Zachary E.

Johnson

CREATIVE LEAD
GAME DESIGN & DOCUMENTATION
WRITING & STORY DEVELOPMENT

2114 Bouquet Ct, Orlando, FL 32807

704.466.7925
johnsonzacharye@gmail.com
zacharyeliotjohnson.com

SKILLS
Game Design
1 Page GDD
Level Design
Documentation

Video Editing
Cinematography
Screenwriting
Directing

Final Cut Pro

Unity, Unreal 4
Adobe Premiere
Maya

Audition
Photoshop
Flash
Illustrator

EXPERIENCE
FLORIDA INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY

TEAM LEAD LEAD DESIGNER WRITER

Rundead (iPad Unity)
Orlando, FL August 2014--Present
-Led weekly design meetings and defined sprint goals.
-Supervised team in feature and game development.
-Wrote and Directed story and voice over.
-Presented weekly updates on development progress, marketing strategy, and playtest results.

LEAD LEVEL DESIGNER CO-WRITER -- ORIGINAL PITCH

Focal Length (PC Unreal Engine 4)
Orlando, FL -- March 2014August 2014
-Designed and Pitched original idea, including Unity Prototype.
-Outlined, Developed, and Wrote game narrative.
-Designed an Open-World Environment for non-linear gameplay.
-Compiled playtest data and advised gameplay improvements based on feedback.

LEAD DESIGNER
WELCOME (PC/Vita -- Unity)
Orlando, FL-- December 2013February 2014
-Drafted Game Design Document and one-page documents to express design goals to team.
-Designed game level in Unity including lighting and asset placement.
-Collaborated with programmers to design and tweak features.

LEAD DESIGNER
TURSIOPS TRAINING (iPad -- Unity)
Orlando, FL -- January 2014April 2014
-Directed design meetings to define client needs and game mechanics.
-Designed level in Unity and set-dressed with provided art assets.
-Assisted programmers in working through design roadblocks and constraints.

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA)
Master of Science in Interactive Entertainment

Expected December 2014

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Motion Picture Production

2010 Magna Cum Laude