Jake Anderson
Senior Game Designer with 10+ years in the video games industry.
Location: Chicago, IL (Remote)
Jake Anderson Senior Game Designer
Game Projects
Fortnite: Battle Royale
2024
Gameplay Designer
Fortnite: Save the World
2021
Quest Designer
Afterparty
2019
Narrative Designer
Exiles of Embermark
2019
Game Designer
Disney Emoji Blitz
2017
Game Designer
Club Penguin Island
2017
Level Designer
Crash, Boom, Ham!
2016
Level Designer
Dodo Pop
2015
Level Designer
Inside Out: Thought Bubbles
2015
Level Designer
Where's My Water? 2
2014
Level Designer
Where's My Mickey?
2013
Lead Level Designer
Where's My Perry?
2012
Level Designer
Where's My Water?
2012
Level Designer
Redshift
2011
Narrative Designer
Octodad
2010
Lead Game Designer
About Jake
Born in St. Louis, Missouri. Jake's first game he loved was baseball - and rooting for the St. Louis Cardinals. At age 6, he was later introduced to video games with a Christmas gift of the Sega Genesis which was packaged with his first game Sonic Spinball. It was love at first button press.
While he still appreciated games in other forms (sports, board games, etc.), video games entranced Jake. Games that included a level editor was the first dip into the world of game development. This included titles such as: Starcraft, Warcraft III, Timesplitters, and Lords of Magic.
For much of his younger years he always envisioned a career in film, particularly in practical effects. But, in high school, a light switch flicked as he realized that someone has to make the games that he loves so much - he could be one of them! After diligent study at DePaul University's game program, he found a way to make that dream a reality with his first game release Octodad (2010).
Resume
Jake Anderson - Senior Game Designer
✉ jake@jakeandersondev.com - 📍 Chicago, IL (Remote)
Professional Experience
High Voltage Software (July 2019 - Present) | Game Designer
- Engaged in co-development with Epic games on their hit battle royale shooter, Fortnite
- Shipped features and content using Blueprint, data balancing, preproduction mocks/documentation, and general game design
Night School Studio (March 2019 - July 2019) | Narrative Designer (Contract)
- Implemented branching narrative through proprietary scripting tool
- Level design for the animated scenes and exploratory free-roam sequences
- Assigned animations to match dialogue to direct individual scenes
Gunslinger Studios (December 2017 - January 2019) | Senior Game Designer
- Led PvE content design, quests design, and progression structure
- Designed NPC abilities system and balanced combat gameplay sequences
- Authored dialogue-based narrative and expanded game world lore
- Created first-time user experience (FTUE) and gameplay tutorials
Disney Interactive (January 2012 - November 2017) | Game Designer / Level Designer
- Developed core game mechanics for casual audience
- Tuned and developed mission and character data for balance
- Economy development and management
- Organized live ops content, events, and A/B tests
- Composed casual puzzles and managed feedback from playtests
- Coordinated content development with external partner
Synapse Games (November 2011 - December 2011) | Writer (Contract)
- Writing sci-fi dialogue-based narrative
- Supported and created quests for launch
Education
DePaul University (Graduated Spring 2011) | B.S. Game Development
- 3.7 GPA
- Cross-Discipline studies included programming, game design, animation, level design, 3d modeling, screenwriting, and prototyping.
Skills
- Game Design
- UI/UX Design
- Unreal Engine
- Creative Writing
- Level Design
- Unity Engine
- Photoshop
- C#/C++