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My name is Jess Zalzman and I graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Computational Media at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. I am a native Spanish speaker who is passionate about writing, web and game development, film, and music. I'm one of the rare extroverted coders -- I love working with and getting to know new people, brainstorming ideas, and helping projects come to life through collaborative efforts. I'm also great at going into "heads down" mode and knocking out work on my own, as well!…My name is Jess Zalzman and I graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Computational Media at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. I am a native Spanish speaker who is passionate about writing, web and game development, film, and music. I'm one of the rare extroverted coders -- I love working with and getting to know new people, brainstorming ideas, and helping projects come to life through collaborative efforts. I'm also great at going into "heads down" mode and knocking out work on my own, as well!

Jess Zalzman

Web Developer, Full Stack Developer, Game Developer, +4

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My name is Jess Zalzman and I graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Computational Media at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. I am a native Spanish speaker who is passionate about writing, web and game development, film, and music. I'm one of the rare extroverted coders -- I love working with and getting to know new people, brainstorming ideas, and helping projects come to life through collaborative efforts. I'm also great at going into "heads down" mode and knocking out work on my own, as well!…My name is Jess Zalzman and I graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Computational Media at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. I am a native Spanish speaker who is passionate about writing, web and game development, film, and music. I'm one of the rare extroverted coders -- I love working with and getting to know new people, brainstorming ideas, and helping projects come to life through collaborative efforts. I'm also great at going into "heads down" mode and knocking out work on my own, as well!

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My name is Jess Zalzman and I graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computational Media at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. I am a native Spanish speaker who is passionate about writing, web and game development, film, and music.

I’m one of the rare extroverted coders – I love working with and getting to know new people, brainstorming ideas, and helping projects come to life through collaborative efforts. I’m also great at going into “heads down” mode and knocking out work on my own, as well!

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

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Expert

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Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Spanish; Castilian

Fluent

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Developer

September 1, 2024 - Present

Developed features for Wix-based websites including AR capabilities, CSS animations, and custom code using Wix's Velo. Built a personal portfolio website using vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in under 10 days. Developed a complete WordPress website from start to finish, injecting custom CSS to match Figma designs. Began development and testing on a mobile app for iOS and Android using React Native.

Senior Developer at Primal Screen

October 1, 2022 - July 1, 2024

Used in-house Pixi.js framework to launch four web games for PBS Kids with a small team of developers and animators. Owned development and delivery of Jelly Ben & Pogo web pages on PBS Kids website. Created internal tools including a pipeline to automate builds, speeding up workflow and project turnaround.

Developer at Primal Screen

August 1, 2020 - October 1, 2022

Engaged in sprint planning and code reviews with a team of five developers and a tech lead. Developed new features and ongoing updates for Amira Learning live website and mobile AI reading game using React. Worked with the lead developer to migrate the old company website to a new system using Craft CMS, Twig, CSS, PHP, and JavaScript. Developed and delivered PBS Kids Play and Learn Engineering mobile app using an in-house Pixi.js-based framework in a Cordova wrapper.

Junior Developer at Primal Screen

July 1, 2019 - August 1, 2020

Stayed up to date with new technologies by porting various web games to HTML5 using CreateJS and Pixi.js. Kept the company website up to date with small updates using PHP, JavaScript, and CSS. Implemented GTM and Google Analytics to various websites and web games to help gather user insights.