Sep 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Online · Remote

• I created and run a 12-Week Game Writing Boot Camp, that doesn’t only teach theory, we do a deep 9-layer dive into a game narrative project, simulating mobile, A, AA, and AAA production with industry templates, feedback, and processes.
• A nuanced, yet easy-to-digest portfolio case study that proves your capability as a professional game writer and narrative designer.
• Improved interactive narrative design and writing skills, processes, and format within a realistic studio production context.
• Stand out from other game writing applicants with a portfolio that showcases the tools, processes, skills, knowledge, and templates to work in the gaming industry.
• Realistic understanding of collaborative processes between game writing, narrative design and other disciplines.
• Soft skills like productive disagreement, conflict resolution, and stand out in a large team setting
• Iterative skills: Feedback gathering, analysis, and application.

Aug 2024 – Dec 2024 · 4 mos · Remote

• AAA | RTS (Real-Time Strategy) Game | 2+ Million Units Sold!
• I was the Narrative Designer for the Japanese DLC for Age of Mythology Retold: Heavenly Spear
• Researched the Japanese lore and plotted the storyline
• Wrote dialogue
• Designed Characters
• Wrote Character Bios
• Wrote Dialogue Barks
• Scripted Cutscenes
• Storyboarded Cutscenes
• Created Voice-Over Actor Documents

May 2024 – Dec 2024 · 7 mos · Remote

• AAA | RTS (Real-Time Strategy) Game | 2+ Million Units Sold!

May 2024 – Oct 2024 · 5 mos · Remote

• AAA | RTS (Real-Time Strategy) Game | 2+ Million Units Sold!
• Worked on the Chinese DLC - Immortal PIllars for Age of Mythology: Retold
• I worked directly with level designers, artists, and clients to ensure the highest quality of content for the players.
• Edited Dialogue Text
• Wrote Dialogue Text
• Storyboarded Cutscenes
• Wrote Cutscene Dialogues
• Wrote In-Game Barks
• Storyboarded the Game Trailer
• Wrote Game Trailer Text

Feb 2024 – May 2024 · 3 mos · Paris, Île-de-France, France · Remote

• 5+ Million Units Sold!
• AA | Console | PS4 | PS5 | Xbox | Steam | Nintendo Switch | Platformer | Shooting Game
• Worked on the officially licensed Space Adventure Cobra video game.
• Designed the story based on the TV series
• Storyboarded the Cutscenes
• Wrote in-game dialogues
• Wrote the cutscene dialogues
• Wrote the combat and level barks
• Helped design the levels, the enemies, and the obstacles.

Nov 2023 – Jan 2024 · 2 mos · Remote

• Casual | Educational | Mobile Game | 1+ Million Downloads!
• Designed the Various Levels
• Helped Design Various Gameplay mechanics
• Helped Design Various Interactions
• Designed The Various Gameplay Maps

Sep 2023 – Dec 2023 · 3 mos · Remote

• Mobile Game | Casual | Social | Tamagotchi | Dress-up | Puzzle | Mini-Games | 24+ Million Downloads!
• I wrote and designed future events and gameplay mechanics for updates.
• Assessed and reviewed the opening sequence gameplay flow to improve days 0-7 player retentions rates

Aug 2023 – Feb 2024 · 6 mos · Remote

Aug 2023 – Jan 2024 · 5 mos · Remote

• Casual | Mobile Game | Simulation | Exploration | Social | 10+ Million Downloads!
• Designed 16 Themed Islands
• Designed 96+ Themed Animal Sections
• Wrote 300+ NPC Barks
• Scripted & Storyboarded Opening Sequence
• Helped Design the Monetization Strategy which brought in millions in revenue
• Designed the First-Time User Experience in collaboration with the Design Team, which increased player retention by 40+%
• Monitored play-tests & iterated changes based on the results
• Collaborated with the team on future gameplay & events

Aug 2023 – Jan 2024 · 5 mos · Remote

• Mobile Game | Real-Time Strategy (RTS) | Chess Simulator | Combat | Game | 200,000+ Western Downloads
• Designed the opening sequence
• Connected the gameplay to the story
• Designed a new collection system
• Suggested game design logic and systems to make the "world" feel more alive.
• Worked with the marketing and media teams for release videos and trailers.
• Helped design future maps and worked on the monetization systems

Nov 2023 – May 2024 · 6 mos · Remote · Remote

• I teach a Narrative Design course part-time (6 hours a month).

