Narrative Designer and Game Designer with extensive experience writing character-driven stories and building deep systems for tabletop RPGs, wargames, and video games. Passionate about blending narrative and mechanics to create immersive player experiences across fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and mystery. Experienced lead adventure designer and writer, with a strong QA background to refine dialogue, gameplay structure, and pacing. Holds an M.A. in Screenwriting and an M.A. in 3D Animation, bringing both narrative craft and production know-how to interactive worldbuilding.

Jerónimo Arellano Zandi

Narrative Designer and Game Designer with extensive experience writing character-driven stories and building deep systems for tabletop RPGs, wargames, and video games. Passionate about blending narrative and mechanics to create immersive player experiences across fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and mystery. Experienced lead adventure designer and writer, with a strong QA background to refine dialogue, gameplay structure, and pacing. Holds an M.A. in Screenwriting and an M.A. in 3D Animation, bringing both narrative craft and production know-how to interactive worldbuilding.

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Narrative Designer and Game Designer with extensive experience writing character-driven stories and building deep systems for tabletop RPGs, wargames, and video games. Passionate about blending narrative and mechanics to create immersive player experiences across fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and mystery.

Experienced lead adventure designer and writer, with a strong QA background to refine dialogue, gameplay structure, and pacing. Holds an M.A. in Screenwriting and an M.A. in 3D Animation, bringing both narrative craft and production know-how to interactive worldbuilding.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate

Work Experience

Senior writer, lead adventure game design and QA Testing at CastnPlay
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2025
Lead narrative and adventure game design work for sci-fi skirmish and RPG projects, contributing dialogue, mechanics, and story integration. Performed QA testing to ensure narrative-mechanics cohesion and quality across gameplay.
Writer, adventure mechanics designer at Dracostudios
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Wrote adventure content and designed adventure mechanics for RPG titles, supporting gameplay systems and narrative structure across fantasy RPG experiences.
Writer and game designer at Freelance
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2018
Freelance writing and game design across multiple projects including action-adventure and browser experiences; developed story and game systems suitable for PC and other platforms.

Education

MASTER IN SCREENWRITING at UNIVERSIDAD DE BARCELONA
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2011
MASTER IN 3D ANIMATION at UNIVERSIDAD POMPEU FABRA
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010
BACHELOR IN FINE ARTS CINEMA at EICAR
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2006
Master in Screenwriting at Universidad de Barcelona
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2011
Master in 3D Animation at Universidad Pompeu Fabra
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010
Bachelor in Fine Arts Cinema at EICAR Paris
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2006

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Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Education

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