Scott D Garson | Freelancer Resume

SCOTT DAVID GARSON Sol III > Canada > Ontario > Greater Toronto Area | - |- Narrative Designer | World Creator Portfolio: gamedev.tekkromancer.com | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/scottdavidgarson PROFILE As a versatile narrative designer with a passion for creating dynamic worlds, I am particularly skilled at creating prototypes as well as creating dynamic, intriguing worlds. In addition, I am a multi-disciplinary creator with a cross-functional background and diverse skill set that allows me to collaborate effectively within teams to create amazing player experiences. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE 🔗Skyler Madelyn — Fractional CTO & Narrative Designer 2024 - Present 🔗Star Flux — Narrative Designer 2024 - Present ❖ Evaluate technology partners for their fit with our game. ❖ Work with the business owner to define the game’s overall narrative and game mechanics. ❖ Creating a game prototype in UEFN. ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Created the game’s overall narrative. Created profiles for the various characters. Created a variety of barks for the characters. Created voice over for the various character barks. 🔗Forge Hammer Entertainment — ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Narrative & Quest Designer, Community Lead 2024 - 2025 Created the lore and history of the game world. Created the game’s factions, their history, and their agendas. Created NPCs, their backstories, personalities, and dialogue. Planned a community engagement strategy. Planned and wrote a variety of quest lines. Created a gameplay trailer that combined captured gameplay, cinematics, as well as composing an original music score. 🔗Tekkromancer Labs — Game Creator & Technical Advisor 2023 - Present 🔗Soulcatcher — Creative Lead and Writer 2023 - Present ❖ Developed five medium-fidelity game prototypes, aligning closely with design visions to accelerate the creative process. ❖ Ethically implemented AI tools to accelerate the development pipeline and create temporary assets for prototyping purposes. ❖ Led a team of game designers in the creation of a game design document and a game prototype. ❖ Leveraged a suite of advanced software for high-quality digital content creation. ❖ Wrote 10 chapters of a fantasy fiction epic. ❖ Achieved a distinctive visual style by transforming 3D renders into oil-painting style illustrations. SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE Development: Unreal Engine • UEFN (Unreal Editor for Fortnite) • Virtual Production • Web Development Game Design: Game Design • Narrative Design • World Building • Character Design • Level Design • Blueprint Prototyping • 3C’s Art & Design: Photoshop • Illustrator • XD • Premiere • Audition • Daz Studio • Blender • 3D Printing • Figma • FL Studio • Digital Orchestral Music Production • Voice Acting Product Leadership: Product Vision & Planning • Big Picture Thinking • Design Thinking User-Centric Focus • Cross-Functional Collaboration • Adaptability • Continuous Learning Product Management: User Story Writing • Agile • Scrum • Kanban • Jira • Trello Team Leadership: Fostering Collaboration • Supporting Team Improvement • Pair & Mob Programming Staffing • Vendor Management • Code Reviews • Mentorship to Developers EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● CG Pro: Unreal Engine for Filmmakers CG Pro: UEFN (Unreal Engine for Fortnite) Circuit Stream (University of Toronto): Game Design Bootcamp McKinsey Academy: Product Academy Fundamentals Certificate LinkedIn: Product Management: Building a Product Roadmap AWS: Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Microsoft: Certified Azure Developer Associate Scrum Alliance: Certified Scrum Master Sheridan College, Oakville: Interactive Multimedia Certificate University of Windsor, Windsor: B.A. Communications GAME PROJECTS 🔗Seekers of the Ancient 🔗Star Flux 🔗Shadow Island (Shipped) 🔗Star Chef 🔗Soulcatcher: Shadows & Echoes 🔗Soulcatcher: Elusive Prey 🔗Timelock: The Sidhe’s Return 2025 Narrative Designer, Quest Designer Narrative Designer Creative Lead, Game Designer, Narrative Designer, Unreal Developer Creative Lead, Game Designer, Narrative Designer, Unreal Developer Creative Lead, Game Designer, Narrative Designer, Unreal Developer Creative Lead, Game Designer, Narrative Designer, Unreal Developer Creative Lead, Game Designer, Narrative Designer, Unreal Developer -