Mar 2023 – May 2023 · 2 mos · On-site

• Assessed and reviewed the gameplay and narrative sequences of a Chinese game, to prepare it for release in the Western market.
• Modified Characters’s Names to reflect the Western Audience
• Reviewed and flagged any culturally insensitive art, text, and images.
• Designed New Opening Sequence
• Designed New Tutorial
• Wrote New Dialogues
• Designed New Characters & Enemies
• Built a Western Audience Themed World Lore

Mar 2023 – May 2023 · 2 mos · On-site

• Did market research, internal documents, world building.
• Character Designs
• Building Designs
• Animal System Designs
• Mini Game Designs
• Hero System Designs
• Opening Sequence
• Tutorial Design
• Event Design

Mar 2023 – May 2023 · 2 mos · On-site

• Assessed and reviewed a Chinese Fantasy game, to be reskinned for the Western Market.
• Reviewed the art and flagged all inappropriate or culturally insensitive images, character designs, or backgrounds.
• Reviewed and provided alternatives for Character names and designs, which were clones of copyrighted IP characters.
• Rewrote the opening sequence text.
• Rewrote the tutorial text & Chapters dialogues.

Mar 2023 – May 2023 · 2 mos · On-site

• Reviewed, analyzed, and assessed various Chinese & Korean games for potential reskinning for the Western markets.
• Analyzed story issues & solutions
• Determined potential Tutorial issues & solutions
• Studied gameplay mechanics & provided detailed analysis, feedback, and comments.

Mar 2023 – Apr 2023 · 1 mo · On-site

• 120+ Million Downloads Worldwide!
• Was tasked with designing the new world lore to match the previous brands, and update it to reflect the passing of time from released games.
• Designed the New World Lore so it’s IP approvable.
• Wrote and Storyboarded a New Opening Sequence.
• Designed a New Tutorial
• Wrote A New Overall Story that matches the New Approved World Lore.
• Wrote a compelling trailer that sells the game and caters to the fan base of the IP.
• Ensured that previous designed art assets, and gameplay was GameLoft approved based on the new world lore.

Feb 2023 – May 2023 · 3 mos · On-site

• As a Narrative Designer Supervisor, I work closely with foreign and Chinese colleagues to bring the best game experiences out of China and into the foreign market.
• I manage a team of six narrative designers of all levels, backgrounds, and cultures. I assign, review, edit, and approve all narrative tasks assigned to the team.
• I collaboratively work across multiple teams (art, design, UA, UI, marketing, etc…) to ensure that the narrative vision for the game is cohesively expressed to the audience.
• I coordinate with the various game producers, and creative leads and delegate narrative tasks within the narrative team to ensure the utmost quality.
• I create the world lore based on the producer's vision, the creative team’s ideas/concepts, and the agreed-upon overall vision of the game.
• Plan the narrative structure of the game, the player's path, and the overall experience by cooperating closely with the development team to see through the integration of narrative designs. Writing the main storyline, opening sequence, game trailer, dialogues, epic and side quests,
• I design characters, icons, avatar frames, weapons, creatures, enemies, and various art assets using detailed descriptions and examples, providing visual references for all details.
• Provide development teams with a tangible cultural understanding of sensitivity risks and preferences of Western game audiences.
• Support development and marketing teams by building reference and educational documents to give special insight into Western and gaming cultures.
• I incubate and grow future game concepts by spotting trends, testing competitors' games, and immersing myself in various other mediums, and popular phenomena.

