John Nejady
Senior Producer at Rare Ltd- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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German Limited working proficiency
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Russian Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Experience
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Rare Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Computer Games
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Producer
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Oct 2022 - Present
Sea of Thieves Sea of Thieves
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Founder / Director
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Apr 2022 - Present
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Modern Wolf
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United Kingdom
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Production Director
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Oct 2021 - Sep 2022
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Lockwood Publishing Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Computer Games
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Project Manager
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Jun 2021 - Oct 2021
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Coconut Lizard
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Producer
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Apr 2021 - Jun 2021
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Technical Producer
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Apr 2019 - Mar 2021
Technical Producer and Studio Management for growing company working in partnership with Microsoft Games Studios Rare Ltd on Sea of Thieves. Managing and facilitating the work of several growing Coconut Lizard Sea of Thieves teams: - 2 x Gameplay Teams- Engine Team - Tools Teams- Tech Art- QA Team-Design TeamProducer for a number of features involving members of the clients team, as well as our own.
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Sumo Digital Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Computer Games
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500 - 600 Employee
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Associate Producer
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Jan 2018 - Apr 2019
Producer for all non-3D-art teams on HOOD: Outlaws & Legends (Game Design, Code (AI, UI and GPP), Animation, Audio, QA and UI teams across 3 locations)). Working from prototype, pre-prod (budgets, timecosts, hiring plans, etc.) through to full production. Producer for design, programming, QA and art team for a client with a long-running Live product, leading to extension of contract. Work included in-game store rebranding, Live event design, competitor analysis, and technical changes to allow client to run separate instances of game in China and Korea. Creating new IP pitches, budgets, resource, recruitment and mitigation to a variety of clients for small, medium and large projects, Show less
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CCP Games
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Iceland
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Computer Games
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Producer
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Apr 2015 - Dec 2017
- Produced the worlds first and second live streamed VR esports tournament on Twitch.- Produced the most played VR content at E3 (2015).- Initiated and ran closed pre-alpha testing before launch.- Started and ran UK-wide playtesting and UX testing program.- Live game Data translation and Dashboard creation. - Prototyping, planning, and costing of an unannounced project.- Speaking at conferences and expos worldwide on subjects ranging from EVE: Valkyrie, VR, and game development in general.- Trade show player, press and influencer chaperoning and assistance. - Press preview events. Show less
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Quality Assurance Analyst
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Feb 2014 - Apr 2015
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Ubisoft
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France
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Computer Games
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700 & Above Employee
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Scoring Designer
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Mar 2013 - Oct 2013
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Level Design Dev QC
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Apr 2012 - Mar 2013
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Game Design Dev QC
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Sep 2010 - Apr 2012
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Lighting/ Camera operator.
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Apr 2007 - Sep 2010
Lighting Technician, Camera Operator and Gaffer on a variety of music videos, commercial and feature films. Clients include BBC, National Film and Television School/Artficial Eye and Scuzz TV. Lighting Technician, Camera Operator and Gaffer on a variety of music videos, commercial and feature films. Clients include BBC, National Film and Television School/Artficial Eye and Scuzz TV.
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Global Marine UK Ltd
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Maritime Transportation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Deck Officer Cadet.
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Sep 2001 - May 2004
- General Operators Certificate of Competency – Issued by the Secretary of State - (GMDSS) Global Maritime Distress Safety Systems Radio/Satellite-communication course, - Maritime and Coastguard Agency Signals, - Personal Safety and Social Responsibility, - Personal Survival Techniques, - Fire Prevention and Firefighting, - 4-Day Advanced Fire Fighting, - Navigation Radar and ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aid - operational level). A more detailed job description elsewhere: http://ww2.prospects.ac.uk/p/types_of_job/merchant_navy_officer_job_description.jsp Show less
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Education
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University of Sunderland
BA (Hons), Media Production (Video and New Media) -
South Tyneside College
HND Nautical Science