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Hi, I’m Ted Ludzik, a Toronto-based video game professional with over a decade of experience in project management, writing, and game design. I enjoy leading cross-functional teams, refining production processes, and delivering high-quality experiences on time and within budget. I’ve secured more than $1.8 million in grants and funding, scaled teams from single digits to healthy sizes, and contributed to both internal IP development and external work-for-hire. I’m passionate about storytelling, gameplay design, and collaborating with creative peers to build immersive worlds.…Hi, I’m Ted Ludzik, a Toronto-based video game professional with over a decade of experience in project management, writing, and game design. I enjoy leading cross-functional teams, refining production processes, and delivering high-quality experiences on time and within budget. I’ve secured more than $1.8 million in grants and funding, scaled teams from single digits to healthy sizes, and contributed to both internal IP development and external work-for-hire. I’m passionate about storytelling, gameplay design, and collaborating with creative peers to build immersive worlds.

Ted Ludzik

Game Developer, Game Designer, Writer, +3

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Hi, I’m Ted Ludzik, a Toronto-based video game professional with over a decade of experience in project management, writing, and game design. I enjoy leading cross-functional teams, refining production processes, and delivering high-quality experiences on time and within budget. I’ve secured more than $1.8 million in grants and funding, scaled teams from single digits to healthy sizes, and contributed to both internal IP development and external work-for-hire. I’m passionate about storytelling, gameplay design, and collaborating with creative peers to build immersive worlds.…Hi, I’m Ted Ludzik, a Toronto-based video game professional with over a decade of experience in project management, writing, and game design. I enjoy leading cross-functional teams, refining production processes, and delivering high-quality experiences on time and within budget. I’ve secured more than $1.8 million in grants and funding, scaled teams from single digits to healthy sizes, and contributed to both internal IP development and external work-for-hire. I’m passionate about storytelling, gameplay design, and collaborating with creative peers to build immersive worlds.

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Hi, I’m Ted Ludzik, a Toronto-based video game professional with over a decade of experience in project management, writing, and game design. I enjoy leading cross-functional teams, refining production processes, and delivering high-quality experiences on time and within budget.

I’ve secured more than $1.8 million in grants and funding, scaled teams from single digits to healthy sizes, and contributed to both internal IP development and external work-for-hire. I’m passionate about storytelling, gameplay design, and collaborating with creative peers to build immersive worlds.

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Associate Producer at Joydrop o.a. Mikutech

June 1, 2018 - January 1, 2024

Led project management for 12 external work-for-hire and internal projects, including the AA IP 'Project Big Box', coordinating a team of up to 16 across all departments using Jira. Acted as de facto hiring manager, screening applicants, conducting group interviews, and testing, contributing to team growth from 11 to 21 employees (via a modified CRM). Documented and improved the full software production process using Miro and linked Google Docs, driving efficiency. Managed grant and funding application efforts (team grew from 3 to 7) securing $1,891,500. Continued design work on 'Project Big Box' (Unreal) and 'Doppeltone'.

Project Manager at Joydrop o.a. Mikutech

November 1, 2016 - June 1, 2018

Owned multiple roles – PM, designer, and writer – on the company’s work-for-hire lifeblood including De-composed (Canada’s first VR escape room), Voices, Choices (choose-your-own-adventure health-ware initially tested with Twine), and Senescence (first-person nursing trainer).

Narrative Designer (Contract) at Joydrop o.a. Mikutech

December 1, 2014 - November 1, 2016

Created characters, backgrounds, and storylines and storyboards for Cupkins, nominated for Canada Game Awards in the Best Casual Game category.

Instructor of Digital Story Telling at Centennial College

April 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016

Created and taught a two-week boot-camp for 22 Digital Storytelling students in the Professional Writers Program at Centennial's Story Arts Centre.

Narrative & Game Designer at Dark Matter Entertainment

July 1, 2012 - August 1, 2013

Designed locations, NPCs, storylines, and over 100 interconnecting quests for the World of Trinketz.

Game Designer/ Creative Writer at Ganz Entertainment

May 1, 2010 - November 1, 2011

Co-designer and creative writer on Amazing World, a tween MMORPG based on the #1 kids’ site, Webkinz.

Writer at Digital Extremes

March 1, 2006 - October 1, 2006

Concepted storylines for the video game Dark Sector using Final Draft.

Instructor of Digital Storytelling at Centennial College

April 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016

Created and taught curriculum for a two-week "boot-camp" for 22 Digital Storytelling students in the Professional Writers Program at Centennial's Story Arts Centre.