Experience

Landmark Games
• United Kingdom
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Creative Director & Co-founder

  • Jan 2021 - Present


Big Pixel Studios

• United Kingdom
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Game Designer

  • Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

  As the Lead Game Designer at Big Pixel studios, I am responsible for the overall design of a new game for a significant Adult Swim IP. My responsibilities include: - Responsible for the overall product direction and balance of the game. - Coach and Manager of the design team. Leading 1:1's, career development and in-house training to ensure a well rounded and happy team. - Responsible for analysis of KPI data and the feature development pipeline based on this data. -… Show more As the Lead Game Designer at Big Pixel studios, I am responsible for the overall design of a new game for a significant Adult Swim IP. My responsibilities include: - Responsible for the overall product direction and balance of the game. - Coach and Manager of the design team. Leading 1:1's, career development and in-house training to ensure a well rounded and happy team. - Responsible for analysis of KPI data and the feature development pipeline based on this data. - Accountable for all design documentation. Ensuring any documents written by other designers is clear and covers all necessary details before being handed off to development. - Gatekeeper and champion for quality in all aspects of the product lifecycle. - Managed and organised user testing to refine the game design. - Designed Live Ops features and was accountable for maintaining a successful live ops calendar. - A key stakeholder in the UI and UX of the game, ensuring that player experience is always the highest priority. - Communicated and championed the overall vision of the game to the studio and outside stakeholders.

• Senior Game Designer

  • Jul 2019 - Jan 2020



BIGUMAKU LTD

• United Kingdom
• Information Services

• Senior Game Designer

  • Sep 2017 - Jul 2019

  As the only Game Designer at BIGUMAKU, I am responsible for all design decisions within the studio. I have worked on two mobile projects; Muvimi and Hilda Creatures. I’m now hard at work on a brand new IP. Muvimi enables players to create their own short movies. Users can create actors and customise a set. Once everything is set up their scenes are brought to life using their voice, as the actor's lipsync to the words. On this project, I guided the team as we created the first non-kids… Show more As the only Game Designer at BIGUMAKU, I am responsible for all design decisions within the studio. I have worked on two mobile projects; Muvimi and Hilda Creatures. I’m now hard at work on a brand new IP. Muvimi enables players to create their own short movies. Users can create actors and customise a set. Once everything is set up their scenes are brought to life using their voice, as the actor's lipsync to the words. On this project, I guided the team as we created the first non-kids focused app as well as the first F2P product at the studio. This was a key learning experience for the team. Hilda Creatures is a creature collection app based on the hit Netflix show Hilda. At the time of writing Hilda Creatures currently has a 4.5-star rating on both platforms. Players are tasked with meeting and photographing all the magical creatures that live in the world of Trolberg. To meet these creatures, players decorate different locations which attracts creatures adding the creature to their collection library. Show less As the only Game Designer at BIGUMAKU, I am responsible for all design decisions within the studio. I have worked on two mobile projects; Muvimi and Hilda Creatures. I’m now hard at work on a brand new IP. Muvimi enables players to create their own short movies. Users can create actors and customise a set. Once everything is set up their scenes are brought to life using their voice, as the actor's lipsync to the words. On this project, I guided the team as we created the first non-kids… Show more As the only Game Designer at BIGUMAKU, I am responsible for all design decisions within the studio. I have worked on two mobile projects; Muvimi and Hilda Creatures. I’m now hard at work on a brand new IP. Muvimi enables players to create their own short movies. Users can create actors and customise a set. Once everything is set up their scenes are brought to life using their voice, as the actor's lipsync to the words. On this project, I guided the team as we created the first non-kids focused app as well as the first F2P product at the studio. This was a key learning experience for the team. Hilda Creatures is a creature collection app based on the hit Netflix show Hilda. At the time of writing Hilda Creatures currently has a 4.5-star rating on both platforms. Players are tasked with meeting and photographing all the magical creatures that live in the world of Trolberg. To meet these creatures, players decorate different locations which attracts creatures adding the creature to their collection library. Show less



Future Games of London Ltd - a Ubisoft Studio

• Senior Game Designer

  • Dec 2014 - Sep 2017

  Worked on Hungry Shark World a free to play mobile action game. My roles within the project are: Level Designer - As the level designer for one of the large open environments I: - Designed the layout and then worked with an environment artist to create an immersive and engaging space to explore. - Designed all the unique interactive elements for this environment. Then ensured that these elements went into the game at the highest standard. - Designed and oversaw the development… Show more Worked on Hungry Shark World a free to play mobile action game. My roles within the project are: Level Designer - As the level designer for one of the large open environments I: - Designed the layout and then worked with an environment artist to create an immersive and engaging space to explore. - Designed all the unique interactive elements for this environment. Then ensured that these elements went into the game at the highest standard. - Designed and oversaw the development of the unique enemies for the level. - Once implemented I balanced the enemy behaviour within Unity. - I placed the enemy spawners within the Unity scene, ensuring that they spawn at the correct time, number and with the right behaviour. - Managed Junior Designers as they implemented their own features. - Created and maintained all documentation for the above responsibilities. - Offered design support for the other levels. Mission System - Early on in the project I pitched a mission system that was then decided on by the team and I lead it’s implementation into the game. - Designed a procedural system that created missions for the player. - Designed a tool that would allow the design team and I to have enough control over the missions to balance the game to a high standard without the need of a programmer. - Oversaw the development of the system to ensure that it worked as designed. - Balanced all the mission objectives within the game. - Created and maintained all documentation for the above responsibilities. - Balanced other aspects of the game including many of the player controlled characters, equippable items and the economy. - Maintained documentation for other aspects of the game design.

• Junior Game Designer

  • Apr 2013 - Dec 2014

  Working on the mobile title “Little Raiders: Robin’s Revenge” I contributed to all aspects of the game’s design. “Little Raiders” was featured on the app store in over 80 countries and currently has a 4.5 star rating. My responsibilities where: - Created and maintained level specs that highlighted the key aspects of that level to the rest of the team. - Designed the levels layout first on paper before building the level in Unity by placing 2D assets supplied by the art team… Show more Working on the mobile title “Little Raiders: Robin’s Revenge” I contributed to all aspects of the game’s design. “Little Raiders” was featured on the app store in over 80 countries and currently has a 4.5 star rating. My responsibilities where: - Created and maintained level specs that highlighted the key aspects of that level to the rest of the team. - Designed the levels layout first on paper before building the level in Unity by placing 2D assets supplied by the art team. - Set AI paths that are used as the routes and points enemies would spawn onto and follow. - I wrote the overall narrative of the game's story and contributed to its final script. - Designed a system that allowed missions to be played in multiple locations allowing for the game to feel very varied without creating lots of content. - Designed and scripted over 50 missions in C#. - Created and maintained most of the design documentation for the game. - Contributed to other aspects the game’s balancing including the economy, player stats and NPC stats.



Hooplo Media

• Netherlands
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Games Designer

  • Aug 2011 - Apr 2013

  Working with a small design team, I contributed to the overall conceptualisation and design of several games of multiple genres for social platforms. I am responsible for level design, balancing and user experience for these titles. - Usain Bolt Athletics (Facebook) - Cristiano Ronaldo Footy (Facebook) As well as the games listed above I have conceptualized and contributed to several pitches to large brands and publishers. Working with a small design team, I contributed to the overall conceptualisation and design of several games of multiple genres for social platforms. I am responsible for level design, balancing and user experience for these titles. - Usain Bolt Athletics (Facebook) - Cristiano Ronaldo Footy (Facebook) As well as the games listed above I have conceptualized and contributed to several pitches to large brands and publishers.