Feb 2023 – May 2023 · 3 mos · On-site

• 4.6 out of 5 Star Global Rating | 15+ Million Downloads
• I oversaw the narrative direction, world lore, character designs, clan designs, event designs, as well as all text and dialogue.

Feb 2023 – Mar 2023 · 1 mo · On-site

• Designed new quest lines, events, characters, weapons, town hall skins, enemies, etc…

Mar 2023 – May 2023 · 2 mos · Germany · Remote

• Rewrote the overall story of the game, as well as the character arcs, dialogues, opening sequence, and animated cutscenes, as well as helped with game design, level design, and game mechanics.

Mar 2023 – Apr 2023 · 1 mo · Paris, Île-de-France, France · Remote

• Worked on the officially licensed Survivor Castaway Island game.
• Designed NPC opponents based on seven distinct personality traits.
• Designed Themes and Events for the various seasons.
• Wrote Linear dialogues between the player and various NPCs
• Wrote Choice dialogues between the player and various NPCs.
• Wrote branching dialogues between the player and various NPCs.
• Wrote dialogue barks for the game's Narrator.
• Helped design coding logic for the dialogues.

Aug 2022 – Jan 2023 · 5 mos · Beijing, China

• Mobile Shooting Game
• World Building
• Story Creation
• Trailer writing & Storyboarding
• FTUE
• Opening Sequence scripting
• Dialogue, Story, and Tutorial writing
• Character Designs
• Weapons / Attacks / Defenses
• Enemy Designs
• Level Designs

Jul 2022 – Jan 2023 · 6 mos · Beijing, China

• World Building
• Story Creation
• Trailer writing & Storyboarding
• FTUE
• Opening Sequence scripting
• Dialogue, Story, and Tutorial writing
• Weapons / Attacks / Defenses
• Buildings / Vehicles Designs
• Level Designs
• Enemy Designs
• Character Designs

Jun 2022 – Jan 2023 · 7 mos · Beijing, China

• Tower-Defense Mobile Game with 65+ Million Downloads!
• Updated the FTUE (First Time Users Experience) and narrative for a new generation of players.
• created an overall enemy/threat for the player.
• wrote new dialogue and story-beats, and tutorial text.
• created weekly, monthly, and season events based on the new storyline and enemies.
• wrote and storyboarded a new trailer and opening sequence.

Mar 2022 – Dec 2022 · 9 mos · Beijing, China

• Reviewed, analyzed, and assessed various Chinese & Korean games for potential reskinning for the Western markets.
• Analyzed story issues & solutions
• Determined potential Tutorial issues & solutions
• Studied gameplay mechanics & provided detailed analysis, feedback, and comments.

Dec 2021 – Aug 2022 · 8 mos · Beijing, China

• 1+ Million Global Downloads!
• Designed a variety of new mini-games:
• shooting
• narrative driven
• card
• driving
• search
• puzzle
• tap
• mystery
• swipe

Oct 2021 – Apr 2022 · 6 mos · Beijing, China

• Mobile Shooting Game
• World Building
• Story Creation
• Trailer writing & Storyboarding
• FTUE
• Opening Sequence scripting
• Dialogue, Story, and Tutorial writing
• Character Designs
• Weapons / Attacks / Defenses / Enemy Designs
• Level Designs

Sep 2021 – Jan 2022 · 4 mos · Beijing, China

• 35+ Million Downloads! | Tower-Defense Mobile Game
• New Story Creation
• New Trailer writing & Storyboarding
• Wrote a new FTUE
• New Opening Sequence scripting
• New Dialogue, Story, and Tutorial writing
• New Character Designs
• New Weapons / Attacks / Defenses / Enemy Designs
• New Storyline
• New Enemy/Threat concepts & designs.
• New Events designs

Apr 2021 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos · Beijing, China

