years, and a Game Design Director/ Co-Founder of PolyInteractive Games for 3 years. I have worked independently, as a cog in small and large teams and have also lead a team of up to 8 engineers, Artists and designers. I designed and released 4 Mobile titles with a total of 20k downloads I have Tested over 20 AAA gaming titles And have been a designer on 4 AAA franchising gaming properties

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Warrington, United Kingdom

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My name is Kieran Kehoe and I have worked in the games industry for 12+ years, I have worked as a First Party QA Tester at Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe for 3 years, Mid-Senior Level Games Designer at d3t (Runcorn) for 5 years, and a Game Design Director/ Co-Founder of PolyInteractive Games for 3 years.

I have worked independently, as a cog in small and large teams and have also lead a team of up to 8 engineers, Artists and designers.

I designed and released 4 Mobile titles with a total of 20k downloads

I have Tested over 20 AAA gaming titles

And have been a designer on 4 AAA franchising gaming properties

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Work Experience

Mid-Level Games Designer at 3t

February 1, 2021 - November 12, 2025

As a Mid-Level Games Designer, I have taken on various roles, including Systems, Narrative, Story, Combat, Missions, and Economy Design. I have worked on AAA franchises for major studios, though all details remain under NDA until 2026/2027. My experience includes working both independently and as part of large development teams to ensure milestone are met and work is that of a high standard.

Mid-Level Embedded QA Tester at d3t

February 1, 2021 - February 1, 2021

As a Mid-Level Embedded QA Tester, I worked closely with development teams to identify and prioritize critical bugs while attending development scrums and meetings. I contributed to discussions on core mechanics and design choices.

Co-founder / Game Designer at PolyInteractive Games

September 1, 2019 - September 1, 2019

Co-founding PolyInteractive Games, I was key in designing game concepts, mechanics, monetization models, and branding. Managing projects independently and within teams of up to eight developers, I ensured smooth milestone delivery while staying up to date with industry trends. Within the 3-year period of starting the studio we released large, medium and small mobile games.

First Party QA at Sony Computer Interactive Entertainment (SCEE)

February 1, 2013 - February 1, 2016

As First Party QA at SCEE it was my job to track and report any bugs/ issues found within first party titles passing through the Europe branch, working across many titles and apart of many teams I built up the confidence to communicate and let myself be heard, I would write out potential test cases and excel tracking sheets to observe the progress of bugs as they passed through an agile environment.