9 years of experience pitching, designing, and building games for mobile, web, XR, and consoles. Strong engineering fundamentals, broad production experience, thrives on teams or solo.

Joe Francia

9 years of experience pitching, designing, and building games for mobile, web, XR, and consoles. Strong engineering fundamentals, broad production experience, thrives on teams or solo.

Available to hire

9 years of experience pitching, designing, and building games for mobile, web, XR, and consoles. Strong engineering fundamentals, broad production experience, thrives on teams or solo.

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Technical Game Designer at Series Entertainment, Remote
April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2026
Wrote feature specs, balanced models, and developed progression systems for multiple game projects. Rapidly prototyped and iterated gameplay systems to streamline processes.
Senior Technical Game Designer at Series Entertainment
April 1, 2025 - Present
I wrote feature specs, balance models, and progression systems for multiple game concepts while developing and pitching market-informed designs based on product constraints. My role involved rapid iteration and building tools to enhance team productivity.
Technical Game Designer at Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow, Remote
May 1, 2024 - May 1, 2025
Designed and programmed features & events for web3 games including Mystery Society. Refactored core architecture to improve modularity for rapid development.
Technical Game Designer at Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
May 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025
Designed and programmed features for web3 games while refactoring code architecture to enable quicker prototyping.
Senior Game Engineer at Jam City, Remote
May 1, 2022 - May 1, 2024
Supported development for popular puzzle games including Cookie Jam. Involved in implementing and launching live features like Treasure Hunt and Team Offers.
Senior Game Engineer at Jam City
May 1, 2022 - May 1, 2024
Supported the development of features for popular puzzle games Cookie Jam and Cookie Jam Blast, launching key features and optimizing for user engagement.
Game Developer at Living Popups LLC
July 1, 2021 - April 1, 2022
Designed and built hypercasual games for Coldplay's Music of The Sphere's tour app.
Game Developer at Living Popups LLC, Remote
July 1, 2021 - April 1, 2022
Designed, built, and launched hyper-casual games, as well as educational AR games for Coldplay's app and interactive books.
Technical Project Manager at Gameloft
May 1, 2020 - December 1, 2020
Led team to launch Songpop Party on Apple Arcade.
Technical Project Manager at Gameloft, Remote
May 1, 2020 - December 1, 2020
Led team to develop SongPop Party on Apple Arcade, managing timelines and deliverables for project success.
Game Developer at Living Popups LLC
May 1, 2020 - April 1, 2022
Designed and built games for Coldplay's Music of The Sphere's tour app, focusing on user engagement and innovative gameplay mechanics.
Game Engineer at Nickelodeon, New York, NY
October 1, 2017 - April 1, 2020
Prototyped and built Nick Jr. games for early Noggin platform, focusing on interactive children's content.
Game Engineer at Nickelodeon
October 1, 2017 - April 1, 2020
Built educational game products for Nick Jr.'s early Noggin platform, focusing on educational impact and user engagement.
Technical Project Manager at Gameloft
October 1, 2017 - April 1, 2020
Led a team to successfully launch the interactive game Songpop Party on Apple Arcade, coordinating efforts across departments.

Education

Bachelor of Science at CUNY Hunter College - New York, NY
January 1, 2011 - July 1, 2015
Bachelor of Science at CUNY Hunter College - New York, NY
January 1, 2011 - July 1, 2015
Bachelor of Science at CUNY Hunter College - New York, NY
January 1, 2011 - July 1, 2015

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

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