• 20+ Million Downloads!
• Worked with the brand holders (Skybound Entertainment) to ensure cohesiveness, brand rules, and the brand lore stayed true.
• Wrote & storyboarded trailers.
• Worked closely with the brand to find “loopholes” in the lore to allow this game to be the first one to introduce electricity into a Walking Dead game.
• I was one of the key factors to bring Lara Croft (IP character) into the Walking Dead world, another first for the brand.
• wrote and storyboarded the IP crossover announcement trailer, working with Skybound Entertainment & the Crystal Dynamics (Lara Croft) IP holder.
• Wrote, Edited, Approved, the main storyline, dialogues, events, and quests.
• wrote and designed key documents for a vehicle system, monthly events, future storyline narratives, and new character designs.
• created, pitched, designed, and wrote the server vs server events, as well as creating original characters such as “Caroline Harper”, “The Wolf”, and “Tobias Black"

Apr 2021 – Dec 2021 · 8 mos · Beijing, China

• World Building
• Story Creation
• Trailer writing & Storyboarding
• FTUE
• Opening Sequence scripting
• Dialogue, Story, and Tutorial writing
• Character Designs
• Weapons / Attacks / Defenses / Enemy Designs
• Level Designs

Jan 2021 – Feb 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Beijing, China

• Worked on Titles with a Combined 120+ Million Downloads!
• Clash of Kings 65+ Million Downloads!
• Clash of Queens 35+ Million Downloads!
• The Walking Dead Survivors 20+ Million Downloads!
• As a Lead Narrative Designer, I champion the narrative vision of each game within the development process, and I was in charge of a team of four writers who craft the game’s story, design characters, design levels, missions, enemies, weapons, artifacts, build story arcs, and contribute to building the player’s journey.
• Create descriptions and backstories for characters, locations, objects, events, and the overall world.
• In collaboration with the Level Design team, define the flow of events in a mission, in complete detail; define the emotions targeted in each situation; elaborate on all elements that enhance the quality of the experience, including dialogues, the timing of events, props, etc.
• Support the Game Design team in defining systems and structures to support the game experience throughout the entire game, not just during story-driven moments;
• Describe narrative situations, and create documents defining their content and their role in the course of the game.
• Mentoring other writers and designers.

May 2022 – Nov 2022 · 6 mos · Iceland · Remote

• Civitas PC/Mobile Game
• Character lore
• Character backstories
• Character barks
• Character bios (in-game & website extended)
• trailer text
• ad text
• website copy

Oct 2019 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos · Singapore

Mar 2019 – Jun 2019 · 3 mos

• Took a google translated Taiwanese game, and edited it down from 400,000 lines of text to just over 200,000 lines of text.
• Updated the story for a western audience.
• Created a new overall story with more concise dialogue.
• Scripted and wrote a new western audience launch trailer.

Nov 2018 – Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• 6+ Million Downloads & 4/5 User Rating!
• My roles are (but not limited to):
• Creating detail-driven design documents that are used by the whole team.
• Create fun, fresh, and exciting new gameplay features.
• Manage all creative aspects of the game from pitches to approvals to launch.
• Managing teams of designers, programmers, artists, to ensure that the overall vision is inline.
• Creating a game’s worldview, plot, narrative, and overall game design.
• Studying the data and ensuring that updates are vital, fix problems, and enhance the user experience.
• Conducting extensive research into themes, characters, brands, and collected relevant materials based on the clients’ demands.
• Design the gameplay, quests, systems, FTUE, and the overall player experience.
• Ensuring constant communication between all parties and departments.
• Analyze game data such as KPI’s, retention rates, app interactions, and event rates.

Nov 2018 – Jan 2019 · 2 mos

• Assessed the opening sequence and tutorial and provided a detailed analysis of possible changes and updates.
• Updated the App Store Description and Image Texts.

