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I'm a Senior Game Designer with a passion for creating engaging systems and vibrant characters. Over the years I've led design in teams, mentored junior designers, and collaborated with communities to refine gameplay and fix bugs. I'm excited to join a new team as a Game Designer, bringing strong collaboration, prototyping, and process documentation to drive memorable experiences.…

Eric Petrie

Game Designer, Designer, Game Developer, +2

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I'm a Senior Game Designer with a passion for creating engaging systems and vibrant characters. Over the years I've led design in teams, mentored junior designers, and collaborated with communities to refine gameplay and fix bugs. I'm excited to join a new team as a Game Designer, bringing strong collaboration, prototyping, and process documentation to drive memorable experiences.…

Available to hire

I’m a Senior Game Designer with a passion for creating engaging systems and vibrant characters. Over the years I’ve led design in teams, mentored junior designers, and collaborated with communities to refine gameplay and fix bugs.

I’m excited to join a new team as a Game Designer, bringing strong collaboration, prototyping, and process documentation to drive memorable experiences.

Skills

Unreal Engine 4

Character Design

Unity

Experience Level

Unreal Engine 4

Expert

Character Design

Intermediate

Unity

Intermediate

Work Experience

Senior Game Designer & Co-Founder at Second Shift Games

October 1, 2024 - Present

Lead designer and co-founder. Crafted character designs for enemy ships and player ships, developed systems to enhance power progression, collaborated with the community to triage bugs, and guided junior designers alongside the design lead to elevate skills.

Game Designer II at Chromatic Games

January 1, 2019 - March 1, 2024

Designed heroes, enemies, and bosses; developed character progression systems (equipment, pets); created enemy spawning and level generation systems to improve game flow; mentored junior designers in Unreal Engine and Dungeon Defenders knowledge; documented design processes and analyzed analytics for engagement.

Game Designer at Trendy Entertainment

August 1, 2017 - January 1, 2019

Designed and balanced characters for heroes, enemies, and bosses; developed player progression systems (equipment, quests, unlocks); hosted weekly development streams with the community; conducted QA on features prior to release; tested prototypes to identify bugs and refine gameplay.

Quality Assurance at Trendy Entertainment

September 1, 2015 - August 1, 2017

Conducted in-depth testing for Dungeon Defenders and Dungeon Defenders 2 releases; collected and formalized player feedback; collaborated with the design team to balance changes pre-release; provided concept feedback; partnered with the community team to host weekly development streams; implemented QA systems for process improvement.