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Lead Game Designer / Narrative Designer / Project Lead

Game and Narrative Designer with over 5 years of experience in game development, project management, gameplay and narrative design, localization implementation, and voice-over production (including collaborations with actors such as Ben Starr), as well as trailer and animatic creation. Proven expertise in the development of large live projects and internal tools for game studios.


Experience: 5 years

Yearly salary: $30,000

Hourly rate: $30

Nationality: 🌏 Remote

Residency: 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates


Experience

Lead Game Designer
G.Media
2025 - 2025
Led the design and development of the TonRoll game project. Developed and maintained GDD; designed game mechanics, economy, and meta-game. Managed workflows in ClickUp/Asana: task allocation, pipeline and sprint planning. Prototyped in JavaScript/HTML/CSS/Python; created interactive UX/UI prototypes (Figma). Developed tools: node-based dialogue editor, localization tools. Wrote in-game texts, created lore, designed dialogues and tutorials. Coordinated communications across art, programming, and design teams; organized playtests and iterative improvements. Developed audio content (SFX). Supported marketing activities and created promo materials.
Narrative Designer / Project Lead
Targem Games LLC
2020 - 2025
Narrative and script support for a long-term live project. Lore creation, systematization, and documentation of story arcs and game events. Managed outsourced writers: prepared briefs, edited narrative content. Planned update storylines, designed and wrote dialogues. Organized and supervised voice-over production: casting, directing, editing. Designed and implemented the voice-over system, integrated lines into game scripts. Developed narrative tools: node-based dialogue editor and cinematic editor. Wrote scripts for trailers, directed cinematics and animatics, full production management. Supervised video production; collaborated with PR, publishers, bloggers. Designed narrative and gameplay features for PvE/PvP modes as a feature owner. Creating and implementing tools for game texts and localization.
Director / Scriptwriter / Cinematographer
Proector
2018 - 2021
Full-cycle video production from concept to final editing. Brief analysis, scriptwriting, directing treatments. Storyboard development, artistic planning for shoots. Organized and coordinated filming process (team selection, casting, logistics, timing). Camera operation (video/photo), lighting setup. Video editing (Premiere Pro), compositing, color correction. Animation and infographics (After Effects). Prepared social media content, managed content promotion. Led production teams, negotiated with clients. Managed budgets, provided technical support for shoots.
Content Maker
Chill Meal
2018 - 2019
Filmed and edited videos for social media. Created 2D animations and infographics. Photo shoots, editing, and full-cycle digital content production.
Technician
RentaCamera
2018 - 2018
Maintained and repaired photo and video equipment. Provided client consultations and technical support on set.
Reporter / Photographer
MK-Ural / Vecherniye Vedomosti
2016 - 2018
Wrote articles for print and online media. Conducted journalistic investigations and anti-corruption publications. Photo and video reporting. Organized and conducted online broadcasts. Participated in social initiatives; coordinated press center at festivals (photo, video, media relations).
Press Center Coordinator
Fantasy & Sci-Fi Festival “F3”
2015 - 2018
Prepared and distributed press releases to regional media. Photo and video coverage of festival events, journalist and photographer accreditation. Media relations, organized interviews, coordinated photo teams. Monitored publication of accredited materials, post-festival content management.

Skills

content-writer
copywriting
creative-director
gaming
lead-designer
video-creator
writer
design
english
russian