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I’m a writer, designer, and visual artist with 5+ years of digital media experience. Whatever your project may be, I have the ingenuity and technical skill to bring out its fullest potential with remarkable, immersive design.
Notable credits include:
- Writer on Coral Island and Puzzle Legends
- Narrative Designer on Critter Cove
- Game Designer on Faction Packed
- Layout Designer on Sock Puppets, Biotrophication, and Dracotrophication
- UI & Graphic Designer on DriverInbound
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Work Experience
Game Designer at Kyoso Interactive
November 30, 2024 - October 3, 2025- Crafted 12 interactive live-service game prototypes in 2 months in Figma, with 3 moved into production.
- Led design of core gameplay loop, systems, items, live service features, and progression, as well as documenting and implementing using spreadsheets, written documents, Figma, and JSON files.
- Improved player experience by iterating mechanics and game balance based on data from spreadsheets, simulations, twice-weekly in-house QA testing, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Created text and user flows for tutorials as well as lore, technical documentation, and marketing copy.
- Utilized an established design system to iterate user interface in Figma with new and updated screens, flows, assets, and iconography, as well as preparing assets for developer handoff.
Narrative Content Designer at Gentleman Rat
January 3, 2022 - September 29, 2023Designed, wrote, and implemented 50% of content in a cozy life sim, including 30+ branching quests, 20 unique NPCs, dozens of puzzles, hundreds of items, all narrative variables, and more.
Wrote, edited, and implemented 6,000+ dialogue lines with a focus on unifying narrative voice.
Magnified interactivity by prototyping and implementing procedural open world quest systems.
Ensured a unified experience by working with a cross-functional team to uphold the game's core vision.
Lead Writer at 555 Comics
September 5, 2021 - February 24, 2022Accrued 10,000+ followers in 4 months for a Twitter-based webcomic by crafting distinctive characters, authentic dialogue, compelling storylines, and intriguing worldbuilding for an original IP.
Utilized feedback from editors and the community to iterate on storytelling methods methods and ensure audience satisfaction.
Writer at Stairway Games
April 5, 2021 - July 30, 2021Wrote and edited 1,000+ unique, emotionally resonant dialogue lines for 4 fan-favorite NPCs.
Strengthened player investment by writing scripts for 20 compelling romance cutscenes.
Writer at Microfun Limited
November 2, 2020 - February 26, 2021Pitched and wrote storylines collaboratively in a writers' room format to build audience investment in the cast and setting of a live service fantasy RPG.
Partnered with art and design teams to ensure narrative content's alignment with gameplay experience.
Streamlined communication and improved story cohesion by overhauling lore documentation.
UI & Graphic Designer at Rubberside Down
April 12, 2021 - December 31, 2021Developed responsive, pixel-perfect, mobile-first user interfaces in Figma for 4 games and SaaS applications, with close attention to flow, clarity, and accessibility.
Worked closely with developers, stakeholders, and other cross-functional teams to unify projects.
Created brand guidelines and visual assets for use in digital and print marketing.
Implemented UI in collaboration with developers, including animations and interactions.
Education
Advanced Diploma of Game Design & Production at Academy of Interactive Entertainment
August 8, 2018 - July 15, 2020Valedictorian of Game Design, Class of 2020
Qualifications
Industry Experience
Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet
- I edited 90% of the game’s per-existing dialogue for consistency in character voice, grammar, and humor.
- 50% of the game’s content at-launch was designed, written, implemented, and tested by me.
- I owned the narrative arc, visual aesthetic, and content direction of an entire biome, comprised of 4 large islands and their surrounding oceans.
- I prototyped entirely new forms of emergent content using Opsive Behavior Designer entirely on my own, without a single line of code.
Critter Cove is a nautical life simulator game where players help restore a run-down tourist island. I spent almost 2 years at Gentleman Rat as a Narrative & Content Designer, where I spent my days crafting everything from quest content to NPC behaviors to environmental points of interest.
My mission was to make the world feel alive by populating it with as much to see, do, and experience as possible, and that all of it was high-quality, immersive, and aligned with the game’s tone and broader goals. Here are a few highlights:
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