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Hi, I’m Julian Surface, a senior narrative designer who loves guiding creative teams and crafting story-driven experiences for interactive media. I thrive on turning gameplay into meaningful adventures by shaping dialogue, characters, and overarching story arcs that resonate with players. Over the years I’ve collaborated across design, art, and tech to align narrative vision with gameplay mechanics, player agency, and brand goals, while also bringing a touch of humor and accessibility through comedy writing and podcast hosting.…Hi, I’m Julian Surface, a senior narrative designer who loves guiding creative teams and crafting story-driven experiences for interactive media. I thrive on turning gameplay into meaningful adventures by shaping dialogue, characters, and overarching story arcs that resonate with players. Over the years I’ve collaborated across design, art, and tech to align narrative vision with gameplay mechanics, player agency, and brand goals, while also bringing a touch of humor and accessibility through comedy writing and podcast hosting.

Julian Surface

Writer, Screenwriter, Game Designer, +1

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Hi, I’m Julian Surface, a senior narrative designer who loves guiding creative teams and crafting story-driven experiences for interactive media. I thrive on turning gameplay into meaningful adventures by shaping dialogue, characters, and overarching story arcs that resonate with players. Over the years I’ve collaborated across design, art, and tech to align narrative vision with gameplay mechanics, player agency, and brand goals, while also bringing a touch of humor and accessibility through comedy writing and podcast hosting.…Hi, I’m Julian Surface, a senior narrative designer who loves guiding creative teams and crafting story-driven experiences for interactive media. I thrive on turning gameplay into meaningful adventures by shaping dialogue, characters, and overarching story arcs that resonate with players. Over the years I’ve collaborated across design, art, and tech to align narrative vision with gameplay mechanics, player agency, and brand goals, while also bringing a touch of humor and accessibility through comedy writing and podcast hosting.

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Los Angeles, United States

Hi,

I’m Julian Surface, a senior narrative designer who loves guiding creative teams and crafting story-driven experiences for interactive media. I thrive on turning gameplay into meaningful adventures by shaping dialogue, characters, and overarching story arcs that resonate with players.

Over the years I’ve collaborated across design, art, and tech to align narrative vision with gameplay mechanics, player agency, and brand goals, while also bringing a touch of humor and accessibility through comedy writing and podcast hosting.

Skills

Experience Level

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Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Lead Narrative Designer at Valiant Games

November 1, 2025 - Present

Pitched and outlined the full narrative to meet the executive team’s goals, leveraging existing gameplay features and characters as opportunities to enrich the story. Created and developed a style guide to guarantee consistency and continuity across the game’s narrative experience.

Indie Gamemaker at Ringo’s Rescuers

May 1, 2025 - Present

Refreshed game-making skills and learned new ones with the goal of releasing a completely self-made game. Designed a multiplayer fantasy rugby game; applied new coding skills to create features; used AI to assist in debugging; produced assets with Blender.

Senior Narrative Designer at Storm8

September 1, 2021 - April 1, 2025

Collaborated cross-functionally with art department and franchise stakeholders to ensure narrative cohesion and brand alignment across titles like Property Brothers Home Design and Ellen’s Garden Makeover. Supervised narrative team delivery and participated in testing to ensure smooth in-game integration and functionality. Led brainstorming sessions, story pitches, and presentations to generate fresh content ideas aligned with team vision.

Co-founder, Host, Writer & Editor at Millennial Rewind

April 1, 2021 - March 1, 2023

Wrote and performed original comedic scripts for a bi-monthly podcast. Edited audio for clarity and comedic impact; coordinated episode concepts, guest planning, and show structure to maintain a consistent and entertaining format.

Supervising Narrative Designer at Jumpstart

July 1, 2019 - January 1, 2021

Oversaw narrative teams for Neopets and related projects, coordinating with producers, level designers, programmers, artists, and animators to ensure project execution and cohesive storytelling.

Lead Narrative Designer at Jumpstart

January 1, 2018 - July 1, 2019

Led narrative design for Neopets Island Builders; pitched, outlined, drafted, and executed storylines and in-game narrative delivery to enhance player engagement; developed lore for 150+ franchise characters to deepen audience investment.

Narrative Designer (Full Time) at Jumpstart

December 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018

Directed narrative design for The HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON franchise titles, including School of Dragons; authored and supervised storylines, quest content, and systems; delivered content across bi-weekly quests, scripts, and cutscenes to engage 1K+ daily players and support world-building.