Oct 2018 – Sep 2019 · 11 mos

• 200,000+ Total Downloads! | City Building Casual Mobile Game
• I created the game’s worldview, main plot, and subplots while connecting them to the brand IPs.
• I did extensive research into the brand IPs, characters, and collected relevant materials to ensure a unique player experience while staying true to the brand.
• I wrote, storyboarded, and directed the game's opening sequence.
• I wrote all in-game text, dialogue, and quests.

Sep 2018 – Oct 2018 · 1 mo

• 15+ Million Downloads!
• I was Lead Narrative for the mobile game "Oddbods Turbo Run". Where I wrote and designed quests, as well as insuring that brand was on point while writing in-game terms and text.

Aug 2018 – Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• My Tasks/Roles were (but not limited to):
• Creating detail-driven design documents that are used by the whole team.
• Create fun, fresh, and exciting new gameplay features.
• Conceptualize and Storyboard the games' opening sequence and trailers.
• Manage all creative aspects of the game from pitches to approvals to launch.
• Managing teams of designers, programmers, artists, to ensure that the overall vision is inline.
• Creating a game’s worldview, plot, narrative, and overall game design.
• Studying the data and ensuring that updates are vital, fix problems, and enhance the user experience.
• Conducting extensive research into themes, characters, brands, and collected relevant materials based on the clients’ demands.
• Design the gameplay, quests, systems, FTUE, and the overall player experience.
• Ensuring constant communication between all parties and departments.
• Analyze game data such as KPI’s, retention rates, app interactions, and event rates.
• Video Games: Adventure Time Heroes, Oddbods Turbo Run, Nickelodeon Pixel Town, Disney Epic Quest, and Project: Odin a canceled RPG Game.

Aug 2018 – Mar 2019 · 7 mos

• Crafted overall narrative, wrote quests, wrote the dialogue, cutscenes, trailers, created original characters to interact with branded Disney characters, and ensure brand quality.

Jul 2017 – Jun 2018 · 11 mos · Singapore, Singapore · On-site

• 30 Million Units Sold!
• Wrote, edited, researched, and designed over 30 quests for Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
• I worked on the Crete section of the game.
• I created the character Ardos (and did the primary research, backstory, initial storyline layouts, and dialogues for the Minotaur quest line).
• I worked remotely from Singapore with the Chengdu, China team and created, wrote, and helped design all the Euboea quests and storylines.

Aug 2014 – Nov 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Co-Creator & Writer of "SNARL" a 35 page one-shot story coming through Comixology by ALTERNA COMICS DIGITAL imprint. 4th Quarter 2014.

Jun 2014 – Nov 2014 · 5 mos

• Creator & Writer "Convoy of Corpses" a stand alone Afghanistan War Comic Book, about the "worlds most dangerous highway".
• Ongoing series Writer of "C.L.A.W.S." (An in house character for "ROCKETBLAST Comics")

Dec 2013 – Dec 2020 · 7 yrs

• Creator of Intellectual Properties for comic books, video games, movies, and TV series.
• Freelance Mobile Game Designer
• Creator and scriptwriter for film and TV series pitches.
• Content Adaptation Writer
• Creative Director of Comic Book series

Jun 2013 – Oct 2014 · 1 yr 4 mos

• I wrote two stories which are being featured in "Emerald Star Comic" anthology "EMSC Presents"
• First Story:
• "Rule Number 001"
• http://myimaginationshome.blogspot.ca/2013/04/rule-number-001-anthology-story.html
• Second Story:
• "Swords of Honor"
• http://myimaginationshome.blogspot.ca/2013/05/swords-of-honor-complete-anthology-story.html

Mar 2013 – Nov 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Created and Wrote anthology stories.

Feb 2013 – Apr 2025 · 12 yrs 2 mos · Remote

Jan 2008 – Jan 2013 · 5 yrs · Calgary, Alberta, Canada · Remote

• Wrote independent original comic book stories, children's book stories, and movie scripts.

Jun 1996 – Sep 2014 · 18 yrs 3 mos · Calgary, Alberta, Canada