Jonathan Vogt
304-435-5702  | jonathan.c.vogt@gmail.com
World Builder | Team Player | Storyteller | Narrative Designer
SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite, Unity, Unreal
Engine, Google Suite, Microsoft Office
Suite, JIRA, & articy:draft 3
Agile & Scrum work methodologies
EDUCATION
Champlain College    including narrative summaries, system outlines, and pitch proposals.
Bachelors of Science
Professional Writing
Minor in Interactive Narrative
May 2019
Relevant coursework includes:
Advanced Screenwriting, Technical
Writing,  Audio Production, and
Interactive Storytelling
PROJECTS
Chapters: Interactive Stories
Library of gamified "books" centered
around romantic genres.
App delivers content under a "games
as a service" model.
Stray: The Wayward Path
3rd-Person Action-Adventure,
developed on a team of 15.
PORTFOLIO
www.linkedin.com/in/jonathancvogt/
https://jonathanvogtnd.weebly.com/
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance Writer, Remote   Apr 2018 - Present
Helping Youtubers title, tag, and write descriptions for their videos with
SEO in mind, targeting keywords often searched and analogous to similar
content.
Writing documentation for independent game development projects,
Advised, edited, and ghostwrote screenplays for clients on Upwork.
Crazy Maple Studios, Sunnyvale, CA Jan 2020 - June 2022
Narrative Designer
Worked on Chapters: Interactive Stories.
Published 13 visual novels with 18+ million views.
Oversaw production of scripts, art assets, and promotional materials under
strict deadlines.
Wrote and edited dialogue and narration, maintaining tone, and mapping
character arcs.
Iterated narrative content via weekly feedback meetings, providing and
receiving constructive criticism.
Conducted an independent market-research project, revolutionized our
design and monetization practices, and saw 80%+ increase in clothing
monetization.
QA’ed scripts in proprietary Chapters implementation software.
Justice Pork Games, Burlington, VT     Dec 2018 - May 2019
Narrative Designer
Worked on Stray: The Wayward Path.
Collaborated with designers and artists on narrative integration in game
systems, levels, sonics, and art.
Routinely advocated narrative unity and objectives with Systems and Art.
Wrote and iterated narrative documentation, including the lore bible,
conceptual pitch, golden path outline, and systems-narrative integration.
Beyond Skyrim, Remote            Jan 2018 - Aug 2019
Volunteer Writer, Iliac Bay Development Team
Designed quests trees, dialogue trees, and lore .
Proposed new items and gear and authored their description.
Managed quest documentation and contributed to lore documentation.
Tested newly-implemented content on a biweekly basis.