Writer & 2D Artist | Creative Director @ Pufflin Games | Creating Impactful and Passionate Stories With Care and Precision

Amanda Stafford

Writer & 2D Artist | Creative Director @ Pufflin Games | Creating Impactful and Passionate Stories With Care and Precision

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Writer & 2D Artist | Creative Director @ Pufflin Games | Creating Impactful and Passionate Stories With Care and Precision

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Work Experience

Data Annotation Tech (Data Annotator)
November 1, 2025 - Present
Follow explicit instructions and criteria of available projects; complete tasks within allotted time. Meticulously create prompts and analyze LLM responses based on provided instructions and criteria, along with knowledge of human tone, style, and engagement.
Writer (Lead a small team) at SolCycle for Kinetic Bloom
December 1, 2024 - June 1, 2025
Lead a small team of 3 writers for a unique game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Create worldbuilding concepts, character concepts, and scripted dialogue across departments (15+ collaborators) for use in the final product released on Steam and itch.io.
Lead Writer at Zoomatronics
October 1, 2024 - Present
Work closely with a team of 4 to envision story and overall thematic direction. Collaborate to create immersive storytelling and worldbuilding for the product, adapting to tone, style, and format as needed. Assist in the implementation of the game’s writing and concepts in close proximity with the producer.
Creative Director, Writer, & CoLead at Puffin Games
January 1, 2024 - Present
Lead visual ideation and concepting, creating and curating mood boards and reference images to improve draft concepts. Facilitate and lead team discussions (6) about the game’s art and writing, and revise written concepts into tangible artistic concepts for four separate characters for a visual novel game. Read and edit game dialogue and scripts to convey story messaging and themes with care for complex emotional topics. Devise crafted written scripts reflecting overall game themes and each character’s themes. Secure $1k in funding through the Koret Scholarship Program for private development. Craft user experience to support narrative messaging and how the game feels to play.
Freelance Artist
November 1, 2020 - Present
Create full-body character designs tailored to client needs while applying character design principles (e.g., color theory, balance). Incorporate client feedback and make adjustments as needed. Use Adobe Photoshop and Paint Tool SAI to produce high-quality illustrations supporting customer budgets and needs, with 30+ positive client experiences. Create original intellectual properties while keeping animation principles in mind for Live2D Cubism illustrations.

Education

BA - Game Art and Development at Southern New Hampshire University
March 1, 2026 - August 19, 2026

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Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet